News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: The government has appointed Dr. Nurunnahar Chowdhury, a member of the Planning Commission, as the Secretary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism.On Wednesday (October 14),...
Bangla Press Desk: A fire broke out in a rubbish heap near Gate No. 8 of the Cargo Village at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital. Two Fire Service units are working at the scene.Rashed Bin Khalid, Duty Officer at the Fire Ser...
Bangla Press Desk: Newly appointed contractual officials of various important government agencies, boards and corporations paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday night.The meeting took place at the BN...
Bangla Press Desk: BNP Senior Joint Secretary General and Political Adviser to Prime Minister Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said on Saturday that party’s high-level policymaking forum will decide who will be the country's next President.He said, “The de...
Bangla Press Desk: National Parliament Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad will use Bangabhaban, the president’s official resident and office, as his new office upon assuming the role of the acting president following the resignation of Mohammed Shahabuddin.Ho...
Bangla Press Desk: Newly appointed Navy Chief Vice Admiral Khondkar Misbah ul Azim on Friday paid tribute to the memory of the brave martyrs of the Armed Forces, who laid down their lives in the Great Liberation War in 1971, by placing a wreath...
Bangla Press Desk: Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon said on Friday that citizens of all religious faiths in Bangladesh enjoy equal rights, emphasising that the country's constitution leaves no scope for discrimination or...
Bangla Press Desk: Police have recovered and safely defused several bomb-like objects found beneath the Motijheel Metro Rail Station in the capital on Friday evening.The Bomb Disposal Unit of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police's (DMP) Counter Terror...
Bangla Press Desk: As Bangladesh prepares for local government elections, a debate has emerged that goes beyond electoral rules. The Jamaat-e-Islami has proposed barring office-bearers and active members of political parties banned by the gover...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad Bir Bikram, MP, returned to Dhaka on Friday after concluding a brief official visit to Thailand.The Speaker arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 12:15pm afte...
Bangla Press Desk: Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad is returning home on Friday after cutting short his visit to Bangkok amid growing speculation about the possible resignation of President Mohammed Shahabuddin.A source at the Parliamen...
Bangla Press Desk: The Ministry of Food along with various donor agencies have launched a new analysis on food insecurity in Bangladesh.The agencies include Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations World...
Bangla Press Desk: Rumours of a sudden fuel shortage triggered long queues at filling stations across Thakurgaon on Wednesday and Thursday, with customers rushing to buy fuel and scuffles breaking out at some pumps.Large crowds began gathering...
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