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: Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus has announced that a referendum will be held on the same day as the national election.He made the announcement during the address to the nation on Thursday afternoon.The Chief Adviser’s...
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin hoped on Thursday that the political parties will participate in the election and the Election Commission (EC) aims to act as a neutral referee.“But if the players (political parties) do not cooperate...
Bangla Press Desk: Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun — once a prime accused in the July–August Movement atrocities — was produced before the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) amid tight security on Th...
Bangla Press Desk: Police have arrested three leaders of the Awami League’s affiliated organisations — two from the Chhatra League and one from the Swechchhasebak League — with petrol bombs and iron pipes in Gazipur’s Sadar upazila.The tr...
Bangla Press Desk: The government is poised to move ahead with the “July National Charter 2025” on its own, after political parties failed to submit any formal proposals or reach a consensus on its implementation. Despite last-minute efforts t...
Bangla Press Desk: Law enforcement agencies, including police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), are on high alert across key points of Dhaka on Thursday as the Awami League (AL) called a countrywide ‘lockdow...
Bangla Press Desk: The foreign ministry on Thursday summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner in Dhaka Pawan Badhe to formally convey Bangladesh's serious concern over the Indian government allowing the absconding prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, to int...
Bangla Press Desk: A police single-cabin pickup caught fire in front of Ramna Police Station near Kakrail intersection on Wednesday due to a mechanical malfunction, according to Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).The vehicle broke down earlier in the da...
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Bangla Press Desk: Unidentified miscreants set fire to a passenger bus in the capital’s Dholaipar on Wednesday evening, the third such arson attack in the day.Two firefighting engines contained the situation after battling the fire for about half an...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus will address the nation on Thursday noon, the CA’s Press Wing said on Wednesday evening.His speech will be broadcast simultaneously on Bangladesh Television, BTV News, and BTV World.The...
Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court on Wednesday imposed a travel ban on former managing director (MD) of Rupali Bank PLC Obayed Ullah Al-Masud along with 5 others over graft and money laundering charges.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Jud...
Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court on Wednesday sentenced a man to death and fined him Tk5 lakh for killing a child after abduction in South Keraniganj area of the capital about one and a half years ago.The convict, Mokbul Hossain, son of l...
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