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: Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir today (Monday) said in Jatiya Sangsad that the government is continuously evaluating and reviewing its policy measures to cope with evolving global economic challenges while simultaneously...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh on Monday entered a new era of maritime logistics with the signing of a contract to open the MGH Terminal, the country's first private container port, in what is being described as a 'historic occasion' for the maritime...
Bangla Press Desk: Germany is interested in working with Bangladesh to manage its water resources and protect the environment. German Ambassador to Dhaka Rudiger Lotz expressed the interest during a courtesy call on Water Resources Minister Md Shahid...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman left here this morning for his home district Bogura on his maiden visit since he assumed office as the head of the government following the 13th parliamentary elections on 12 February.The premier...
Bangla Press Desk: Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain Bakul has formally inaugurated the nationwide emergency measles-rubella vaccination campaign to tackle the ongoing outbreak, targeting approximately 1.8 crore...
Bangla Press Desk: The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has installed 450 solar-powered LED street lights in the Bhashantek slum area to ensure citizen safety and improve night-time movement.DNCC Administrator Md. Shafiqul Islam Khan inaugurated t...
Bangla Press Desk: Independent MP elected from Brahmanbaria-2 Rumeen Farhana on Sunday came down heavily on the government for playing down the fuel crisis all this time, pointing to the long queues outside filling stations. Why do we have to increas...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman will visit his home district, Bogura, on Monday.During the daylong tour, after a long gap of nearly two decades, he is expected to go to his ancestral home, Zia Bari, at Bagbari in Gab...
Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court has accepted the chargesheet against 22 individuals in the case over the devastating Bailey Road fire that claimed 46 lives two years ago, and issued arrest warrants for 13 fugitives.Metropolitan Magistrate Jewel Rana...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh and the European Union (EU) are set to sign the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) on Monday in Brussels, Belgium as both sides aim to take the relationship to new heights, further institutionalising bilateral c...
Bangla Press Desk: Treasury bench lawmakers on Sunday said the opposition wants to grab the 2024 July Uprising as their own success saying that it was a part of democratic movement waged by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).The July Uprising was...
Bangla Press Desk: Several political parties have expressed deep concern over the government’s decision to raise fuel prices, urging an immediate review of the move.In separate statements sent to the media on Sunday, party leaders called on the gover...
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