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: The government has decided to waive agricultural loans of up to Tk10,000, including interest, for 12 lakh farmers.The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting held on Thursday. Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Gani announced the decision d...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman on Thursday called on all political and social organisations, regardless of party affiliation, to work together for the sake of peace, order and national development.He made the rema...
Bangla Press Desk: Another 175 Bangladeshi nationals returned home from Libya on Thursday.They arrived in Dhaka at 8:00am on Burak Air chartered flight, according the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.The repatriation was coordinated by the Bangladesh Emba...
Bangla Press Desk: The government will take strict action in accordance with existing laws and regulations against officials and employees who fail to attend office on time, said Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Gani on Thursday.“If government officials and...
Bangla Press Desk: The High Court on Thursday granted bail to former Cox’s Bazar member of parliament Abdur Rahman Bodi in a case filed against him.A High Court bench passed the order, allowing his release in the specific case under consideration.Bod...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday said efforts would continue to secure UN recognition for Bangla and proposed turning the Amar Ekushey Book Fair into an international event in the coming years.Speaking at the inaugural cer...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will confer the country’s second-highest civilian award Ekushey Padak today.The award giving ceremony will be held at 11:00am on Thursday at the capital’s Osmani Memorial Auditorium.The governmen...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh’s education sector faces mounting criticism as pass rates and GPA-5 scores rise while overall learning standards decline sharply.Educators and analysts say students show major gaps in reading skills, subject knowle...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will inaugurate the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026 today.He will formally inaugurate the fair at 2:00pm as the chief guest.The Prime Minister will also present the Bangla Academy Literary Award 2025...
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Bangla Press Desk: Political leaders often stay ahead of the public mood. They understand voter sentiment, election strategy and the mechanics of governance. They also know how power can distance rulers from citizens. As the new government begi...
Bangla Press Desk: The Bridge Division and the Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) have officially launched digital attendance system at Setu Bhaban, bringing all employees and staff under a fully electronic monitoring framework.According to a p...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has conferred the country’s second-highest civilian award Ekushey Padak.The award giving ceremony began at 11:00am on Thursday at the capital’s Osmani Memorial Auditorium.Nine distinguished indiv...
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