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: The government has appointed an administrator to oversee the operations of the Bangladesh Fertilizer Association (BFA), according to an office order issued last Thursday. Mustafizur Rahman, a Joint Secretary at the Mi...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has placed an order to purchase 25 aircraft from American aviation company Boeing, Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman announced on Sunday. He made the statements while speaking to journalis...
Bangla Press Desk: A community-based health development project titled Hygiene Education Reaches Out (HERO) has been launched to promote sustainable hand hygiene and basic health awareness among primary school students and their families i...
Bangla Press Desk: The Election Commission has transferred 71 of its officials in a major reshuffle ahead of the 13th Parliamentary Election. The EC on Sunday issued a gazette notification signed by Assistant Secretary of Election Co...
Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court on Sunday placed four leaders and activists of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement (ADSM) on a seven-day remand in connection with an alleged extortion incident at the Gulshan residence of former Awam...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday renewed his call for Malaysia to support Bangladesh's bid to become a member of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations). The chief adviser made the call when N...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday expressed deep gratitude to foreign medical teams for their swift and dedicated treatment of victims injured in the recent plane crash at Milestone School and College. A...
Bangla Press Desk: A court here on Monday showed former minister and senior Awami League leader Amir Hossain Amu and party publicity and publication secretary Abdus Subhan Golap arrested in two separate murder cases linked to the 2024 July...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday proposed that Saudi Arabia could consider establishing its production sector in Bangladesh by utilising Bangladesh's geostrategic location, cheap labour and the country's re...
Bangla Press Desk: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir visited veteran political thinker and writer Badruddin Umar at United Hospital in Dhaka on Monday. During the visit, Fakhrul inquired about Umar’s health condition from...
Bangla Press Desk: BNP on Monday staged a walkout from the reform dialogue during the discussion over the proposed appointment process for four key constitutional and statutory bodies. Before the walkout, BNP Standing Committee Member Sa...
Bangla Press Desk: Continuous rain triggered by an active monsoon has disrupted normal life in Dhaka, causing severe inconvenience to commuters in the capital. The rain which began on Sunday evening continued till Monday morning, causing...
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