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: Two newly elected Members of Parliament (MPs) from Sherpur and Bogura on Sunday took oath as members of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) in presence of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram,...
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Bangla Press Desk: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$115.8 million loan to support environmentally-sustainable and resilient urban services in the Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC).Under the Narayanganj Green and Resilient Urban Dev...
Bangla Press Desk: The two newly elected MPs who won the by-elections in Sherpur and Bogura have taken their oaths of office as members of the 13th Parliament.The oath-taking ceremony was held at 12:00 pm on Sunday in the speaker’s chamber on the fou...
Bangla Press Desk: Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon on Sunday said that ensuring people's right to information remains one of the top priorities of the incumbent government, alongside protecting citizens from misinformat...
Bangla Press Desk: Former speaker Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury has been granted bail by a Dhaka court on Sunday, according to local media reports.Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mehedi Hasan approved her bail petition, court sources said.Accord...
Bangla Press Desk: A moving passenger bus has caught fire in Bogura’s Shahjahanpur Upazila, but all passengers have managed to get off quickly and escape unharmed.The incident occurred around 8:00 am on Sunday on the highway’s C Block, according to S...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has extended greetings to the people of different ethnic communities living in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) on the occasion of traditional festivals including Biju, Sangrai, Baisu and Changkran.In...
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Bangla Press Desk: Local residents have staged protests alleging that the Ananda Housing project has been developed illegally on their land. Demonstrators demanded the immediate suspension of all project activities, the restoration of landowners’ rig...
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Bangla Press Desk: A vibrant gathering of young science enthusiasts turned the campus of Udayan Higher Secondary School into a hub of innovation, as hundreds of students showcased their creativity and scientific ambition at a three-day science...
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Bangla Press Desk: An election observation mission has found that the 9 April by-polls in Bogura-6 and the Sherpur-3 election were conducted in a generally peaceful and orderly manner, though several administrative and procedural shortcomings w...
Bangla Press Desk: Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested nine individuals, including five Rohingyas, along with 500,000 pieces of yaba tablets, from a fishing trawler in Chattogram city on Saturday.The arrested Rohingyas are Syed...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh recorded 888 new suspected measles cases and one more death in the past 24 hours, the country's health authorities said on Saturday. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) health bullet...
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