News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni has said Article 70 of the Constitution will apply to the presidential election as well.Citing the article, he said on Tuesday that MPs cannot vote again...
Bangla Press Desk: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has asked Bangladesh Police to apply for Interpol red notices against the banned Awami League’s chief Sheikh Hasina, and nine others linked to her.Others in the list include Hasina’s son S...
Bangla Press Desk: At first glance, the GTC Charity Home looks like any other modest building near the entrance of the Madhyapara Hard Rock Mine in Parbatipur, Dinajpur. But on any given weekday afternoon, elderly villagers limp in from distanc...
Bangla Press Desk: A young man was killed after being run over by the intercity Titumir Express train at Akkelpur Railway Station in Joypurhat on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Ashraful Islam, 23, son of Abul Hossain of Shahagra...
Bangla Press Desk: UNOPS Bangladesh on Tuesday convened the SDG Model Dissemination Session on SDG 5 and SDG 16 at Agrabad Hotel, Chattogram, bringing together government officials, development partners, youth leaders, civil society representat...
Bangla Press Desk: The government on Tuesday decided to form a special task force under the supervision of State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam to further strengthen dengue prevention and respon...
Bangla Press Desk: State Minister for the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salauddin Tuku has expressed deep shock and sorrow over the passing of Kabir Hossain, a well-known farmer and social media content creator from Tangail.Kabir,...
Bangla Press Desk: Four teachers and three officials of Dhaka University (DU) have been suspended from their services over various controversial activities and separate allegations against them, a DU press release said.During the suspension per...
Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court has granted police permission to question lawyer Shafiq Nazrul in custody for allegedly using a photo of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s daughter Zaima Rahman in an advertisement linked to the Bangladesh Bar Cou...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has spent a packed day in China’s northeastern city of Dalian with a strong focus on attracting foreign investment.On Tuesday, it marked his first participation in an international forum as head...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has designated 445 safe shelters across Dhaka to protect residents in the event of earthquakes and other emergencies, Disaster Management Minister Asadul Habib Dulu has said.He said a proposal has been sent to...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, along with heads of government of six other countries, attended a state dinner hosted by Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Dalian on Tuesday evening.The dinner was arranged in honour of the heads of s...
Bangla Press Desk: Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, was taken on a sightseeing tour of Putrajaya by Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, wife of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, following an official recepti...
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