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...
Bangla Press Desk : Shocking allegations of corruption involving advisers of the former interim government are gradually coming to light. Not only that, serious accusations of corruption and irregularities have also been found against several officia...
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Bangla Press Desk : At least 10 members of a family, including two children and a pregnant woman, suffered burn injuries after a powerful explosion caused by a gas pipeline leak in a residential building in Uttara, Dhaka.The incident occurred early F...
Bangla Press Desk : Fifteen individuals, including late BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, and five organisations have been named as recipients of the Independence Award 2026.Md Humayun Kabir, deputy secretary at the Cabinet Division, issued a notification...
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Bangla Press Desk : Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday directed the authorities concerned to establish language training centres across the country to develop skilled manpower for overseas employment.The premier gave the instruction at a meeti...
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Bangla Press Desk : The Bangladesh chapter of the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP) was officially launched to further strengthen substance use prevention, treatment and recovery initiatives in the country.The launching cer...
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Bangla Press Desk : Road Transport and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam on Thursday said that the route permits of bus companies will be cancelled if they charge extra fares during Eid.“If anyone charges even one taka more than the approved fare,...
Bangla Press Desk : The government has issued a set of directives asking all government, autonomous, statutory bodies, corporations and other offices to ensure economical and responsible use of electricity and energy to tackle the current global cris...
Bangla Press Desk : Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain has warned that undisciplined doctors might face strict disciplinary action for any negligence to duties and private practice in during office hour.The minister made th...
Bangla Press Desk : Former Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul on Wednesday night strongly denied corruption allegations circulating on social media, asserting that he did not take “not a single taka” corruptly during his tenure in the interim governmen...
Bangla Press Desk : Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday switched off half the lights at his Secretariat office and lowered the air-conditioner use, urging all government offices and institutions to be more frugal in electricity use.“The P...
Bangla Press Desk : Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will formally inaugurate the Family Card programme at 10am on 10 March at the T&T ground adjacent to the Korail slum in the capital.The programme will also be inaugurated simultaneously at 1...
Bangla Press Desk : Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Iqbal Hassan Mahmood on Wednesday said Bangladesh has no alternative but to use its existing fuel resources in a cost-effective manner due to the ongoing war in the Middle Eas...
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