News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Efforts are underway to begin supplying electricity from the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant to the national grid by next November. Initial physical and criticality tests for the projec...
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Bangla Press Desk: The government has appointed administrators to 14 more zila parishads in the country.The Local Government Division issued a notification in this regard on Tuesday.The 14 districts are Dhaka, Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Pab...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman held a meeting with the newly appointed administrators of 42 zila parishads on Monday night.The meeting took place at the BNP Chairman’s office in the capital’s Gulshan area and marked the...
Bangla Press Desk: Gold prices in the local market have increased once again, with the Bangladesh Jewellers’ Association (BAJUS) announcing a rise of up to Tk3,266 per bhori.According to a statement issued on Tuesday, the price of 22-cara...
Bangla Press Desk: A total of 7,400 liters of illegally stored diesel were seized in a drive in Kaliganj upazila of Narail on Monday night.Kaliganj Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Md. Jinnatul Islam said a drive was conducted on Baripara Ferrigha...
Bangla Press Desk: A total of 7,400 liters of illegally stored diesel were seized in a drive in Kaliganj upazila of Narail on Monday night.Kaliganj Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Md. Jinnatul Islam said a drive was conducted on Baripara Ferrigha...
Bangla Press Desk: Stocks opened lower on Tuesday as investors continued their cautious stance amid lingering uncertainties stemming from the Middle East war, triggering a selloff across the trading board.Market participants expressed growing a...
Bangla Press Desk: Preparations for celebrating the Pohela Boishakh 1433 (the first day of the Bangla New Year) officially began at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Dhaka University (DU) on Monday.DU Pro-Vice Chancellor (Administration), Professor Dr....
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Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court on Monday placed former director of the Directorate of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) and sacked Lieutenant Colonel, Md Afzal Naser, on a six-day remand in a murder case.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Hasibulla...
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Bangla Press Desk: A young Bangladeshi woman has been run over and killed by a truck in New York City while crossing the road.The accident occurred around midnight on Sunday local time in the Woodside area of Jackson Heights.The victim ha...
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Bangla Press Desk: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has set a series of key priorities, including ensuring energy security, safeguarding Bangladeshi expatriates and expanding the trade and investment opportunities amid global tensions in t...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has decided to launch a measles vaccination campaign in June next with a lowered age limit as the highly contagious disease spreads in Dhaka, Rajshahi, Chittagong, Khulna, and some other districts.The gov...
Bangla Press Desk: Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday told Parliament that on average some 13.6 lakh people aged 15 years and above enter the job market every year in the country, according to the Labour...
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