News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Five more children died in the past 24 hours till Wednesday morning—four from measles-related symptoms and one from a confirmed measles case.In addition, Bangladesh recorded 9...
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Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has instructed the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief to provide immediate assistance to people affected by recent hailstorms and flash floods across...
Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court on Tuesday granted a two-day remand for 11 accused each in a case filed over vandalism at a shopping complex in Uttara, allegedly triggered by rumours of a rickshaw puller being beaten to death.Dhaka Metro...
Bangla Press Desk: The Education Ministry on Monday issued nine notifications confirming the appointments of new vice chancellors to eight public universities and the University Grants Commission (UGC).Separate notifications were also iss...
Bangla Press Desk: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) is maintaining round-the-clock security across Dhaka city during the Eid holidays as large numbers of residents leave the capital.Commanding Officer of RAB-10, Mohammad Kamruzzaman, made the...
Bangla Press Desk: Three members of the same family, including a child, were killed after being run over by a truck while returning home for the Eid ul-Fitr holidays.The accident occurred on Tuesday morning (17 March) in the Mirzarkot Mod...
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Bangla Press Desk: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ali Hossain Fakir has said there is no security risk surrounding Eid and warned that action will be taken against anyone charging excessive fares during Eid travel.He made the remarks o...
Bangla Press Desk: Metro rail services will remain closed on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr and resume the following day as per the regular schedule.Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) issued a notice in this regard on Monday.The notice said met...
Bangla Press Desk: Though a seven-day public holiday began on Tuesday to mark Eid-ul-Fitr, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman attended office at the Secretariat and continued his official work.The Prime Minister arrived at his office at around...
Bangla Press Desk: A seven-day holiday began on Tuesday as Bangladesh gears up to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, triggering a nationwide travel rush with millions leaving major cities including Dhaka celebrate the festival with their families in hometo...
Bangla Press Desk: A seven-day holiday marking Eid ul-Fitr began on Tuesday (17 March), triggering a surge of homebound passengers at Kamalapur Railway Station. Despite the heavy rush, travellers said most trains departed on schedule.From...
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Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister’s Adviser on Education, Overseas Employment and ICT Mahdi Amin on Monday stressed the need for major reforms in the country’s education system to build a merit-based Bangladesh, saying the current structu...
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Bangla Press Desk: State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam on Monday reiterated the government’s commitment to protecting human rights, saying the country witnessed repeated violations over the past 17 years.“We have seen how...
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