News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: The price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at the consumer level has been increased, with the cost of a 12kg cylinder rising by Tk212.The new price has been set at Tk1,940, u...
Bangla Press Desk: State-owned fertiliser factory DAP Fertilizer Company Limited (DAPFCL) has been closed due to an ammonia shortage.The DAP fertiliser factory, located in the Rangadia area of Chattogram’s Anwara Upazila, halted producti...
Bangla Press Desk: A fire has gutted a private school in Khagrachhari's Ramu Upazila.The fire broke out at Kalabari High School around 7:45 pm on Saturday, said its Principal Md Abdul Kader, reports bdnews24.com.He said, "The fire origin...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has expanded the pilot use of the ‘Fuel Pass’ at filling stations across Dhaka in a bid to modernise and ensure greater transparency in the country’s fuel supply system.Officials say the initiative is expected...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister’s Adviser Mahdi Amin has said that the government has kept fuel prices under “maximum control” so far, despite global increases in fuel costs.He made the remarks on Saturday at a press briefing at the Prime Min...
Bangla Press Desk: At least seven people were killed and 16 others injured in separate incidents of lightning strikes in Sunamganj and Rangpur districts on Saturday. More to follow…BP/TD
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman early Saturday said that his government will try to further reduce the expenses of pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia from next year to facilitate the country’s Muslim devotees to perform the holy Hajj at lowe...
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Bangla Press Desk: By the time Md Israfil finally rolled his motorcycle into Talukdar Filling Station on Friday morning, he had already spent the night in line.He had taken his place near the bridge by the lake at Zia Udyan around 8pm on Thursday, ho...
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Bangla Press Desk: Rajshahi Medical College Hospital has formed an eight-member medical board to strengthen treatment of measles patients after 51 children died from the disease and its complications amid a sharp rise in infections in the region.The...
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Bangla Press Desk: The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has reported five more deaths related to measles, as the viral outbreak continues to spread across several divisions in the country.Of the latest fatalities, three were confirmed me...
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Bangla Press Desk: The Coast Guard have seized a huge amount of shrimp fry – shrimp in its larval stage – as it was being taken from Teknaf to Khulna.The seizure occurred in the wee hours of Friday night in the Shah Amanat Bridge area in Chattogram’s...
Bangla Press Desk: Two brothers – one aged 12 and the other 13 – have drowned while bathing in a pond in Natore’s Singra Upazila.They died on Friday afternoon in Boro Adimpur village of the Upazila, said Singra Police chief Rafiqul Islam.Identified a...
Bangla Press Desk: Solid waste management in all urban settings remains untapped despite the yearly doubling trend of its generation in the country as the authorities concerned have not yet implemented the Solid Waste Management Rules in the pa...
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