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: The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) on Sunday unveiled investment portfolios for 44 state-owned enterprises (SOEs), inviting private sector participation to revive underperforming industrial assets, create...
Bangla Press Desk: Ensuring proper valuation of imports at ports, mainly at premier seaport Chattogram, could significantly boost government revenues and help achieve an ambitious Tk 6.0-trillion revenue target for this fiscal year.Newly appoin...
Bangla Press Desk: Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Sunday directed officials to modernise the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) to strengthen the country's statistical system and support evidence-based policyma...
Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court is going to decide on Jul 12 whether to accept a petition seeking criminal proceedings against former chief advisor Muhammad Yunus and former health advisor Nurjahan Begum over the alleged negligent deaths of ch...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has transferred nine Deputy Inspector Generals (DIG) and Superintendents of Police (SP) of Bangladesh Police on Sunday.Two separate notifications were issued on Sunday by the Home Ministry in this regard, UNB r...
Bangla Press Desk: The funeral of Bangla Academy president, essayist, researcher, literary critic, and social analyst Prof Abul Quasem Fazlul Huq has been scheduled for Monday afternoon.He had been attending a family gathering on Sunday when he...
Bangla Press Desk: A public interest petition has asked the High Court to direct authorities to formulate guidelines ensuring deferred dower payments reflect inflation and the depreciation of the taka when settled years after marriage.Supreme C...
Bangla Press Desk: A 22-year-old man was killed in a lynch-mob attack over theft allegation in Fatullah area of Narayanganj district on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Jisan, son of Yunus alias Inu Mia of Paschim Masdair area.Fami...
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Bangla Press Desk: Leading environmental organisations have called on the government to immediately cancel the North Dhaka 42.5 MW Waste-to-Energy (WtE) Project, describing it as one of Bangladesh's costliest and most environmentally dama...
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Bangla Press Desk: Police believe political and business rivalries may have provided the motive for the murder of Harun Or Rashid alias Harun Master, president of the Nayabari Union BNP unit in Dhaka's Dohar district, a year ago.Ten people, inc...
Bangla Press Desk: The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today forecasted light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind and lightning flashes in different parts of the country in the next 24 hours.Accordi...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has prohibited the use of the prime minister's image on banners, festoons and billboards prepared for official programmes.The Cabinet Division issued the directive in a circular on Sunday with immediate effect....
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