News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has warned that no one seeking to undermine stability in Bangladesh will be spared.He made the remarks on Friday morning while sp...
Bangla Press Desk: A series of crude bomb explosions took place in front of Holy Cross College and Holy Rosary Church in the capital’s Farmgate area on Wednesday night, triggering panic among locals and passers-by.The incident occurred at around 10:1...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of local government expert, researcher, and former member of the Local Government Reform Commission Professor Tofail Ahmed.In a co...
Bangla Press Desk: Chattogram Nagorik Parishad, a group representing Bangalee communities in the hill tracts, has announced a dawn-to-dusk hartal in Bandarban next Monday, protesting the decades of discrimination against Bangalees in the region.The g...
Bangla Press Desk: Three people, including two motorcyclists and a pedestrian, were killed in separate road accidents in Chattogram on Wednesday night.Police said the accidents took place in Halishahar area of the Faujdarhat–Port Link Road and near A...
Bangla Press Desk: A young man died after being electrocuted while allegedly trying to steal electric wires near the runway area of Sylhet Osmani International Airport on Wednesday night.The incident occurred around 10 pm, confirmed Syed Anisur Rahma...
Bangla Press Desk: Local government expert and former academic Professor Tofail Ahmed passed away on Wednesday night. He was 71.He breathed his last at around 9:30pm at a hospital in the capital. The news of his passing was confirmed by his...
Bangla Press Desk: Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has called for the attention of all concerned to incorrect and misleading information regarding the position of Bangladesh in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) developed by Transpare...
Bangla Press Desk: Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Wednesday described the recent comment made by Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri regarding the upcoming national election of Bangladesh as “completely unwarranted”.“I see that statem...
Bangla Press Desk: Seven Bangladeshi expatriates from Sandwip upazila of Chattogram were killed in a devastating road accident in Duqm Sidra area of Oman on Wednesday afternoon.Sandwip Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Mangchinu Marma confirming the matt...
Bangla Press Desk: The price of gold has reached an all-time high in the country, hitting over Tk2.09 lakh per bhori (11.664 grams).Jewellers inflated the price of the precious yellow metal for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, following a hike...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today emphasised resolving the existing complexities in the visa process as new labour markets of Bangladesh are being created in the Eastern European countries.As the visa complexities have b...
Bangla Press Desk: Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Wednesday reiterated that the next parliamentary election will be held in a peaceful, festive and good manner with cooperation from all concerned."If everyone coo...
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