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: 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...
Bangla Press Desk: National Citizen Party (NCP) lawmaker Abul Hasnat has urged parliament for the urgent widening of the Debidwar section of the Cumilla-Sylhet Highway.Taking the floor on a point of order during Wednesday’s session, Hasnat des...
Bangla Press Desk: A fire that broke out at a high-rise building in the capital’s Banani area on Wednesday evening was brought under control after nearly two hours.The fire originated on the top floor of an 11-storey building near Kacha Bazar...
Bangla Press Desk: The home ministry on Wednesday transferred 17 police officers having the rank of supernumerary additional deputy inspectors general (Addl-DIGs) to new stations.“The transfer order will take immediate effect,” said a circular...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday informed the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) that the five-year-term ‘Fifth Primary Education Development Programme’ is set to begin from 1 July.“The five-year-term ‘Fifth Primary Education Deve...
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