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: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today said that it is possible to fully restore the people's confidence and trust in the country's healthcare system through the sincere and humanitarian approach of doctors and healthcare...
Bangla Press Desk: The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations in all districts under the Chattogram education board have been postponed until 16 July due to adverse weather conditions and ongoing flood situation.Pr...
Bangla Press Desk: The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has issued special emergency directives at the field level to tackle the country's flood situation and ensure emergency healthcare services in the affected areas.The dir...
Bangla Press Desk: Thousands of people have been marooned in their homes as torrential rain and flash floods over the past several days have inundated vast areas of Rangamati district, severely disrupting normal life.Low-lying areas of Ba...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister's Adviser and PMO spokesperson Mahdi Amin said on Saturday that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is closely monitoring the country's worsening flood situation and has directed a coordinated nationwide respon...
Bangla Press Desk: Fresh concerns of short-term flooding have emerged in five northern districts of Bangladesh due to upstream inflows and persistent rainfall.The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) of the Bangladesh Water Develop...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has moved to introduce ration facilities for all officers and employees serving in government institutions under Grades 12 to 20 in response to rising commodity prices and the increasing cost of living.&n...
Bangla Press Desk: Parliament Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad has credited the East Bengal Regiment's armed resistance against the Pakistani military's 1971 genocide with paving the way for Bangladesh's independence.Speaking at an event at the...
Bangla Press Desk: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 3,960 Indian mobile phone displays worth about Tk 31.7 million during an anti-smuggling drive along the borderin Brahmanbaria's Bijoynagar upazila early Saturday.A patrol team...
Bangla Press Desk: At least 360 students were killed and 109 others injured in 320 road accidents across Bangladesh between January and June this year, according to a non-government organisation report.Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity Secre...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday urged doctors to earn people's trust through compassionate, quality care and a humane approach, saying stronger confidence in the country's healthcare system could help prevent...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has given State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Aninda Islam Amit the responsibility of coordinating rescue, relief distribution and rehabilitation activities to deal with the ongoing flooding...
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