News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Victims were remembered and calls for justice renewed on Friday as the nation observed the 13th anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Savar.The eight-storey building, whic...
Bangla Press Desk : Former Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul on Wednesday night strongly denied corruption allegations circulating on social media, asserting that he did not take “not a single taka” corruptly during his tenure in the interim governmen...
Bangla Press Desk : Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday switched off half the lights at his Secretariat office and lowered the air-conditioner use, urging all government offices and institutions to be more frugal in electricity use.“The P...
Bangla Press Desk : Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will formally inaugurate the Family Card programme at 10am on 10 March at the T&T ground adjacent to the Korail slum in the capital.The programme will also be inaugurated simultaneously at 1...
Bangla Press Desk : Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Iqbal Hassan Mahmood on Wednesday said Bangladesh has no alternative but to use its existing fuel resources in a cost-effective manner due to the ongoing war in the Middle Eas...
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Bangla Press Desk : Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has redistributed the portfolios of eight state ministers.A notification in this regard was issued by the Cabinet Division on Wednesday.According to the gazette, State Minister Md Shariful...
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Bangla Press Desk : Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday directed the Health and Family Welfare Ministry to launch 'e-Health Card' to ensure healthcare services for the country's people.The premier gave the directive at a meeting wi...
Bangla Press Desk : A Dhaka court on Wednesday ordered the seizure of income tax records of Md Anwarul Islam, an assistant engineer at the Mujib Kella Project under the Department of Disaster Management, and his wife, Tahmina Akter, over allega...
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Bangla Press Desk : Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is expected to launch Farmer Card formally on pilot basis on 14 April on the occasion of first day of the Bangla New Year 1433.The decision was taken at a review meeting held at the Cabinet Divi...
Bangla Press Desk : Md Al-Amin, a senior instructor (Garments Trade) of Thakurgaon Technical Training Centre under the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment, has joined the same institution as its new acting principal.Al-Amin...
Bangla Press Desk : A teacher of Islamic University in Kushtia was stabbed to death at her office on Wednesday afternoon. After carrying out the stabbing, the assailant also slit his own throat in an apparent attempt to commit suicide.The...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh’s Financial Intelligence Unit (BIFU) has sought details of all bank accounts of former interim government adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, who was among the front-line leaders of the July Uprising.On Monday, the...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Railway has begun selling advance train tickets for 14 March as part of its arrangements for Eid-ul-Fitr travel.The authorities on Wednesday launched the second day of advance ticket sales to ensure smooth jou...
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