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: The government has taken a decision to cancel the gazette that had designated Cox’s Bazar Airport as an international one just 12 days ago.An official circular regarding the cancellation will be issued on Sunday (26 Oct), Gro...
Bangla Press Desk: Members from Savar Model Police Station submitted maiden charge sheet in the Dhaka Chief Judicial Magistrate Court against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina in a murder case filed over a killing Nabi Nur Morol during the Ju...
Bangla Press Desk: A total of 309 Bangladeshi nationals who had voluntarily expressed their wish to return home from Libya have been repatriated under the supervision of the Bangladesh Embassy in Tripoli, with full cooperation from the Government of...
Bangla Press Desk:The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has handed over financial assistance cheques totaling Tk29 lakh to eight family members who were killed and injured in road accidents in Joypurhat district.BRTA Chairman and Additional...
Bangla Press Desk: Debapriya Bhattacharya, a distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), has said that the Chief Adviser’s vision and aspirations for reforms could not be effectively carried forward by his associates and the bureauc...
Bangla Press Desk: The Bangladesh Navy has detained nine Indian fishermen along with a trawler for illegally entering Bangladeshi waters and fishing.Md Anisur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Mongla Thana, said the fishermen were apprehended by Navy...
Bangla Press Desk: A leading adviser of the caretaker government was recently invited by an organization to participate in a discussion session. When the adviser’s personal secretary (PS) was asked for a suitable date and confirmation, the request wa...
Bangla Press Desk: A low-pressure area has formed over the Southeast Bay and adjoining regions, and it is likely to intensify, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said in its bulletin on Friday morning.Rain or thundershowers are expected a...
Bangla Press Desk: The planned visit of Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus to Saudi Arabia has been cancelled. He was scheduled to attend the Future Investment Initiative (FII 9) conference in Riyadh at the invitation of Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Mi...
Bangla Press Desk: The three-day audit activities of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have been completed at the Civil Aviation Academy.The audit activities started on 21 October and ended on Thursday.The audit was conducted by Tr...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Prosecutor Muhammad Tajul Islam on Thursday told the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 that despite committing serious crimes, none of the accused has shown any remorse.He said ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina attempte...
Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court on Thursday granted a five-day remand for Md Nazrul Islam, former chairman of Fareast Islami Life Insurance Company Limited, in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over alleged embezzlement.Dhaka Metr...
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