behind the news
Menu
Tourism paralysed by Coronavirus scare

Tourism paralysed by Coronavirus scare

Chowdhury Akbor Hossain
The new fear in the world is Coronavirus which has had an impact on the tourism sector of the country. The number of Bangladeshis going to...Details
Law stipulates strict punishment for forced prostitution

Law stipulates strict punishment for forced prostitution

Udisa Islam
Taslima was sold to the Doulatdia brothel when she was 13 and the woman who bought her used a notary to record her as an adult showing her as a 19...Details
DNCC LED project caught in a limbo

DNCC LED project caught in a limbo

Shahed Shafiq
The LED light project approved by ECNEC to illuminate Dhaka is still languishing since the project has not been implemented in Dhaka North City...Details
Revenue income shows upward trend

Revenue income shows upward trend

Golam Mowla
The collection of revenue has gained momentum. In December last, the revenue growth was around 22 percent while in November it was 7.76 percent.In...Details
Average difference of longevity between rich and poor is 19 years

Average difference of longevity between rich and poor is 19 years

Shahed Shafiq
The people with less income or average income lag behind in longevity than people with high income. A child who takes birth in a low income family...Details
Early preparation for Dengue welcome

Early preparation for Dengue welcome

Jakia Ahmed
The main threat across the world now is Coronavirus though not a single person has been infected in Bangladesh as yet; but the Dengue season may...Details
No step to safeguard language, culture of Garo minorities

No step to safeguard language, culture of Garo minorities

Sherpur Correspondent
Six ethnic minority communities live in Sherpur and the Garo, Hajong, Hodi, Barman, Koch and Dalu communities have their own language though...Details
DNCC spent a fortune on low quality fogger machines

DNCC spent a fortune on low quality fogger machines

Shahed Shafiq
Last year, during the Dengue season, 200 fogger machines and five vehicle mounted fogger machines were purchased but the Dhaka North City...Details
All electric lines to go underground by 2025

All electric lines to go underground by 2025

Shanchita Shitu
A five-year project has been taken to make all power lines subterranean by 2025. A project has already been taken for 1,118 km of underground...Details
DoE needs more manpower for extensive drives

DoE needs more manpower for extensive drives

Shanchita Shitu
The effort to stop honking around the secretariat has not seen an implementation as yet. There aren’t any visible efforts to give material form to...Details
Flower market is worth Tk 16b

Flower market is worth Tk 16b

Golam Mowla
The country now boasts a Tk 16 billion flower market with flowers being grown on 6,000 hectares of land. Farmers are growing Tuberose, Rose,...Details
Foreigners still in prison after serving time

Foreigners still in prison after serving time

Jamal Uddin
Faced with allegations of fraud and other crimes, 679 foreigners are locked in the country’s prisons. Of them, 65 are serving sentences.While...Details
Tenure of 14 ambassadors ending

Tenure of 14 ambassadors ending

Sheikh Shahariar Zaman
Unless tenure of employment is increased, 14 embassies will get new envoys this year. Of the 14 ambassadors serving in these embassies, nine are...Details
BB heist probe facing other countries's non-cooperation

BB heist probe facing other countries's non-cooperation

Amanur Rahman Roney
Though the investigation of the theft from the reserve of the central bank is done, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is unable to give a...Details
National Cancer Control Council inactive for ten years

National Cancer Control Council inactive for ten years

Jakia Ahmed
The National Cancer Council was formed in 2009 but in the last ten years, this institute was not found to be involved in any visible work....Details
Demand for masks soars amid supply crunch

Demand for masks soars amid supply crunch

Jakia Ahmed
There is a scarcity of surgical masks in the city. Most of the pharmacies do not have face masks and they have said that the companies which...Details
Airlines suspended flights to China, Bangladesh observing situation

Airlines suspended flights to China, Bangladesh observing situation

Chowdhury Akbor Hossain
As the fear over coronavirus spreads, many countries have cancelled flights to China. From Bangladesh, four airlines’ operate direct flights...Details
‘Cox’s Bazar being announced expensive city might have negative impacts’

‘Cox’s Bazar being announced expensive city might have negative impacts’

Abdul Aziz, Cox’s Bazar
The government recently announced the south eastern district of Cox’s Bazar, a famous tourist hub in Bangladesh, as an expensive...Details
'Digital Bangladesh takes us to future where technology supports humans'

'Digital Bangladesh takes us to future where technology supports humans'

Md A Halim
The electoral manifesto of AL in 2008 contained the world Digital Bangladesh. As 2021 is approaching the digital face of the country is emerging....Details
Legal complexities, loopholes in city corporation law

Legal complexities, loopholes in city corporation law

Shahed Shafiq
If a standing mayor wants to compete for a second term then as per law, s/he has to resign after the electoral schedule is declared. The schedule...Details
Editor: Zulfiqer Russell
Publisher: Kazi Anis Ahmed
Home

[email protected]
© 2025 Bangla Tribune
Bangla Tribune is one of the most revered online newspapers in Bangladesh, due to its reputation of neutral coverage and incisive analysis.
F R Tower, 8/C Panthapath, Shukrabad, Dhaka-1207 | Phone: 58151324; 58151326, Fax: 58151329 | Mob: 01730794527, 01730794528
Top