News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh sets an ambitious target of creating 21.94 million jobs in the tourism sector alone by 2040 as part of a broader strategy to transform tourism into a major co...
Bangla Press Desk: BNP Standing Committee member and former minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said the party is prepared to make all necessary changes to laws and the overall business environment to support traders and investors i...
Bangla Press Desk: Leaders of Sramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad (SKOP) warned that Bangladesh will be brought to a complete standstill through general strikes and blockades if the government does not backtrack from its decision to lease out the...
Bangla Press Desk: Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) General Secretary SM Farhad has asserted the student body’s zero-tolerance policy against rape and sexual harassment, insisting that no individual- regardless of position...
Bangla Press Desk: Rajshahi Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mohammad Abu Sufian has been ordered to appear in court in person to explain how a murder suspect in police custody was able to give statements to the media blaming the victim.The dir...
Bangla Press Desk: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said his party will give top priority to resolving longstanding water-sharing disputes and stopping what he described as “Indian hegemony” with Bangladesh.Talking...
Bangla Press Desk: Election and legal experts have expressed concern that the upcoming referendum, as outlined in the July National Charter (Constitution Reform) Implementation Order, may fail to accurately reflect public opinion. They say...
Bangla Press Desk: Arson attacks on vehicles and establishments, along with crude bomb explosions, have continued in different parts of the country for more than a week.Multiple vehicles were set ablaze again yesterday. Over the past four...
Bangla Press Desk: Capital Dhaka is also experiencing the first touch of winter, mirroring conditions across the country. The mercury dipped to 18°C at 6:00 am on Saturday (15 November), signaling the season’s quiet arrival. A soft chill and th...
Noman Sabit: Two crude bombs exploded near Dhaka airport on Thursday night, deepening tensions as Bangladesh awaits Monday’s verdict in a domestic war crimes case against ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.No casualties were reported, but the...
Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court on Friday sent Professor Dr. Ershad Halim of the Dhaka University (DU) Chemistry department to jail in a case filed over allegations of sexual harassment of male students.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbub Alam pass...
Bangla Press Desk: Police have uncovered a makeshift factory used for producing crude bombs, commonly known as cocktails, inside Geneva Camp under Mohammadpur Police Station in the capital. A large number of explosives and raw materials used for...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Thursday announced that the referendum on the July National Charter will coincide with the national election scheduled for early February 2026 – paving the way for a landmark tw...
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