News and updates from Bangladesh
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Bangla Press Desk: Power generation at Unit 1 of the Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant in Dinajpur was suspended on Friday morning following a mechanical fault in a pump, reducing the plant’s cont...
Bangla Press Desk: Government service holders will be subject to compulsory demotion, dismissal, or retirement if they participate in any protest or movement, according to the Public Service (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2025. The decision was ta...
Bangla Press Desk: One more death was reported from dengue in 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 70 this year. The death has been reported in the Chattogram d...
Bangla Press Desk: A Chinese medical team consisting of five burn specialist doctors and nurses from the country's Wuhan Third Hospital arrived in Dhaka on Thursday evening. Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen and Sayeda Jesmin Sultana Milky...
Bangla Press Desk: The US has invited the Bangladeshi government delegation to the final round of talks on 29 July for reducing 35% additional tariffs on Bangladeshi goods, Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman told journalists on Thursday...
Bangla Press Desk: Malaysia has denied entry to 198 foreign nationals, including 123 Bangladeshis, at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminals 1 and 2 for failing to meet necessary entry requirements, reports Malay Mail. The...
Bangla Press Desk: The interim government formed 11 reform commissions as part of its national reconstruction agenda. To consolidate the outcomes of these commissions into a unified, credible charter, a Consensus Commission was also establ...
Bangla Press Desk: The interim government has initiated steps to amend power-purchase agreements (PPAs) and lower tariff rates for nine power plants that have been selling electricity to the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) wi...
Bangla Press Desk: Two brothers were killed as a speeding bus rammed into a stationary pickup van on Feni-Noakhali regional highway in Feni Sadar upazila early Friday. The deceased were identified as Mosharraf Hossain, 29, and his younge...
Bangla Press Desk: Only two people are now allowed to accompany passengers to the driveway and canopy area at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, according to the airport authority. In a statement on Thursday night, the a...
Bangla Press Desk: Another child died at the burn institute, raising the death toll to 32 in Monday's fighter jet crash at Milestone School and College in the capital's Uttara. A 10-year-old boy, Ayman, succumbed to his burn injuries...
Bangla Press Desk: Another case has been filed in connection with the violent clashes centering the National Citizen Party (NCP) rally in Gopalganj, bringing the total number of cases to 11 and the accused to over 10,000. Officer-in-Cha...
Bangla Press Desk: Four police personnel from Mohammadpur Police Station have been closed (relieved of duty) following allegations of negligence in handling a recent mugging incident in the area. The officers withdrawn are: Sub-Inspecto...
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