News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: A petition has been filed at a Dhaka court asking for a case to be taken up over the death of doctor Nafisa Tabassum Dhipra in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi against four people, including her d...
Bangla Press Desk: The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast rainfall in different parts of the country over the next 24 hours starting from 9:00am today.In its latest bulletin issued this morning, the Met Office said: “Light...
Bangla Press Desk: The Election Commission (EC) has sought nearly Tk 29 billion in funding to conduct local government elections.The allocation request has been submitted ahead of the 2026-27 budget and is broadly in line with the amount...
Bangla Press Desk: The Supreme Court's Appellate Division has scheduled June 16 for the hearing of the state's appeal against a High Court verdict that ordered the establishment of an independent secretariat for the Supreme Court.The Appe...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister’s Adviser on Information and Broadcasting Dr Zahed Ur Rahman on Tuesday said individuals associated with Awami League can participate in the upcoming local government elections, provided they meet the eli...
Bangla Press Desk: A Chattogram court has indicted Monir Hossain in a case over the rape of a 3-and-a-half-year-old child in Chairman Ghata of Chattogram’s Bakalia.Chattogram Metropolitan Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Syed...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh women's team head coach Peter James Butler has been forced to seek medical treatment on the eve of the SAFF Championship final after a severe bedbug infestation in his hotel room left him covered in painful bites.T...
Bangla Press Desk: Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman has dedicated his election as President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to the future of Bangladesh and credited Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's unwavering...
Bangla Press Desk: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Mosleh Uddin Ahmed has said that special operations will continue to ensure a safe and peaceful capital.He made the remarks at a press briefing at the DMP Media Centre on Thursday...
Bangla Press Desk: Police have increased surveillance around the Narayanganj home of former city corporation mayor Salina Hayat Ivy following her release from prison, installing CCTV cameras and deploying plainclothes officers in the area.Polic...
Bangla Press Desk: A meeting on the implementation of the Teesta Master Plan was held on Thursday with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the chair.The meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Division office in the Bangladesh Secretariat...
Bangla Press Desk: A meeting of the Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, began at the Bangladesh Secretariat on Thursday evening.The meeting started at 7:00pm at the Public Administration Conference Room of the Cabinet Divis...
Bangla Press Desk: A meeting on the Dhaka-Narayanganj-Demra (DND) Embankment was held on Wednesday with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the chair to find solutions to the long-standing water-logging problem in the embankment area.The mee...
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