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: Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon participated in an Iftar and prayer session organized by the National Press Club on the second day of Ramadan on Friday, joining journalists for the occasion.The event...
Bangla Press Desk: After paying homage to the Language Movement martyrs, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today offered prayers seeking forgiveness for the martyrs standing the Central Shaheed Minar premises in the city, setting a unique example i...
Bangla Press Desk: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md Sajjat Ali has said that fraudulent activities like food adulteration are unacceptable under any circumstances and called for strict monitoring to ensure that prices of e...
Bangla Press Desk: State Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salahuddin Tuku on Friday said that through regular monitoring and supervision, artificial crisis created by syndicates in the food and agriculture sectors...
Bangla Press Desk: TIB on Friday called on Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman to focus on “purifying” and “reforming” his political party, warning that otherwise renewed attempts to normalise corruption would invariably play into th...
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Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and opposition leader Shafiqur Rahman has questioned whether the government has announced the nationalisation of “extortion” through the newly appointed minister of road transport, rail, and s...
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Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to strengthening the country’s democratic journey, stating that the restoration and consolidation of democracy remain top priorities.In a message issued...
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Bangla Press Desk: Education Adviser ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon has said that police will question teenagers found roaming unnecessarily on the streets at night, as part of efforts to maintain discipline and ensure public safety.He made the remark...
Bangla Press Desk: Zaima Rahman has expressed deep admiration for her father, Tarique Rahman, describing him as her greatest inspiration and a devoted patriot in a heartfelt Facebook post.In the post, Zaima wrote that during childhood, many peo...
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Bangla Press Desk: Newly elected member of parliament from the Dhaka-15 (Mirpur-Kafrul) constituency and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman offered his first Jummah prayers as an MP on Friday.He performed the congregational...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has revised the operating hours of CNG filling stations to ensure uninterrupted gas supply during the holy month of Ramadan.A notification issued on Friday (20 February) by the Energy and Mineral Resources Divi...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has issued a gazette notification forming a 15-member 'Cabinet Committee for Family Card Distribution', aimed at providing protection to marginalised and low-income families.The Cabinet Division issued the noti...
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