News and updates from Bangladesh
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 secto...
Bangla Press Desk: The Bangladesh Army does not support any particular party as it works to ensure safety for all, said a senior official at a press briefing at the Dhaka Cantonment on Thursday. During the Awami League attack on an NCP rally in G...
Bangla Press Desk: The Bangladesh Bank on Thursday tightened private sector credit growth in its newly unveiled monetary policy for the first half of FY2025-26, aiming to contain inflation and ensure macroeconomic stability. As part of...
Bangla Press Desk: BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury said that the country's capital market could not achieve its potential. "Many investors have taken short-term loans from banks, creating a mismatch. Although t...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladeshi expatriates have sent inward $2.36 billion in remittances in the first 30 days of July, the first month of the current fiscal year 2025-26. Executive Director and Spokesperson for the Bangladesh Bank Ar...
Bangla Press Desk: At 11:45 pm, a young YouTuber in Dhaka hits "publish" on his latest smartphone unboxing video. Within 24 hours, it racks up over 150,000 views. The phone? A new mid-range model from a well-known Chinese brand. The verdic...
Bangla Press Desk: BNP Standing Committee member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan visited Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) Secretary General and Bangladesh Sammilito Peshajibi Parishad Member Secretary Quader Gani Chowdhury at PG Hospita...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has congratulated the Bangladesh tariff negotiators on securing a landmark trade deal with the United States, terming it a decisive diplomatic victory. The United States has decided to...
Bangla Press Desk: Former Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun has revealed that orders for enforced disappearances and crossfire (extrajudicial killings) against political dissidents used to come from the Prime Minister...
Bangla Press Desk: Creativity had sparked the last year’s July uprising, engaging more people and giving it a unique shape. Therefore, a mere movement, demanding reforms in quota system in public jobs, turned into a civil rebellion. Recall...
Bangla Press Desk: Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul today said the interim government has so far withdrew 752 harassment cases filed against student-people, who had taken part in the July-August mass uprising....
Bangla Press Desk: Protesters under the banner ‘July Shahid Paribar O July Joddha’ are continuing their demonstration by blocking the Shahbagh intersection, demanding constitutional recognition of the July Charter and a separate July Pro...
Bangla Press Desk: 5 January 2021 — A board meeting was underway at a state-owned commercial bank. Midway through, the chairman of the bank received a call. He became visibly tense. On the line was the then Principal Secretary to the Prime...
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