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: On the occasion of Victory Day, a huge influx of people from all walks of life gathered at the National Martyrs’ Memorial in Savar to pay homage to the nation’s heroic sons who laid down their lives for independence.From ear...
Bangla Press Desk: Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and the Ministry of Water Resources and Information and Broadcasting, has said that the upcoming election scheduled to be held in Februa...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh has set a world record by conducting a mass parachuting display in which 54 paratroopers performed a coordinated skydive while carrying national flags, marking 54 years of independence. The unique event was o...
Bangla Press Desk: The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested Md Kabir, a close associate of Faisal Karim Masud, the main accused in the attempted murder case of Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi.Kabir was detained in Narayangan...
Bangla Press Desk: Assailants hacked a man to death in Dhaka’s Dakkhinkhan on Monday night.The victim, Shajahan, 45, was a local cable TV and internet service provider.The incident occurred at Taltola in the Nordapara area around 9pm.Confirmin...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday paid rich tributes to the martyrs of the Liberation War by placing a wreath at the National Memorial here on the outskirts of the capital marking the 55th Victory Day.He laid...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday released a commemorative postage stamp on the occasion of the Great Victory Day.He also released an opening day cover and a canceller at a ceremony at the State Guest House J...
Bangla Press Desk: The High Court on Monday rejected an application filed by the Bangladesh Brick Manufacturers and Owners Association seeking to be made a party to a public interest writ challenging the operation of illegal brick kilns.The or...
Bangla Press Desk: The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) today filed an appeal with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, seeking enhancement of the sentence awarded to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former...
Bangla Press Desk: All the three demands raised by a DUCSU-led delegation over arrest of Osmani Hadi's attackers is rational, and will be implemented, said Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday. The home adviser mad...
Bangla Press Desk: In November, a total of 577 accidents occurred across the country on roads, railways and waterways, leaving 553 people dead and 900 injured.Road accidents alone caused 507 deaths in 526 incidents, while 899 people were injur...
Bangla Press Desk: A case was filed on Monday with a Dhaka court against five persons on charges of fraud over allegations of failing to refund ticket money for the concert of Pakistani singer Atif Aslam, despite the cancellation of the progra...
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