News and updates from Bangladesh
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Bangla Press Desk: President Mohammed Shahabuddin is likely to leave Dhaka for the United Kingdom on 9 May for medical treatment, a source at Bangabhaban told Daily Sun.This will be his first fo...
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Bangla Press Desk: The Council of Advisers on Thursday approved a number of ordinances, including the Police Commission Ordinance 2025, at its weekly meeting at the Chief Adviser's Office in the city's Tejgaon area.Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yu...
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Bangla Press Desk: Supreme Court’s three lawyers have sent legal notice to the government demanding the removal of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam within 24 hours as he has been accused over the 2009 BDR carnage. Unless the govern...
Bangla Press Desk: The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has transferred officers-in-charge of 50 police stations to other police stations under its purview, as part of the government’s efforts to reshuffle the force ahead of national elections. D...
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Bangla Press Desk: Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked first on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 296 at 9:50 am on Thursday morning.Thursday Dhaka’s air was classified as ‘very unheal...
Bangla Press Desk: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against six former senior officials — including three former chairmen of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).ACC Director Jalal Uddin Ahmed file...
Bangla Press Desk: An earthquake shook Dhaka and the surrounding areas at 6:15am on Thursday morning.According to the Indian Center for Seismology, the tremor had a 4.1 magnitude on the Richter Scale. The epicenter of the quake was Narsingdi....
Bangla Press Desk: The interim government on Thursday called for special prayers across the country seeking the speedy recovery of the former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia.Muslims have been requested to offer dua after Ju...
UK physician Dr Richard Beale reached Evercare Hospital in Dhaka on Wednesday morning to assist in the treatment of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.Dr Richard landed in Dhaka around 9:30am. At 10:40am, he entered Evercare Hospital's Coronary Care Unit (C...
Bangla Press Desk: Government secondary school teachers have suspended their ongoing work abstention, and annual examinations have resumed on Wednesday in over 700 schools.Meanwhile, assistant teachers in government primary schools have launched a “c...
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Bangla Press Desk: Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Wednesday said the Bangladesh's interim government is working tirelessly to uphold environmental justice, climate justice, and community rights within the nation...
Bangla Press Desk: Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah said on Wednesday that the commission is introducing a QR-code system to prevent the use of fake journalist IDs in the election.He made this remark at the inauguration of a day-l...
Bangla Press Desk: A case has been filed at Ishwardi Police Station in Pabna over the killing of eight puppies, who were tied in a sack and drowned in a pond at the Ishwardi Upazila Parishad premises.Upazila Livestock Officer Aklima Khatu...
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