News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Receding rivers are bringing relief to flood-hit areas of Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrokona and Gaibandha, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) says.However, the centre warned...
Bangla Press Desk: Traffic Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) filed 2,062 cases against motorists for violating traffic rules during drives conducted in different parts of the capital in 24 hours till Wednesday.According to the DMP Tra...
Bangla Press Desk: Fatema Tuz Johora, the mother of July uprising martyr Abdullah Bin Jahid, was on Tuesday assured of a government job by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman during a meeting at his office in the parliament complex.Fatema was accompa...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday urged students to equip themselves with knowledge and skills needed to help build the country while interacting with them during their visit to Parliament to observe its proceedings.Th...
Bangla Press Desk: Parliament on Tuesday passed an amendment to the country’s public examinations law, introducing penalties for digital manipulation and the online leakage of question papers, with offenders facing up to five years’ imprisonmen...
Bangla Press Desk: Dhaka has been ranked as the world's third least liveable city, according to the 2026 Global Liveability Index published by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).The index, released on Monday night, placed Dhaka 171st among 1...
Bangla Press Desk: Narayanganj-3 Member of Parliament (MP) Azharul Islam Mannan announced a programme to plant two lakh trees across Sonargaon Upazila, aligning with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s nationwide initiative to plant 25 crore trees over t...
Bangla Press Desk: The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 406 people in separate anti-crime drives across the capital over the 24-hour period ending at 6:00am on Tuesday, while filing 50 cases during the operations.According to the DMP, the arr...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh has reaffirmed its commitment to expanding its role and capabilities in United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations during a bilateral meeting between Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed and Atul Khare, UN Under-Secretary-Gen...
Bangla Press Desk: Revamping the dormant South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) through practical cooperation, institutional reforms, and renewed political commitment is deemed imperative for economic advances and shared prosperity....
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Bangla Press Desk: The government is planning to invest nearly Tk 4.2 billion in a five-year nationwide rehabilitation programme for street children, establishing 19 shelter homes, three transit homes, and 150 open schools, officials at the Planning...
Bangla Press Desk: Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood has alleged that projects undertaken during the past 15 and a half years under the Awami League (AL) government prioritised oligarchic and private interests rather t...
Bangla Press Desk: After experiencing 330mm of rain over 24 hours, several parts of the port city of Chattogram have become waterlogged.The rain, which began on Sunday morning, turned very heavy on Monday. It poured down throughout the day, turning t...
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