News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Independent MP elected from Brahmanbaria-2 Rumeen Farhana on Sunday came down heavily on the government for playing down the fuel crisis all this time, pointing to the long queues o...
Bangla Press Desk: The risk of non-communicable diseases caused by ultra-processed foods is increasing at an alarming rate in Bangladesh. Introducing warning messages on the front of food packages, commonly known as Front-of-Package Labelling (...
Bangla Press Desk: Md. Zakaria officially assumed office today as the Secretary of the Ministry of Shipping.Earlier he served as a Member (Secretary) of the Planning Commission, said a press release.Zakaria was promoted to the position of Secre...
Bangla Press Desk: Speculation over the Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) mayoral race has intensified amid conflicting claims about whether former mayor Mohammad Manjur Alam will contest in the election under the National Citizen Party (NCP) b...
Bangla Press Desk: The Traffic Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has filed 1,457 cases against traffic law violators during an ongoing drive in the capital that ended at 6:00 am today (Thursday).According to DMP sources, 65 cases were...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is set to inaugurate this year’s Hajj flights tomorrow (17 April) night.The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism said the Prime Minister will formally open the Hajj flight operations at 11:30p...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh has called for stronger global cooperation to bridge the digital divide and build robust data systems.Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Ambassador Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury made the cal...
Bangla Press Desk: Mymensingh Medical College Hospital has admitted 33 more children with measles symptoms within a 24-hour window.The hospital’s Assistant Director (Administration) Muhammad Mynuddin Khan said on Wednesday that a total of 88 c...
Bangla Press Desk: A college student has allegedly died in Chattogram after being thrown an eight-storey elevator shaft.He is believed to have entered the under-construction building in an attempt to escape his attackers, reportss bdnews24.com...
Bangla Press Desk: Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman on Thursday told Parliament that the government has taken effective steps to withdraw politically motivated harassment cases filed during the tenure of the previo...
Bangla Press Desk: Rail communication between Dhaka and Mymensingh resumed early Thursday after remaining suspended for nearly four hours due to a fallen tree on the railway track.The disruption occurred around 9:30 pm on Wednesday near Jabbar...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today sought US$ 2.0 billion fund from development partners to meet the Bangladesh's immediate energy needs and safeguard its economic stability."The situation before us demands urgency, solidar...
Bangla Press Desk: New York-based Time magazine has featured Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on its list of 100 most influential people of the world for 2026, according to a feature published on the magazine’s website on Wednesday.Alo...
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