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: The third death anniversary of senior journalist Mashuqul Huq will be observed today (April 17), says a press release.Mr. Huq, began his journalism career with The Bangladesh Observer. Later, he worked with The Daily Star and...
Bangla Press Desk: A total of 63 High Court benches were formed on Thursday for conducting judicial proceedings after the end of the vacation.The list of 63 benches was published on the Supreme Court’s official website, according to a notificat...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has awarded former prime minister Khaleda Zia and 14 individuals, along with five organisations, Bangladesh’s highest civilian honour -- the Independence Award -- for this year.Prime Minister Tarique Rahman pre...
Bangla Press Desk: The risk of non-communicable diseases caused by ultra-processed foods is increasing at an alarming rate in Bangladesh. Introducing warning messages on the front of food packages, commonly known as Front-of-Package Labelling (...
Bangla Press Desk: Md. Zakaria officially assumed office today as the Secretary of the Ministry of Shipping.Earlier he served as a Member (Secretary) of the Planning Commission, said a press release.Zakaria was promoted to the position of Secre...
Bangla Press Desk: Speculation over the Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) mayoral race has intensified amid conflicting claims about whether former mayor Mohammad Manjur Alam will contest in the election under the National Citizen Party (NCP) b...
Bangla Press Desk: The Traffic Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has filed 1,457 cases against traffic law violators during an ongoing drive in the capital that ended at 6:00 am today (Thursday).According to DMP sources, 65 cases were...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is set to inaugurate this year’s Hajj flights tomorrow (17 April) night.The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism said the Prime Minister will formally open the Hajj flight operations at 11:30p...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh has called for stronger global cooperation to bridge the digital divide and build robust data systems.Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Ambassador Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury made the cal...
Bangla Press Desk: Mymensingh Medical College Hospital has admitted 33 more children with measles symptoms within a 24-hour window.The hospital’s Assistant Director (Administration) Muhammad Mynuddin Khan said on Wednesday that a total of 88 c...
Bangla Press Desk: A college student has allegedly died in Chattogram after being thrown an eight-storey elevator shaft.He is believed to have entered the under-construction building in an attempt to escape his attackers, reportss bdnews24.com...
Bangla Press Desk: Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman on Thursday told Parliament that the government has taken effective steps to withdraw politically motivated harassment cases filed during the tenure of the previo...
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