News and updates from Bangladesh
BanglaPress Desk: Police have recovered the belongings—including a laptop and a camera—of German tourist Cyril Lander-Weber, which had gone missing at Natore Railway Station during his visit to Bangla...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has procured more than 2.0 million tonnes of Boro rice and paddy this season, setting a record for domestic procurement as attractive government-set prices encouraged farmers and rice millers to supply grain to...
Bangla Press Desk: South Asian region surrounding the Bay of Bengal has huge untapped potential, beyond traditional connectivity, commerce and competition, which can readily be translated into shared economic opportunity.Speakers at a summit me...
Bangla Press Desk: The country's statistical agency, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, is conducting a nationwide survey programme to quantify the economic contribution of tourism, as the authorities aim to build a more comprehensive statistical...
Bangla Press Desk: Agriculture Minister Mohammed Aminur Rashid today (Saturday) said the government will impart training to imams and muezzins to raise awareness on production of safe and chemical-free food and use of modern agricultural techno...
Bangla Press Desk: Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has launched simultaneous drives across several kitchen markets in the capital to keep egg prices within a reasonable range.The monitoring took place on Saturday in Fakirapool, Kaptan Bazar...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday shared a photo of himself and his wife, Dr Zubaida Rahman, with US President Donald Trump from a dinner hosted by the US president for world leaders attending the 81st session of the...
Bangla Press Desk: Students protesting at Chattogram University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) have urged the prime minister to step in and reinstate Prof Abu Sadat Muhammad Sayem as vice-chancellor.They made the appeal on Saturday at a p...
The traffic division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has filed 4,061 cases against traffic law violators in its ongoing drive in different areas of the capital during last two days. Bangla Press Desk: The traffic enforcement drives...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh on Friday sought stronger economic and defence cooperation with the Republic of Korea, calling for an early economic partnership agreement, greater investment and expanded training opportunities during separate min...
Bangla Press Desk: President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has mourned the death of bdnews24.com Editor-in-Chief Toufique Imrose Khalidi, describing him as a pioneer in the growth of online and digital journalism in Bangladesh.In a condolence mes...
Bangla Press Desk: A fire broke out in two abandoned train carriages at the SRB Station in the Majhirghat Bangla Bazar area of the port city today.Upon receiving the information around 5:47pm, Fire Service personnel rushed to the scene and brou...
Seven people, including a child, have died after a bus crushed a CNG-run autorickshaw in Mymensingh. The accident occurred near the Gondropa bypass in Mymensingh city around 1:15 pm on Friday, according to Muhammad Shibirul Islam, chief of Kotwa...
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