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: Heavy rain has washed away the approach road to a bridge in Nilphamari’s Kishoreganj Upazila, leaving around 20,000 residents facing severe disruption.The Upazila administration has assured locals that emergency repairs will...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has adopted a 10-year defence-modernisation plan requiring an estimated Tk 860 billion to bolster capabilities of the armed forces and ensure Bangladesh's sovereignty, territorial integrity and national s...
Bangla Press Desk: State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has sought Tajikistan’s support for Bangladesh’s aspiration to become a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), whose members include Central Asian cou...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh has called for a more adaptive, technology-driven and future-ready United Nations Police capable of responding effectively to increasingly complex global security challenges.Speaking at the 5th United Nations...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has described Rohingya repatriation as an extremely complex, sensitive and multidimensional international issue as its progress depends largely on the security situation in Myanmar's Rakhin...
Bangla Press Desk: Gulshan Society President Barrister Omar Sadat has said Dhaka has undergone "urban hell" rather than urbanisation over the past two decades, blaming poor planning and inadequate infrastructure for the city's deteriorating con...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has decided to appoint internationally renowned human rights advocate Irene Khan as Bangladesh's next Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, replacing incumbent envoy Salahuddin Noman Chowd...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday sent gifts to a security guard who regularly stood by a roadside ATM booth with a 'Sheaf of Paddy' to greet the Prime Minister's motorcade as it passed through the area.Prime Ministe...
Bangla Press Desk: Speakers have urged the government to assign healthcare facilities the responsibility of registering citizens’ births and deaths to help ensure access to fundamental rights, including education, healthcare, inheritance, and v...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said on Wednesday that the government is firmly committed to achieving a peaceful and swift resolution to the Rohingya crisis.He made the remarks while responding to a starred question from treas...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday reaffirmed the government's commitment to building a safe and livable Bangladesh for future generations by giving equal importance to development and environmental protection.In a me...
Bangla Press Desk: At least five people have been killed after heavy rain triggered a landslide at a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya, police say.The incident occurred at 1:40pm on Wednesday at a madrasa for girls in Rohingya Camp-...
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