News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister's Information and Broadcasting Adviser Dr Zahed Ur Rahman today (Tuesday) said 300 megawatts of electricity will be added to the national grid from the first un...
Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court has accepted the chargesheet against 22 individuals in the case over the devastating Bailey Road fire that claimed 46 lives two years ago, and issued arrest warrants for 13 fugitives.Metropolitan Magistrate Jewel Rana...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh and the European Union (EU) are set to sign the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) on Monday in Brussels, Belgium as both sides aim to take the relationship to new heights, further institutionalising bilateral c...
Bangla Press Desk: Treasury bench lawmakers on Sunday said the opposition wants to grab the 2024 July Uprising as their own success saying that it was a part of democratic movement waged by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).The July Uprising was...
Bangla Press Desk: Several political parties have expressed deep concern over the government’s decision to raise fuel prices, urging an immediate review of the move.In separate statements sent to the media on Sunday, party leaders called on the gover...
Bangla Press Desk: The price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at the consumer level has been increased, with the cost of a 12kg cylinder rising by Tk212.The new price has been set at Tk1,940, up from the previous rate of Tk1,728.The Bangladesh...
Bangla Press Desk: The preliminary results of the biennial election of the Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) for the 2026–2028 term have been announced.Following a day-long peaceful voting process on Saturday, the Elect...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has appointed former senior officials to three bodies, including the NGO Affairs Bureau, on one-year contracts at the secretary rank.The Ministry of Public Administration issued separate notifications on Satur...
Bangla Press Desk: British journalist and human rights activist David Bergman has warned that the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) risks losing legitimacy if cases linked to the July 2024 killings are seen as being driven by politics...
Bangla Press Desk: India has decided to nominate Dinesh Trivedi, a former minister and MP and current BJP leader, as the country's high commissioner to Bangladesh, reports Hindustan Times.Trivedi is the first political appointee to Bangl...
Bangla Press Desk: State-owned fertiliser factory DAP Fertilizer Company Limited (DAPFCL) has been closed due to an ammonia shortage.The DAP fertiliser factory, located in the Rangadia area of Chattogram’s Anwara Upazila, halted producti...
Bangla Press Desk: A fire has gutted a private school in Khagrachhari's Ramu Upazila.The fire broke out at Kalabari High School around 7:45 pm on Saturday, said its Principal Md Abdul Kader, reports bdnews24.com.He said, "The fire origin...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has expanded the pilot use of the ‘Fuel Pass’ at filling stations across Dhaka in a bid to modernise and ensure greater transparency in the country’s fuel supply system.Officials say the initiative is expected...
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