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: The government has issued a gazette notification forming an executive committee for Hajj management, with Religious Affairs Minister Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad as its chairman.The notification was issued and si...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister's Finance and Planning Adviser Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir has said previous governments inflated GDP growth and economic size for political purposes, as the interim administration moves to correct long-stan...
Bangla Press Desk: Parliamentary discussion on a notice submitted by the opposition for constituting the referendum-mandated constitutional reform council will be held tomorrow (Tuesday) under an adjournment motion.Deputy Speaker Kaiser Kamal g...
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Bangla Press Desk: Developed and advanced developing countries were again at loggerheads to reach a compromise on some key issues on a deal during the final day of the 14th ministerial conference (MC14) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).As...
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Bangla Press Desk: Among the 22 migrants who died aboard a boat while travelling by sea from Libya to Greece, 12 are residents of Sunamganj alone, said officials of Sunamganj district police.Contacted, the Additional Superintendent of Police, S...
Bangla Press Desk: Those involved in human trafficking must be brought to justice, says the State Minister for foreign affairs, as reports emerged that Bangladeshis are among dozens of migrants who died attempting to cross the Mediterrane...
Bangla Press Desk: The capital, Dhaka, on Sunday started returning to its usual bustling following full resumption of work at offices and functioning of businesses after extended Eid-ul-Fitr and Independence Day holidays.Government office...
Bangla Press Desk: Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said there is no need to convert the recently concluded referendum into a bill and pass it in parliament, as the ordinance under which the referendum was held has now lapsed.He made th...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has identified road safety as the government’s top priority during a high-level meeting on the issue, making GPS tracking system mandatory for public transport across the country to help prevent road accidents...
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Bangla Press Desk: The Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Hatirjheel Police Station Golam Mortuza has offered an unconditional apology to a Dhaka court over the chaos at “Nobin Fashion” store in the Mogbazar area of the capital, leading to its closure.On Sund...
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Bangla Press Desk: Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives (LGRD) Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said in Parliament that the fascist regime had committed massive corruption in the name of development.“It’s unfortun...
Bangla Press Desk: Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said that a final decision on 133 ordinances issued during the tenure of the interim government may be taken later tonight.He shared the information with journalists on Sunday afternoon foll...
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