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: Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said that all necessary documents had been sent to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 15 June to facilitate the return of former Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed.He made the remarks whil...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh and China are expected to sign 15-17 bilateral instruments during Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to the East Asian country.These may include 13 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs), two agreements, one...
Bangla Press Desk: Seven more children have died across the country with symptoms of measles in the past 24 hours, including six in Dhaka.During the period, 887 new cases were reported, according to the latest report of the Directorate Ge...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh sets an ambitious target of creating 21.94 million jobs in the tourism sector alone by 2040 as part of a broader strategy to transform tourism into a major contributor to economic growth and employment.Civil...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP) has expressed mixed reactions to the proposed gender budget for the upcoming fiscal year.It has demanded clear data on budgetary allocations, along with the government's fiscal commitmen...
Bangla Press Desk: The government is set to launch five 200-bed specialised children’s hospitals in Khulna, Barishal, Rangpur, Rajshahi divisions and Cumilla district within the next six months, significantly expanding pediatric healthcar...
Bangla Press Desk: The number of deaths linked to measles in Sylhet Division has reached 76, with two more children dying with symptoms of the disThe children died while undergoing treatment at separate hospitals, according to Noore Alam...
Bangla Press Desk: A heated debate erupted in parliament on Thursday over the use of the term "loan defaulter" to describe lawmakers, prompting Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed to assert that no sitting member of parliament can be legally c...
Bangla Press Desk: The members of parliament (MP) can show respect to the Speaker’s chair in line with their respective religious customs, said Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad on Thursday.The lawmakers are not required to “bow” before the Speaker at the pa...
Bangla Press Desk: The High Court on Thursday disposed of a record 2,425 long-pending cases in a single day following the step taken to reduce the case backlogs.The criminal motion benches of the High Court disposed of 1,884 old criminal misce...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister's Adviser on Education and Primary and Mass Education Mahdi Amin on Thursday said the government plans to increase participation in the Primary Gold Cup Football Tournament to at least five million students in...
Bangla Press Desk: All the general educational boards across the country will use the same question papers in the upcoming higher secondary certification (HSC) examinations, said Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon on Thursday.Same...
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