News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Continuous rainfall over the past few days has submerged thousands of hectares of ripened and semi-ripened Boro paddy across 12 upazilas in Sunamganj, while a leak in an...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman presided over an inter-ministerial meeting at the Cabinet Division meeting room at the Bangladesh Secretariat on Thursday.The inter-ministerial meeting was held on 'Planting 25 crore trees in fiv...
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Bangla Press Desk: Researchers warned that Bangladesh is steadily moving towards a debt-risk trap because of inflated costs, corruption and weak governance in large infrastructure projects undertaken in the name of development. They said borrow...
Bangla Press Desk: Newly-appointed Education Minister A N M Ehsanul Haque Milon has assured that question paper leaks and cheating will not return under his tenure.Speaking at a press conference at the Ministry of Education on Wednesday, the mi...
Bangla Press Desk: A BNP activist was hacked to death by some miscreants in Barishal Sadar Upazila on Wednesday night.The incident took place at around 9:30pm near Bausherhat bazar in the Raypasha–Korapur union area.The deceased was identified...
Bangla Press Desk: Abdur Rahman Sani has been appointed as Assistant Private Secretary (APS)-2 to the Prime Minister on a contractual basis.The Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification in this regard on Wednesday (18...
Bangla Press Desk: Atikur Rahman Ruman has been appointed as Additional Press Secretary to the Prime Minister on a contractual basis.The Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification in this regard on Wednesday (18 Februa...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has appointed Md Mehedul Islam as Private Secretary (PS)-2 to the Prime Minister on a contractual basis.The Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification in this regard on Wednesday (18 Februa...
Bangla Press Desk: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Wednesday at the UNDP Bangladesh office to promote gender-inclusive sustainable finance in Ban...
Bangla Press Desk: The new government’s education minister, ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon, said on Wednesday that the curriculum will not be changed but will instead be reviewed.He also assured that there will be no corruption in MPO (monthly pay ord...
Bangla Press Desk: The Election Commission will hold by-elections to two parliamentary seats – Bogura-6 and Sherpur-3— soon after Ramadan. “We do not want any election in (the month of) Ramadan. We will arrange by-elections to the va...
Bangla Press Desk: Book publishers will not have to pay rent for reserving stalls in the Amar Ekushey Book Fair, which begins 25 February, Cultural Minister Nitai Roy Chowdhury announced at a meeting on Wednesday night.Prime Minister Tareque Ra...
Bangla Press Desk: The new government faces its first major test as it takes office ahead of Ramadan, with market control emerging as the most sensitive issue for citizens. Authorities must break entrenched syndicates and ensure price stability...
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