News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: The holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, commemorating the birth and death anniversary of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), will be observed across the country on 26 August with due religiou...
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Bangla Press Desk: The Coast Guard have seized a huge amount of shrimp fry – shrimp in its larval stage – as it was being taken from Teknaf to Khulna.The seizure occurred in the wee hours of Friday night in the Shah Amanat Bridge area in Chattogram’s...
Bangla Press Desk: Two brothers – one aged 12 and the other 13 – have drowned while bathing in a pond in Natore’s Singra Upazila.They died on Friday afternoon in Boro Adimpur village of the Upazila, said Singra Police chief Rafiqul Islam.Identified a...
Bangla Press Desk: Solid waste management in all urban settings remains untapped despite the yearly doubling trend of its generation in the country as the authorities concerned have not yet implemented the Solid Waste Management Rules in the pa...
Bangla Press Desk: The maiden Hajj flight is set to depart from Dhaka for the Saudi port city Jeddah at 12:20 am on Saturday (April 18), as the government has completed all necessary preparations to facilitate the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage.A total of 78,5...
Bangla Press Desk: Media professionals, academics and international experts are set to convene in the capital next month (May) for a major conference - aimed at examining the evolving challenges of journalism and charting a future course for th...
Bangla Press Desk: Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman has died after contracting malaria at the age of 58.The senior official breathed his last at 6:25 am at Square Hospital in Dhaka, according to the ministry.He was admitted to the facility on...
Bangla Press Desk: The third death anniversary of senior journalist Mashuqul Huq will be observed today (April 17), says a press release.Mr. Huq, began his journalism career with The Bangladesh Observer. Later, he worked with The Daily Star and...
Bangla Press Desk: A total of 63 High Court benches were formed on Thursday for conducting judicial proceedings after the end of the vacation.The list of 63 benches was published on the Supreme Court’s official website, according to a notificat...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has awarded former prime minister Khaleda Zia and 14 individuals, along with five organisations, Bangladesh’s highest civilian honour -- the Independence Award -- for this year.Prime Minister Tarique Rahman pre...
Bangla Press Desk: The risk of non-communicable diseases caused by ultra-processed foods is increasing at an alarming rate in Bangladesh. Introducing warning messages on the front of food packages, commonly known as Front-of-Package Labelling (...
Bangla Press Desk: Md. Zakaria officially assumed office today as the Secretary of the Ministry of Shipping.Earlier he served as a Member (Secretary) of the Planning Commission, said a press release.Zakaria was promoted to the position of Secre...
Bangla Press Desk: Speculation over the Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) mayoral race has intensified amid conflicting claims about whether former mayor Mohammad Manjur Alam will contest in the election under the National Citizen Party (NCP) b...
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