News and updates from Bangladesh
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Bangla Press Desk: The Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection has fined 120 establishments across 46 districts a total of Tk 9,93,200 following market inspections targeting essential commo...
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Bangla Press Desk: Police have arrested Bidisha Ershad, former wife of former president and Jatiya Party founder HM Ershad.Police detained her from Gulshan around 8:30pm Tuesday, Gulshan Police chief Daud Hossain said.“She was arrested under a warran...
Bangla Press Desk: State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam on Tuesday said Bangladesh hopes to leverage its upcoming UN General Assembly (UNGA) presidency to strengthen international pressure for a political solution to the Rohingy...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has appointed 184 officers to entry-level posts in the Bangladesh Civil Service (Health) cadre through the 48th BCS (Special) Examination-2025.Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration Md Ehsanu...
Bangla Press Desk: The Bangladesh Navy has rescued 16 fishermen along with their fishing boat after its engine broke down, leaving them adrift in the Bay of Bengal for three days.As part of its regular patrols to ensure security in the co...
Bangla Press Desk: President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday extended heartfelt greetings to the people of Bangladesh and Muslims across the world on the occasion of holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, which will be observed on Wednesday.In a messag...
Bangla Press Desk: An employee of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) was killed after being struck by a vehicle while on duty in Mirpur of the capital.The accident occurred at Senpara around 6:00am on Tuesday (25 August).The dece...
Bangla Press Desk: Police have arrested an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Pallabi Police Station with 5,310 yaba pills for alleged involvement in drug trafficking.ASI Md Shafiqul Islam, 43, and another man, known only as Wasim, 24, were arres...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed education officials to consider restarting government stipends for both male and female students while ensuring their nutrition and health.The PM gave the directives while attending...
Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court on Monday placed a man, Kakon Rana, 35, on a six-day remand in a case filed over allegedly committing blackmailing and fraud using the names and photographs of Prime Minister's wife Dr Zubaida Rahman and Assista...
Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court on Monday ordered that former Bagerhat-4 MP and Awami League Central leader Amirul Alam Milon, 72, be shown arrested in a case filed over the murder of BNP activist Makbul Hossain.Dhaka Additional Metropolitan M...
Bangla Press Desk: Frequent power outages are disrupting life across Dhaka city as a worsening gas shortage has forced several gas-fired power plants to run below capacity, widening the gap between electricity demand and supply.Load-shedding ha...
Bangla Press Desk: A Bangladeshi expatriate has been killed in a shooting at a restaurant in New York City.Another Bangladeshi national was shot in the incident and has been hospitalised for treatment.The deceased has been identified as Yusuf R...
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