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: State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam on Monday told Parliament that there is now no energy crisis in Bangladesh.She also stressed that the government is taking comprehensive measures to ensure uninterru...
Bangla Press Desk: Water scarcity around parliament has reached a severe level, Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni has said.The parliamentary committee chief said on Monday that production is far below demand, creating a major crisis.Speaking a...
Bangla Press Desk: A total of 386 mobile courts were conducted across the country in the last 24 hours to prevent illegal hoarding of fuel oil and ensure a smooth supply system.During the drives, 214 cases were filed and fines amounting...
Bangla Press Desk: Across Bangladesh, this year’s 15-day Eid travel period has seen an acute road safety crisis, with 394 lives lost and 1,288 injured in 377 accidents, marking an 8.95 per cent rise from last year, according to the Passe...
Bangla Press Desk: A sudden measles outbreak has left children packed shoulder-to-shoulder at Cumilla Medical College Hospital, struggling to receive care.Meanwhile, three children from Cumilla exhibiting measles symptoms died while recei...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has issued a gazette notification forming an executive committee for Hajj management, with Religious Affairs Minister Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad as its chairman.The notification was issued and si...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister's Finance and Planning Adviser Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir has said previous governments inflated GDP growth and economic size for political purposes, as the interim administration moves to correct long-stan...
Bangla Press Desk: Parliamentary discussion on a notice submitted by the opposition for constituting the referendum-mandated constitutional reform council will be held tomorrow (Tuesday) under an adjournment motion.Deputy Speaker Kaiser Kamal g...
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Bangla Press Desk: Developed and advanced developing countries were again at loggerheads to reach a compromise on some key issues on a deal during the final day of the 14th ministerial conference (MC14) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).As...
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Bangla Press Desk: Among the 22 migrants who died aboard a boat while travelling by sea from Libya to Greece, 12 are residents of Sunamganj alone, said officials of Sunamganj district police.Contacted, the Additional Superintendent of Police, S...
Bangla Press Desk: Those involved in human trafficking must be brought to justice, says the State Minister for foreign affairs, as reports emerged that Bangladeshis are among dozens of migrants who died attempting to cross the Mediterrane...
Bangla Press Desk: The capital, Dhaka, on Sunday started returning to its usual bustling following full resumption of work at offices and functioning of businesses after extended Eid-ul-Fitr and Independence Day holidays.Government office...
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