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: Once a century-old dark Monpura Island, separated from the mainland of Bhola Sadar, is set to be connected to the national power grid through a submarine cable, bringing round-the-clock electricity to around one lakh resident...
Bangla Press Desk: Md Ehsanul Haque has been appointed as the senior secretary of Ministry of Public Administration on a contractual basis, the ministry said in a notification on Sunday morning.He previously served as the senior secretary at Ro...
Bangla Press Desk: The interim government is set to consolidate the country’s main investment promotion bodies in-to a single entity within the next four months, in a bold bid to simplify approvals, reduce duplica-tion, and present a more inves...
Bangla Press Desk: This year, 50,850 people have entered Europe illegally — 2% more than last year — by crossing the dangerous Mediterranean route in rickety boats, with Bangladeshis topping the list of those taking this perilous journey.Althou...
Bangla Press Desk: A shooting incident occurred at a concert in a convention center near GEC intersection in Chattogram on Saturday night over slogans of “Joy Bangla”, leaving one person seriously injured.The victim, identified as Md Sharif, 23, sust...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Saturday said that the presiding officer at each polling station will act as the "Chief Election Officer" of that centre, empowered to exercise all legal authority necessa...
Bangla Press Desk: Authorities have strengthened security in and around Shah Amanat International Airport and the seaport amid fears of possible cyberattacks.To prevent any untoward incidents, the airport and police authorities have taken...
Bangla Press Desk: BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Saturday said the people of the country haven't entrusted the responsibility of determining the nation's destiny to a few political parties.He said, "The people o...
Bangla Press Desk: Teachers and staff under the government’s Monthly Pay Order (MPO) scheme will begin a continuous sit-in demonstration from Sunday demanding a house rent allowance equivalent to 20 percent of their basic salary.The progr...
Bangla Press Desk: The interim government’s Energy Adviser, Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, has said that controlling the price of LPG is crucial to tackling Bangladesh’s short-term energy crisis.He stresses that the current price of over Tk1...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus will leave for Rome, the capital city of Italy, Sunday to join a flagship event of the World Food Forum (WFF).A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the chief adviser and his entoura...
Bangla Press Desk: Illegal consignments of arms are entering Bangladesh through seven routes along the Bangladesh–Myanmar border. At least five smuggling rings are involved in this arms trade, and Rohingyas from Cox’s Bazar are part of each gr...
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