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...
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Bangla Press Desk: State Minister for Education Bobby Hajjaj on Thursday said the BNP government considers education as investment, not expenditure."The BNP-led government will not consider education as just an expenditure sector, rather education wi...
Bangla Press Desk: The information ministry has formed a four-member committee to probe corruption allegations against Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) Managing Director and Chief Editor Mahbub Morshed.The committee has been asked to submit it...
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Bangla Press Desk: Newly appointed Women and Children Affairs Minister AZM Zahid Hossain on Thursday said the BNP, in its election manifesto, pledged to work for the development of women and children.“We have to work beyond traditional lines. S...
Bangla Press Desk: As Tarique Rahman begins his journey as Bangladesh’s 11th prime minister, the government has launched official Facebook and Instagram pages to disseminate information on administrative decisions and development activities.Pag...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has formed a Cabinet Committee to launch a pilot project aimed at supporting low-income and marginalised people.Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury would lead the committee as its president.Under the pilot...
Bangla Press Desk: Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon on Thursday said that instructions have been given to the authorities concerned to ensure the preparation and distribution of question papers of SSC examinations, without any irregularitie...
Bangla Press Desk: Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday called for united efforts to build a successful state, saying cooperation at all levels remains crucial for development and good...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has announced plans to overhaul Bangladesh Railway, stating it no longer wants the state-run transport agency to operate as a loss-making institution.Road Transport and Bridges, Railways and Shipping Minister S...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman presided over an inter-ministerial meeting at the Cabinet Division meeting room at the Bangladesh Secretariat on Thursday.The inter-ministerial meeting was held on 'Planting 25 crore trees in fiv...
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Bangla Press Desk: Researchers warned that Bangladesh is steadily moving towards a debt-risk trap because of inflated costs, corruption and weak governance in large infrastructure projects undertaken in the name of development. They said borrow...
Bangla Press Desk: Newly-appointed Education Minister A N M Ehsanul Haque Milon has assured that question paper leaks and cheating will not return under his tenure.Speaking at a press conference at the Ministry of Education on Wednesday, the mi...
Bangla Press Desk: A BNP activist was hacked to death by some miscreants in Barishal Sadar Upazila on Wednesday night.The incident took place at around 9:30pm near Bausherhat bazar in the Raypasha–Korapur union area.The deceased was identified...
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