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: Ministers are increasingly overwhelmed by a surge of lobbying, with visitors thronging government offices from morning till late at night. “From 9am to midnight, it is nothing but requests. Necessary matters must...
Bangla Press Desk: Many markets and shopping outlets remained open after 6:00 pm Friday despite the cutoff time coming from the government, rather abruptly.At the cabinet meeting on Thursday night, the government decided, among others, t...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has decided to remove from the roads outdated vehicles and vehicles that emit black smoke due to overconsumption of fuel.A cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, took the decision in...
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Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman along with his daughter Zaima Rahman went to Shimanto Shambhar Shopping Mall in the capital’s Jigatola to watch a movie on Friday.According to sources, the prime minister left his Gulshan...
Bangla Press Desk: A woman and her infant son were killed after a train ran over them on the Joydebpur-Mymensingh rail line at Rajendrapur, Gazipur on Friday morning.Kayyum Ali, sub-inspector at the police outpost at Joydebpur Railway St...
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Bangla Press Desk: The government is considering adjusting domestic fuel prices as rising import costs, driven by ongoing instability in the Middle East, continue to put pressure on the state exchequer, Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmu...
Bangla Press Desk: Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon has said press freedom is crucial to ensuring the flow of information, but it is equally important to protect people from misinformation.The minister said this w...
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Bangla Press Desk: The body of Bangladeshi expatriate SM Tareq, who was killed after debris from a missile fell in Bahrain, arrived in Dhaka on Friday.The body reached Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 6:47pm on a Gulf Air flight...
Bangla Press Desk: A meeting between Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and business leaders will be held at the Prime Minister’s Office at 11am on Saturday, sources at the PMO said.Top business leaders of the country are expected to attend t...
Bangla Press Desk: Chuadanga recorded the country’s highest temperature for the third consecutive day on Friday, with the mercury soaring to 39.7 degrees Celsius, causing extreme discomfort and disrupting daily life.According to the dist...
Bangla Press Desk: A 42-year-old Bangladeshi woman working at a Florida superstore has been fatally attacked with a hammer, according to her employer.The incident took place around 7:30am local time on Thursday in Fort Myers City, store owner...
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Bangla Press Desk: Another round of negotiations between the government and a Japanese delegation has failed to break the deadlock over the operation and maintenance of Shahjalal International Airport’s third terminal.Despite expectation...
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