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: A fire broke out at a fabric warehouse of Ananta Apparels Ltd inside the Adamjee Export Processing Zone in Siddhirganj of Narayanganj early on Wednesday.The blaze destroyed a large quantity of fabrics and other manufacturing materi...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman attended the Primary Education Award 2026 ceremony at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in Agargaon, Dhaka on Wednesday morning.The event was organised by the Ministry of Primary and Ma...
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Bangla Press Desk: At least 10 people sustained burn injuries after an air conditioner (AC) reportedly exploded at a salon in the capital's Bangshal area on Wednesday morning.The incident occurred in the Alu Bazar area of the capital, triggering a fi...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today urged youths to become entrepreneurs braving challenges, saying the government is by their side. "You will have to go through many challenges. However, the government is here to suppor...
Deputy Speaker Barrister Kaysar Kamal on Monday interrupted Posts, Telecommunications and ICT Minister Faqir Mahbub Anam in Parliament, saying his lengthy explanation failed to address the core concern raised by a lawmaker over cyber bullying, charac...
Bangla Press Desk: Masked attackers have ransacked an internet service provider’s office in Chattogram’s Bakalia Access Road, allegedly looting Tk 3.5 million in cash and valuables.The assault on Digital Dot Net (DDN) on Monday afternoon was ca...
Bangla Press Desk: A special committee for amending the constitution was formed in Parliament on Monday night amid strong protest from the opposition.Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni placed the proposal for formation of the Constitutional Amendment-...
Bangla Press Desk: The Group of Least-Developed Countries has urged the international community to take urgent action on five priority areas -- concessional finance, debt relief, climate finance, market access and technology transfer -- to help...
Bangla Press Desk: BRAC and the LEGO Foundation on Monday launched a five-year initiative, titled Sustaining Play, Learning and Skills in Humanitarian Contexts (SPLASH), to provide play-based learning, education and mental health support to 400,000 c...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said on Monday that the people have full confidence in the Bangladesh Army, which is a symbol of the country’s independence and sovereignty.“The Army has repeatedly set shining examples of professional...
Bangla Press Desk: Ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina will have to surrender and go to jail if she returns to the country, said State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed during an exchange with reporters on Monday.Referring to the Awami League...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh recorded 896 new suspected measles cases and one more death in the past 24 hours, the country's health authorities said on Monday. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) bulletin, 113 cases o...
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