News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: AmCham Bangladesh deeply mourns the passing of Dr Forrest E. Cookson, former President of AmCham Bangladesh.He passed away last night while undergoing treatment at United Hosp...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday said that global trust is at risk now as the world is passing a time of great uncertainty. ‘Global trust is at risk. Trust is declining between nations, within soc...
Bangla Press Desk: In a blatant disregard for international laws and bilateral agreements, the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) continues to push individuals, including Indian Muslims and Rohingya refugees registered with the UN, into...
Bangla Press Desk: Many low-lying areas of Gowainghat, Companiganj and Kanaighat in Sylhet have been severely flooded due to the heavy rains and the onrush of hilly waters from upstream. Roads and highways in the area have gone under...
Bangla Press Desk: The country’s gas crisis kept worsening by the day as its supply lags far behind the demand thanks to steady depletion in local production. The supply of gas, meeting over half of Bangladesh’s energy dema...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday called upon Japanese companies to invest in Bangladesh and help its economic recovery and rebuilding efforts. ‘Today, we are in a situa...
Bangla Press Desk: The interim government has reduced the prices of fuel for the month of June. On Saturday, the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources issued a notification, announcing the revised fuel prices....
Bangla Press Desk: A deep depression over the Northwest Bay of Bengal triggered heavy rain and tidal surges, submerging large parts of coastal Bangladesh and claiming at least three lives by Friday evening. Thousands were left strand...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh received $2.97 billion in remittances in May, marking the second-highest monthly inflow in the country’s history, according to the latest data released by the Bangladesh Bank. The surge comes amid prepar...
Bangla Press Desk: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed to set up a monorail system in Chattogram, the country’s first, aimed at easing traffic congestion and modernising the city’s public transport network. The MoU wa...
Bangla Press Desk: The national budget for the financial year 2025-26, with an overall outlay of about Tk 7.9 lakh crore, will be announced today amid expectations for prudent fiscal measures in line with the spirit of the July mass upr...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Mohammad Yunus has called upon the country’s political leaders to engage in politics driven by a commitment to building national unity, shunning the path of politics of division. “We don’t do pol...
Bangla Press Desk: Treatment of cancer and other complex diseases will be more affordable in the country as the government proposed expanding duty and tax exemptions on the import of raw materials used in the production of all types of...
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