News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister’s Adviser and spokesman for the Prime Minister’s Office Mahdi Amin has said the government will develop a skilled and competent workforce by addressing the aspi...
Bangla Press Desk: The death toll from relentless rain, flash floods, flooding and landslides across Bangladesh has risen to 51, with Cox's Bazar recording the highest number of fatalities.Nearly 268,000 families have been stranded across seven flood...
Bangla Press Desk: Continuous rainfall since early Sunday has triggered waterlogging in many parts of the capital, causing inconvenience for commuters.Rain started pouring down shortly after midnight and continued until Sunday morning.The Bangladesh...
Bangla Press Desk: BNP on Sunday announced a nationwide mourning programme for Monday following the death of party's Standing Committee member and former acting President Barrister Jamir Uddin Sircar.BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Riz...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Sunday forecasted rain in different parts of the country in next 24 hours commencing 9 am. "Light to moderately heavy rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is li...
Bangla Press Desk: Police have arrested a teacher and a student in Cumilla's Debidwar upazila over allegations that the student was used to evaluate SSC examination answer scripts.Md Bacchu Mia, senior teacher and acting headmaster of Abdullahpur Haj...
Bangla Press Desk: The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) reports that 82mm of rain was recorded in Dhaka from 6am to noon on Sunday. The agency predicts that such rain will continue for two more days.Meteorologist Md Omar Faruk told bdnews24...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today said that it is possible to fully restore the people's confidence and trust in the country's healthcare system through the sincere and humanitarian approach of doctors and healthcare...
Bangla Press Desk: The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations in all districts under the Chattogram education board have been postponed until 16 July due to adverse weather conditions and ongoing flood situation.Pr...
Bangla Press Desk: The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has issued special emergency directives at the field level to tackle the country's flood situation and ensure emergency healthcare services in the affected areas.The dir...
Bangla Press Desk: Thousands of people have been marooned in their homes as torrential rain and flash floods over the past several days have inundated vast areas of Rangamati district, severely disrupting normal life.Low-lying areas of Ba...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister's Adviser and PMO spokesperson Mahdi Amin said on Saturday that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is closely monitoring the country's worsening flood situation and has directed a coordinated nationwide respon...
Bangla Press Desk: Fresh concerns of short-term flooding have emerged in five northern districts of Bangladesh due to upstream inflows and persistent rainfall.The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) of the Bangladesh Water Develop...
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