News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni has said Article 70 of the Constitution will apply to the presidential election as well.Citing the article, he said on Tuesday that MPs cannot vote again...
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Bangla Press Desk: Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said that the government has taken a long-term plan to rehabilitate the victims of the recent floods. He said that in addition to providing housing assistance to the homeless, necessary steps are...
Bangla Press Desk: A container loaded with heavy imported round logs fell onto a trailer, tearing off the lacing of quay gantry crane (QGC) spreader while being offloaded at Chattogram Port jetty on Saturday evening. However, no casualty was rep...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday put emphasis on producing bricks using environmentally friendly alternative technologies to prevent air pollution.He laid the importance while chairing a meeting on environment pollution at...
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Bangla Press Desk: The government has revised the monthly honourary allowances and other financial benefits for gallantry award-winning freedom fighters, wounded freedom fighters and the families of martyred freedom fighters.The Ministry of Liberatio...
Bangla Press Desk: The authorities at the Karnaphuli Hydroelectric Power Station will partially open 16 spillway gates of the Kaptai Dam on Saturday (18 July) to release water as the water level in Kaptai Lake continues to rise.The decision has been...
Bangla Press Desk: Private carrier US-Bangla Airlines on Friday completed 12 years of operations, entering its 13th year with a 25-aircraft fleet, services to 20 domestic and international destinations and an ambitious expansion plan targeting Europe...
Bangla Press Desk: Energy Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood Tuku said on Friday the government has set a target of generating 10,000 megawatts of electricity from solar energy to reduce dependence on imported fuel and save foreign currency."Solar power d...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh's Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) has warned of possible short-term flooding in seven districts next week as heavy to very heavy rainfall in upstream areas is expected to raise water levels in several norther...
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Bangla Press Desk: The farmer card is not for any special class, it is the right of every genuine farmer in the country, said Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock Md. Amin Ur Rashid. He said, 'Fair price of farmers' products will be ensu...
Bangla Press Desk: LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said the opposition parties are misleading the public over the July Charter. “We’re facing many questions today. The opposition is saying that if the demand...
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 that low-lying areas in Moulvibazar and Habiganj...
Bangla Press Desk: Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed today (Wednesday) called on people to remain united to prevent any resurgence of authoritarianism, saying the country's democratic gains achieved through the July mass uprising must be safeguarded."Th...
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