News and updates from Bangladesh
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Bangla Press Desk: The meeting was held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing at 5pm local time on Thursday, said the Prime Minister's Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Ruman.He said...
Bangla Press Desk: The government is imparting training to around 7.68 lakh law enforcers that include, police, BGB and Ansar aimed at holding a free, fair, peaceful and neutral parliamentary election slated for next February. “The t...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has officially declared Cox’s Bazar Airport an international airport through a gazette notification.The notification, signed by Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism Joint Secretary Ahmed Jamil, was issued on...
Bangla Press Desk: Dhaka’s Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Rezaul Karim Chowdhury has been suspended after the allegations of corruption against him surfaced.The matter of the suspension came to light on Monday, though the Ministry of Law and Jus...
Bangla Press Desk: Students from seven Dhaka-based government colleges launched a sit-in demonstration in front of the Shikkha Bhaban on Monday morning, demanding the issuance of ordinance on the combined “Dhaka Central University.”Earlier, the stude...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has urged the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to establish a social business fund aimed at supporting young agricultural entrepreneurs, women, farmers, and food processo...
Bangla Press Desk: To avoid lobbying and political recommendations, Khulna Divisional Commissioner Mohammad Firoz Sarkar has posted 15 assistant commissioners (land) through a lottery system.The posting ceremony was held on Sunday (October 12) aftern...
Bangla Press Desk: Tension gripped the capital’s Nilkhet and New Market areas as students of Dhaka University and Dhaka College engaged in fierce clashes around midnight, leaving several people, including a journalist, injured.Witnesses said the area...
Bangla Press Desk: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against 17 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, for allegedly causing the government a financial loss of over Tk309 crore through irregularities in the M...
Bangla Press Desk: The Dhaka Electric Supply Company (DESCO), a state-owned power distribution entity, has reported losses for three consecutive years despite multiple electricity price hikes.According to its latest audit report, the company in...
Bangla Press Desk: Seven workers of a lead making factory sustained burns when a fire broke out at the factory in Panchdona area of Sadar upazila in Narsingdi district on Sunday.Quoting witnesses, Mohammad Emdadul Haque, officer-in-charge of Sa...
Bangla Press Desk: Police in a drive arrested eight suspected members of a human trafficking gang from a hotel in Ashulia of Savar on Sunday morning.The arrestees were identified as Maniruzzaman, manager of Hotel Unique, hotel employees—Rabbi H...
Bangla Press Desk: Newly appointed Public Administration Senior Secretary Md Ehsanul Hoque has pledged to ensure that field administration officers carry out their duties fairly in the upcoming national parliamentary elections.He made the commi...
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