News and updates from Bangladesh
BanglaPress Desk: Police have recovered the belongings—including a laptop and a camera—of German tourist Cyril Lander-Weber, which had gone missing at Natore Railway Station during his visit to Bangla...
Bangla Press Desk: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has wished Bangladesh foreign minister and UN General Assembly President Dr Khalilur Rahman success in his role.He also expressed hope that the Assembly's current session would help countries...
Bangla Press Desk: The country’s gas supply situation has improved as the transfer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from a cargo to a floating terminal resumed in Cox’s Bazar’s Maheshkhali, amid an improvement in weather conditions.LNG transfer operati...
Bangla Press Desk: The uranium to be used as fuel for the second unit of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) could not reach Dhaka on Thursday due to air space issues.Although all preparations had been taken at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (...
Bangla Press Desk: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres congratulated Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on forming the government through a free, fair and acceptable election, Prime Minister’s Adviser and Office spokesperson Mahdi Amin said on Thursday....
Chhabed Sathee, from United Nations Headquarters: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman addressed the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday afternoon, New York time, outlining his government’s vision for a new democratic Bangladesh...
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Bangla Press Desk: Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon today (Thursday) said Bangladesh needs to increase investment to encourage students who go abroad for higher education to return to the country. “The country must reverse the...
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Bangla Press Desk: At least two people, including the driver of a microbus, have been killed in a head-on collision with a truck in Bogura’s Shajahanpur.Seven others were injured in the crash that occurred around 4 am on Thursday on the Bogura-Dhaka...
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Bangla Press Desk: The maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted local cautionary signal No. 3 as the deep depression over North Andhra Pradesh is likely to move northwestwards and weaken gradually....
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Bangla Press Desk: A joint delegation of the British High Commission and Democracy International on Thursday held a courtesy meeting with Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed and discussed ways to strengthen the parliamentary democratic system.The meeting,...
Bangla Press Desk: Launch fares have been increased by 23 poisha per kilometer for the first 100 kilometers. Additionally, fares for distances exceeding 100 kilometers have been raised by 20 poisha.The launch fares have been hiked in response to the...
Bangla Press Desk: 'Iconic Sourcing'—an entity seeking permission to extract sand from the Padma River. The address listed on its application letterhead is 115/1 Bosila Main Road, Dhaka; however, extensive on-the-ground searches failed to locate any...
Bangla Press Desk: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Barham Salih paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tareq Rahman.The meeting took place on Tuesday (September 22) at the 'Hyatt Grand Central New York' in New York, USA.Discussions during t...
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