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: Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon has said the government is committed to building a country free from drugs, terrorism and juvenile gangs, drawing inspiration from the successful anti-cheating campaign in his consti...
Bangla Press Desk: Land Minister Mizanur Rahman Minu has said that there is no question of any irregularity or corruption."We follow the ideals of martyred President Ziaur Rahman. There can be no compromise on honesty and principles. Building a corru...
Bangla Press Desk: Commerce, Industries, and Textiles and Jute Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir has said that the government has adequate food stocks to maintain market stability during the holy month of Ramadan.Speaking to journalists on Frid...
Bangla Press Desk: The July National Charter cannot be directly incorporated into the constitution without fundamental amendments to it, Supreme Court’s senior lawyer Shahdeen Malik has said.For this reason, the BNP has yet to take any oath to...
Bangla Press Desk: Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo has launched a hotline as part of his effort to crack down on extortion, terrorism, and other forms of irregularities in his Feni-3 constituency.In a Facebook...
Bangla Press Desk: Dr ANM Monowarul Kadir Bitu, joint secretary general of the Doctors’ Association of Bangladesh (DAB), has been deputed as the personal assistant physician to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.The Ministry of Public Administration...
Bangla Press Desk: The Central Shaheed Minar is getting final touches as the nation prepares to observe International Mother Language Day with due respect and solemnity, commemorating the sacrifices of the language martyrs.The historic monument...
Bangla Press Desk: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Sheikh Rabiul Alam said on Thursday that money collected from transport operators on the roads through mutual agreement cannot be called extortion.“What is described as extortion on t...
Bangla Press Desk: Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (SHUJAN) has questioned the Election Commission’s (EC) decision to publish the election gazette late at night without conducting an investigation, despite allegations of vote rigging.The issue...
Bangla Press Desk: The 15th BCS Forum has congratulated Tarique Rahman on the BNP’s decisive victory in the 13th parliamentary election and on his swearing-in as Bangladesh’s new prime minister.The forum also extended its best wishes and...
Bangla Press Desk: Former Awami League MP from Thakurgaon-2, Md Dabirul Islam, has been released on bail from Dinajpur jail, one and a half years after his arrest. He was released around 7:10pm on Thursday, confirmed Farhad Sarkar, a...
Bangla Press Desk: Former law adviser Asif Nazrul has shared an emotional message on social media about his official residence on Hare Road, which he is going to vacate. In a Facebook post on Thursday, he wrote that he has developed...
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