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 Ministry of External Affairs India has announced the appointment of Pranay Verma as the next Ambassador of India to Belgium and the European Union.According to an official press release, Pranay Verma, a 1994-batch Indian...
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Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh’s gross domestic product (GDP) will grow by 4.0% in fiscal year 2025-26 and 4.7% in FY27, up from 3.5% in FY25, according to the latest Asian Development Outlook (ADO) April 2026 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)...
Bangla Press Desk: A fire that broke out at a slum in Diabari, Uttara, on Thursday evening was brought under control without any casualties.The blaze started at Oli Matborer Bosti around 6:40 pm, according to Warehouse Inspector Anwarul Islam...
Bangla Press Desk: Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman is now in Port Louis, the capital of the East African country Mauritius, to attend the 9th Indian Ocean Conference (IOC-2026), which begins on Friday.It will bring together leaders, policy...
Bangla Press Desk: Parliament passed a total of 31 bills on Thursday, including the National Human Rights Commission (Repeal and Re-introduction) Bill, 2026, bidding to adopt, repeal or amend ordinances promulgated during the tenure of the int...
Bangla Press Desk: BNP candidates have won by landslide in the Bogura-6 by-election and Sherpur-3 election held on Thursday.In the Bogura-6 by-election, occasioned by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s abdication in favour of his other seat at Dh...
Bangla Press Desk: Rezaul Karim Badsha, the candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has secured a decisive victory in the by-election for the Bogura-6 (Sadar) constituency.Returning Officer and District Election Officer Fazlul Kari...
Bangla Press Desk: Social Welfare Minister Abu Zafar Md Zahid Hossain has informed parliament that the Department of Social Services has registered a total of 71,591 voluntary social welfare organisations across the country. Of these, 60,...
Bangla Press Desk: Authorities at Dhaka Medical College Hospital have formed a six-member probe committee following a clash between Dhaka University students and intern doctors, while announcing the resumption of emergency medical services.Hos...
Bangla Press Desk: The Malaysian Immigration Department (JIM) arrested 79 Bangladeshi nationals during a raid on two rubber glove factories in the Kanthan Industrial Estate, Chemor.The raid was carried out on Wednesday night, starting around 7:...
Bangla Press Desk: A ruling party lawmaker on Wednesday called for the official recognition of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman as a child freedom fighter, while also urging the same honour for the premier’s late brother Arafat Rahman Koko.BNP MP...
Bangla Press Desk: Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Administrator Md Shafiqul Islam Khan Milton has emphasized that encroachment-free sidewalks can help avoid road crash-related fatalities in the capital.“Pedestrians in Dhaka city are forced...
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