News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday inaugurated a new 500-bed building at the National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital in Dhaka.The Prime Minister formally opened the...
Bangla Press Desk: One death and 169 fresh cases were reported from dengue in the last 24 hours till Saturday morning, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) in a handout on Saturday. With the updated data, the number...
Bangla Press Desk: Non-performing loans (NPLs) in the country’s banking sector soared to a historic high of Tk4,20,335 crore in the first quarter (January-March) of 2025, according to Bangladesh Bank latest data. This sharp rise has...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur announced that the merger of five private sector Islamic banks is at the final stage, assuring that no employee would lose their job due to the process. Speaking to a group o...
Bangla Press Desk: Nepal has officially started exporting 38 megawatts (MW) of hydropower to Bangladesh using Indian transmission lines, with the supply beginning at 12pm on Sunday. Shamim Hasan, Director of Public Relations at the B...
Bangla Press Desk: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has started an inquiry over allegations of laundering around Tk2,000 crore against former UK high commissioner Saida Muna Tasneem and her husband Tauhidul Islam Chaudhury, chairman...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Monday directed the authorities concerned to immediately form a committee to investigate the role of former Chief Election Commissioners, Election Commissioners and Secretaries of...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has opened emergency hotlines for Bangladeshi nationals currently residing in Iran and their families in Bangladesh to ensure urgent communication amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle Easte...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday called for safeguarding natural ecosystems during the execution of development projects elsewhere in the country. During a meeting at the State Guest House Jamuna in D...
Bangla Press Desk: Outgoing German Ambassador to Bangladesh Achim Troster and his wife paid a courtesy call on BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia on Friday night. The meeting took place around 8:30pm at the B...
Bangla Press Desk: Food Adviser Ali Imam Majumder on Friday said the country's food situation remains highly satisfactory, thanks to a bumper Boro harvest, significantly boosting food grain stocks. Speaking at a view-exchange meeting...
Bangla Press Desk: The government on Friday signed an agreement with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to obtain loans for the construction of a dual gauge double line railway between Gazipur’s Joydebpur and Pabna’s Ishwardi...
Bangla Press Desk: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a US$1.3 billion disbursement of the third and fourth tranches of Bangladesh's $4.7 billion loan program. “The Executive Board of the IMF completed the combined 3r...
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