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: Italian companies have expressed interest in supporting the modernisation of Bangladesh's aviation sector through the introduction of a state-of-the-art bird hazard management system at airports and the establishment of a sp...
Bangla Press Desk: Women leaders at a roundtable on Monday underscored the need for effective distribution, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the gender budget, allocated in the proposed national budget for the fiscal year (FY) 2026...
Bangla Press Desk: CHATTOGRAM, June 22: Maintenance work on the Karnaphuli Tunnel, located beneath the Karnaphuli River in the port city of Chattogram, began on Monday and will continue until June 28.During the maintenance period, vehicular mo...
Bangla Press Desk: A motorcyclist who sustained critical injuries after being struck on the head with a brick in the capital's Shewrapara area of Mirpur died on Monday morning while undergoing treatment, 13 days after the attack.The deceased, S...
Bangla Press Desk: Former Information Minister of the ousted Awami League government, Hasanul Haque Inu, told a court that he has been keeping two exercise books in prison — one red and one green — to record details of the cases against him, i...
Bangla Press Desk: Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said army personnel have been deployed in six districts based on intelligence reports indicating subversive activities by the banned Awami League. He also said that the country's law a...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) organised a school awareness campaign in Dinajpur on Monday to educate students about the harmful impacts of single-use plastics and the growing environmental challenges po...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh currently has 7.63 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of recoverable natural gas reserves, while the country is experiencing a daily gas supply deficit of around 1,146 million cubic feet per day (MMcfd), Power, Energy and...
Bangla Press Desk: The government on Monday formed a five-member committee to recommend suitable candidates for appointment as commissioners of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).The Cabinet Division issued a notification in this regard on M...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has undertaken a series of nationwide initiatives, including in Brahmanbaria district, to prevent rumours and misinformation spread through online media and social networking platforms, said Information and Br...
Bangla Press Desk: A fire that broke out at Rubber-Tyred Gantry (RTG) crane of New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) of Chittagong Port on Monday afternoon has been brought under control within 30 minutes.The fire broke out around 2:30 pm...
Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court on Monday showed former ministers Hasanul Haq Inu and Rashed Khan Menon arrested in a case filed over an alleged attempt to murder Md Mokhlesin in the capital’s Bongshal area during the July 2024 Mass Uprising....
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