News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Continuous rainfall over the past few days has submerged thousands of hectares of ripened and semi-ripened Boro paddy across 12 upazilas in Sunamganj, while a leak in an...
Bangla Press Desk: Dhaka University Professor Emeritus Serajul Islam Choudhury said on Tuesday that Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani never engaged in politics to gain power, nor did he aspire to become a minister or an ambassador; instea...
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Bangla Press Desk: The interim government on Tuesday reiterated that the killing of factory worker Dipu Chandra Das in Mymensingh was a heinous criminal act with no justification and no place in Bangladeshi society.Allegations, rumours, o...
Bangla Press Desk: National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam on Tuesday said his party supports restoring the civic and political rights of ordinary supporters of Awami League.“Those who support a fascist party may have committed...
Bangla Press Desk: The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has banned drone flights at all airports and surrounding areas, citing serious risks to national security and safe aircraft operations.In an official letter, the Civil A...
Bangla Press Desk: Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport will restrict the entry to all visitors and accompanying persons except passengers for next 24 hours starting from 6:00pm on Wednesday (24 December), airport authorities confirme...
Bangla Press Desk: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam has said that the police are fully prepared to ensure a free, fair, orderly, and festive environment for the upcoming election.He also mentioned that the police would take strict...
Bangla Press Desk: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved a Tk35,465 crore project to modernise and expand Eastern Refinery Limited (ERL), aiming to strengthen Bangladesh’s energy security, produce...
Bangla Press Desk: Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury is set to assume office as the 26th chief justice of Bangladesh, replacing incumbent Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed.Sources said on Monday that the government would issue a gazette notification at...
Bangla Press Desk: Dipu Chandra Das, 27, worked at a garment factory outside the capital city of Dhaka. His 12-hour shifts, for a monthly salary of $150, entailed checking pants and shirts sewn by thousands of workers in the huge factory for gl...
Bangla Press Desk: A fire that broke out on the sixth floor of a 14-storey building named Haji Tower near Babubazar bridge in the Armanitola area of Old Dhaka early Tuesday has been brought under control.According to Fire Service and Civil Defe...
Bangla Press Desk: Dhaka ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality, with an AQI score of 252 at 9:05 am on Tuesday morning.Dhaka’s air was classified as 'very unhealthy', according to the air quality and pollution...
Bangla Press Desk: The Election Commission (EC) will hold a high-level briefing today with divisional commissioners, police commissioners, deputy commissioners (DCs), superintendents of police (SPs) and other senior field administration officia...
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