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...
Bangla Press Desk: The UK government is providing BDT 57 million (BDT 5.7 crore) in life-saving humanitarian assistance to support more than 55,000 people affected by flooding in Southeast and Northeast Bangladesh, said a spokesman of the Britis...
Bangla Press Desk: Days of relentless rainfall and hill runoff have unleashed devastating floods across 43 districts in the country, claiming 56 lives and inundating around 140,000 hectares of cropland.The disaster has severely impacted more than hal...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh has sought greater support from the United Nations for a smooth LDC graduation, SDG implementation and reform efforts, as Dhaka pushes for a three-year extension to prepare for the transition.The call came from Adviser t...
Bangla Press Desk: A fire broke out at a fabric warehouse of Ananta Apparels Ltd inside the Adamjee Export Processing Zone in Siddhirganj of Narayanganj early on Wednesday.The blaze destroyed a large quantity of fabrics and other manufacturing materi...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman attended the Primary Education Award 2026 ceremony at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in Agargaon, Dhaka on Wednesday morning.The event was organised by the Ministry of Primary and Ma...
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Bangla Press Desk: At least 10 people sustained burn injuries after an air conditioner (AC) reportedly exploded at a salon in the capital's Bangshal area on Wednesday morning.The incident occurred in the Alu Bazar area of the capital, triggering a fi...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today urged youths to become entrepreneurs braving challenges, saying the government is by their side. "You will have to go through many challenges. However, the government is here to suppor...
Deputy Speaker Barrister Kaysar Kamal on Monday interrupted Posts, Telecommunications and ICT Minister Faqir Mahbub Anam in Parliament, saying his lengthy explanation failed to address the core concern raised by a lawmaker over cyber bullying, charac...
Bangla Press Desk: Masked attackers have ransacked an internet service provider’s office in Chattogram’s Bakalia Access Road, allegedly looting Tk 3.5 million in cash and valuables.The assault on Digital Dot Net (DDN) on Monday afternoon was ca...
Bangla Press Desk: A special committee for amending the constitution was formed in Parliament on Monday night amid strong protest from the opposition.Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni placed the proposal for formation of the Constitutional Amendment-...
Bangla Press Desk: The Group of Least-Developed Countries has urged the international community to take urgent action on five priority areas -- concessional finance, debt relief, climate finance, market access and technology transfer -- to help...
Bangla Press Desk: BRAC and the LEGO Foundation on Monday launched a five-year initiative, titled Sustaining Play, Learning and Skills in Humanitarian Contexts (SPLASH), to provide play-based learning, education and mental health support to 400,000 c...
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