News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: The government has appointed Dr. Nurunnahar Chowdhury, a member of the Planning Commission, as the Secretary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism.On Wednesday (October 14),...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP) has expressed mixed reactions to the proposed gender budget for the upcoming fiscal year.It has demanded clear data on budgetary allocations, along with the government's fiscal commitmen...
Bangla Press Desk: The government is set to launch five 200-bed specialised children’s hospitals in Khulna, Barishal, Rangpur, Rajshahi divisions and Cumilla district within the next six months, significantly expanding pediatric healthcar...
Bangla Press Desk: The number of deaths linked to measles in Sylhet Division has reached 76, with two more children dying with symptoms of the disThe children died while undergoing treatment at separate hospitals, according to Noore Alam...
Bangla Press Desk: A heated debate erupted in parliament on Thursday over the use of the term "loan defaulter" to describe lawmakers, prompting Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed to assert that no sitting member of parliament can be legally c...
Bangla Press Desk: The members of parliament (MP) can show respect to the Speaker’s chair in line with their respective religious customs, said Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad on Thursday.The lawmakers are not required to “bow” before the Speaker at the pa...
Bangla Press Desk: The High Court on Thursday disposed of a record 2,425 long-pending cases in a single day following the step taken to reduce the case backlogs.The criminal motion benches of the High Court disposed of 1,884 old criminal misce...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister's Adviser on Education and Primary and Mass Education Mahdi Amin on Thursday said the government plans to increase participation in the Primary Gold Cup Football Tournament to at least five million students in...
Bangla Press Desk: All the general educational boards across the country will use the same question papers in the upcoming higher secondary certification (HSC) examinations, said Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon on Thursday.Same...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has sent DMP’s former additional deputy commissioner Golam Saklain into forced retirement over his extra-marital affair with film actress Pori Moni back in 2021.The Home Ministry issued a notification on Thurs...
Bangla Press Desk: A petition has been filed at a Dhaka court asking for a case to be taken up over the death of doctor Nafisa Tabassum Dhipra in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi against four people, including her doctor husband, father-in-law and mother-in-law.Dhi...
Bangla Press Desk: Two young men have reportedly hacked a bKash agent with a machete and made off with Tk 350,000 from his shop in Dhaka's Adabor.Police said the attack took place around 11am on Tuesday at the agent's shop at the entrance to Road No....
Bangla Press Desk: Road Transport and Bridges, Shipping and Railways Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam on Tuesday said the government has taken initiative to expand rail connectivity to 10 more districts.The minister said this at a press briefing held at t...
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