News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: The interim government has appointed political scientist Prof Ali Riaz as a special assistant to the Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus.The Cabinet Division issued a noti...
Abu Sabet: The ongoing 10th Emergency Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly adopted an important resolution, affirming the recent advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on 19 July 2024 that declared the...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has thanked United States president Donald Trump for granting a 90-day pause on the reciprocal tariffs announced earlier this week. In a post on X on Wednesday nigh...
Bangla Press Desk: Dhaka ranked 42nd among the world’s cities with the worst air quality on Thursday morning, with an Air Quality Index score of 71, according to IQAir. The capital’s air was classified as ‘moderate’ at about 9:30am,...
Bangla Press Desk: Engro Holdings of Pakistan has expressed a strong interest in expanding the company's footprint in Bangladesh, particularly in telecommunications and energy sectors. Abdul Samad Dawood, the Engro CEO, conveyed a keen...
Bangla Press Desk: At least 17 businesses have been burnt down in a fire that broke out at Munshirhat Bazar in Chandpur's Matlab South Upazila. The blaze began around 7:15am on Friday in the Baburhat-Matlab-Pennai Road area, accordin...
Bangla Press Desk: Thousands of people from across the capital gathered at Suhrawardy Udyan on Saturday afternoon, aiming to intensify global solidarity with the oppressed people of Palestine. The grand rally, titled ‘March for Gaza’...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Embassy in Yangon on Saturday handed over another consignment of humanitarian relief material from the government of Bangladesh to support those affected by the recent earthquake in Myanmar. Bangladesh s...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman returned home on Saturday following official visits to Russia and Croatia, according to a statement on the verified Facebook page of the Bangladesh Army. During the visits, Ge...
Bangla Press Desk: Authorities have collected 28 sacks of cash from the donation boxes of the historic ‘Pagla Mosque’ in Kishoreganj on Saturday morning, after four months and 12 days since the last count. The donation boxe...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Mohammed Yunus has urged the National Consensus Commission to expedite the reform agenda with an aim to hold the next general election between December and June. He came up with urgency during a meet...
Noman Sabit: The Plenary of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution proclaiming the 6 July every year as the “World Rural Development Day”. The resolution initiated by Bangladesh on F...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday issued a message greeting the countrymen on the occasion of Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year 1432, to be celebrated on to...
