News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Former Information Minister of the ousted Awami League government, Hasanul Haque Inu, told a court that he has been keeping two exercise books in prison — one red and one gre...
Bangla Press Desk: The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Thursday instructed all the government hospitals not to refuse patients with measles or measles-like symptoms due to bed shortage.The instruction came as some public...
Bangla Press Desk: India’s Border Security Force (BSF) is reportedly divided over a proposal to deploy crocodiles and snakes in unfenced riverine stretches along the Bangladesh border to deter “infiltration and smuggling”.Many senior BSF offici...
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Bangla Press Desk: Electricity generation at the Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant in Dinajpur has come to a complete halt from Wednesday night after a mechanical fault shut down its last operational unit, officials said.According to plant source...
Bangla Press Desk: A total of 174 Bangladeshi nationals detained in various centres in Libya were repatriated today (Thursday) through a joint initiative involving Bangladesh authorities, the Libyan government and the International Organi...
Bangla Press Desk: Joy has quickly turned into devastation for a Bangladeshi couple in Malaysia, as a road accident involving an allegedly intoxicated driver cut short their holiday just after they had arrived in Kuala Lumpur.The husband was ki...
Bangla Press Desk: A dispute over control of a transport workers’ union office in Rajshahi has intensified into violent clashes, including a crude bomb explosion and widespread vandalism near a busy bus terminal.Two groups clashed at the Rajsha...
Bangla Press Desk: The government may refrain from renewing the work permits of foreign nationals found involved in illegal activities, particularly in Bangladesh's export-oriented apparel sector, officials said.Several foreign nationals, most...
Bangla Press Desk: Motorists in Dhaka continue to endure long queues and hours of waiting for fuel despite the introduction of a fuel-pass system at selected filling stations, with many describing the situation as unprecedented and deeply frust...
Bangla Press Desk: The full panel of Barrister Omar Sadat-led “Bhalobasar Gulshan” was elected unopposed in the Gulshan Society election held on Tuesday.As a result, Omar Sadat was re-elected as president of Gulshan Society for the next two yea...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has identified 21,982 river encroachers across the country and is preparing to launch eviction drives against them, Shipping Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam said.Responding to a question from National Citizen Party...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has sent 13 senior police officers with the rank of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) and Additional DIG into compulsory retirement.The Ministry of Home Affairs issued a notification in this regard on Wednesday, s...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday said the government has taken an initiative to hand over around 200 unused buildings under the Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) Ministry in urban areas to the Heal...
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