News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Five more children died in the past 24 hours till Wednesday morning—four from measles-related symptoms and one from a confirmed measles case.In addition, Bangladesh recorded 9...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman on Monday paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser of the interim government Professor Muhammad Yunus at the Chief Adviser’s Office (CAO) in the city’s Tejgaon area.During the mee...
Bangla Press Desk: Dr Nasimul Gani, Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, has been appointed as the Cabinet Secretary.The appointment was announced in a notification issued by the Ministry of Public Administration on Monday (1...
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Bangla Press Desk: A local office of the BNP in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj was allegedly set on fire early on 14 February, police said.The incident occurred around 3:45am at Shimulia Bazar area, said Rupganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge...
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Bangla Press Desk: Public life across the country returned to normalcy on Sunday after the national election and a four-day government-declared holiday, with offices reopening, vehicles back on the roads and businesses resuming regular operations.The...
Bangla Press Desk: The Council of Advisers on Sunday adopted a formal resolution expressing gratitude to all concerned for their outstanding contribution in holding a successful, historic and festive national election.The advisers approved the resolu...
Bangla Press Desk: Sajib Ahmed, Senior Reporter at Kaler Kantho, has been elected Director (Data Bank) in the biennial election of the Forum for Energy Reporters Bangladesh (FERB), an organisation representing energy journalists in the country.M Aziz...
Bangla Press Desk: The government on Sunday clarified the cancellation of the contractual appointment of Cabinet Secretary Dr Sheikh Abdur Rashid, urging all concerned to refrain from spreading unnecessary speculation or misleading statements regardi...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh’s premier literary event, Ekushey Book Fair, is set to open later this month amid mounting opposition from a large section of mainstream publishers who warn that holding the fair during Ramadan could inflict heavy financ...
Bangla Press Desk: A local leader of the Bangladesh Awami League died at Rangpur Medical College and Hospital on Sunday while in jail custody.The deceased, Shamikul Islam Lipon, was president of the Gaibandha district unit of the Awami League.Lipon,...
Bangla Press Desk: The ‘National Emergency Service 999’ received a total of 8,380 calls related to the 13th National Parliamentary Election.The service was operated round-the-clock from 22 January to 14 February under a special plan to ensure free, f...
Bangla Press Desk: President Mohammed Shahabuddin is set to administer the oath of office to the BNP-led cabinet-elect at the National Parliament’s South Plaza on Tuesday afternoon. Bangabhaban’s Darbar Hall has been traditionally used for the g...
Bangla Press Desk: As many as 99 candidates from different political parties, including Tarique Rahman, have won victory after participating for the first-time in the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) polls held February 12.In the polls, as many as 10 young leader...
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