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: A meeting of the National Parliament Committee was held under the chairmanship of BNP Chairman and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to accelerate the activities of the Jatiya Sangsad.During the meeting, the prime minister...
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Bangla Press Desk: Religious Affairs Minister Kazi Shah Mofazzal Houssain (Kaikobad) left for Saudi Arabia to attend the Umrah and Visit Forum, marking his first official foreign tour since taking charge of the Ministry of Religious Affai...
Bangla Press Desk: The first session of the current parliament will resume on Sunday with its third sitting at 3pm after a 14-day break.The agenda for Sunday's business include discussion on the thanksgiving motion over the president’s sp...
Bangla Press Desk: State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Yeaser Khan Choudhury has drawn widespread praise after pausing his official convoy to personally participate in a local burial, bypassing standard government protocol.The incid...
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Bangla Press Desk: BNP Chairman and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrived at the party’s central office at Nayapaltan in the capital on Saturday evening.He arrived at the central office around 7:20pm while party leaders and activists welc...
Bangla Press Desk: What began as a return journey after the Eid holidays ended in tragedy in Tangail’s Kalihati upazila where five people including a child were killed after being run over by a train while two others were critically injur...
Bangla Press Desk: A major road development project in Munshiganj is set to ease chronic travel woes and strengthen connectivity with the capital as authorities move to upgrade key highways linking the district with Dhaka’s main tr...
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Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed at fuel depots across the country to prevent hoarding, maintain discipline in fuel distribution.The deployment was made following directives from the Ministry of Home Affairs as reports emerged of atte...
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Bangla Press Desk: The government of Vietnam has officially opened its market for the import of potatoes from Bangladesh. The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment of Vietnam on Friday granted approval for Bangladesh to export potatoes t...
Bangla Press Desk: Md Ahsan Habib Palash has assumed office as the 12th Director General (DG) of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), holding the rank of Additional Inspector General of Police. He officially took over the position on Saturday.Ahsa...
Bangla Press Desk: Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said that the police are not a “stick-wielding force” for any political party or group but are meant to serve the people.He made the remarks on Saturday (28 March) while addressing the...
Bangla Press Desk: The wife of National Parliament Speaker Hafiz Uddin Bir Bikram, Mrs Dilara Hafiz, is in a critical condition and currently on ventilation at Singapore General Hospital.BNP Media Cell member Shayrul Kabir Khan confirmed the de...
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