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...
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Bangla Press Desk: Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain has said the government has allocated an additional amount of Tk604 crore for the procurement of vaccines to tackle the recent prevalence of measles.“No measles vaccinati...
Bangla Press Desk: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Sunday arrested the truck driver from Bagharpara upazila in Jashore district in connection with the killing of a filling station manager in Narail.The arrestee was identified as Suja...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday visited offices of different ministries at the Bangladesh Secretariat here this morning.Before entering his Cabinet Division office in the secretariat, the premier visited the offices of the...
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Bangla Press Desk: A filling station manager was killed allegedly after being run over by a truck following a dispute over fuel on Kalna–Jessore highway in Narail Sadar upazila early Sunday.The victim was identified as Nahid Sardar, 35, manager...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-uz-Zaman left the country on Saturday (28 March) for an official visit to the United States.The visit aims to recognise the contributions of Bangladeshi peacekeepers in United Nations missi...
Bangla Press Desk: A coach of the Dolonchapa Express train derailed at Setabganj Railway Station in Bochaganj upazila of Dinajpur on Sunday morning.The incident occurred at around 8:13am as the Panchagarh-to-Santahar bound train was enter...
Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court on Sunday set 8 April for publishing a gazette summoning Tulip Rizwana Siddiq and former RAJUK assistant legal adviser Sardar Mosharraf Hossain to appear before the court in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption C...
Bangla Press Desk: Newly appointed Attorney General Barrister Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal has stated that some law officers in the Attorney General’s office are alleged to be involved in illegal currency trading and unethical activities, and ac...
Bangla Press Desk: A major fire erupted at a cold storage facility in the Sagarika area of Chattogram city on Sunday, prompting an intensive response from the fire service.Eight firefighting units are currently working to bring the blaze...
Bangla Press Desk: Shipping Minister Sheikh Rabiul Alam has issued a strict directive requiring all passengers to get off buses before the vehicles are allowed to board ferries, in a move aimed at preventing accidents and ensuring passeng...
Bangla Press Desk: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Sheikh Rabiul Alam has claimed that this year’s Eid travel was largely smooth, despite a few accidents that left the nation saddened.He made the remarks on Sunday (29 March) while speaking...
Bangla Press Desk: As many as 22 people, including at least four Bangladeshis, died from starvation while remaining stranded for six days on a floating rubber-boat in their attempts sail to Greece via the Mediterranean through undocumented channels.A...
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