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 government on Wednesday appointed new deputy commissioners to four districts – Rajbari, Thakurgaon, Pabna and Rangpur – three days after appointing new deputy commissioners to eleven other districts.The Ministry of Public Admin...
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Bangla Press Desk:The government has taken strict measures to recover laundered money siphoned off during the tenure of the previous facist regime, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman told parliament on Wednesday.He said an estimated $234 billion was illic...
Bangla Press Desk: As many as 175 undocumented Bangladesh migrants returned to the country from detention centres in Libya early morning on Wednesday.They landed at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on a flight operated by the Libyan a...
Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court on Wednesday ordered the release of Tahmina Akter, a mother of three, who was arrested while trying to pay tributes at the National Martyrs' Memorial on behalf of the Awami League (AL).Dhaka Senior Judicial Magi...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has announced that four crore families will be gradually brought under the family card scheme over the next four years, assuring that the programme will not trigger inflation but will strengthen...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday said that approximately $234 billion was illicitly transferred out of Bangladesh between 2009 and 2023, citing information from the White Paper Preparation Committee formed during th...
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Bangla Press Desk: Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman has requested the United States to grant Bangladesh a special waiver to import refined diesel and other petroleum products from Russian sources to ease energy pressures.The request was made...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has assigned new deputy commissioners (DCs) to four more districts.These officers, holding the rank of deputy secretary, will serve as district magistrates alongside their roles as DCs.The Ministry of Public Ad...
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Bangla Press Desk: The opposition in Parliament staged a walkout on Wednesday accusing the government of ‘undervaluing’ their proposal to convene a Constitution Reform Council and attempting to override it with a counter initiative.Led by Oppos...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh and Malta on Wednesday underscored the importance of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) to enhance bilateral trade.High Commissioner of Malta to Bangladesh (resident in New Delhi) Reuben Gauc...
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Bangla Press Desk: Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), Md Aminul Islam, has said that all cases filed across the country following the fall of the Awami League government on 5 August 2024 will be reviewed.He made the remarks...
Bangla Press Desk: Former Additional Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, Gazi Md Mozammel Haque, had joined the police service after taking an oath to uphold the sacred responsibility of maintaining law and order. However, it is alleged t...
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