News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: The government has decided to rename the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) as the Special Intervention Force (SIF).The government has also decided to redesign the force’s uni...
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Bangla Press Desk: Ananda Shobhajatra, marking the first day of the Bengali New Year, was brought out from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Dhaka University on Monday morning, reinforcing messages of unity, peace, and resistance against oppr...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has taken place in the list of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People of 2025. The list of the most influential persons was published today in the website of TIME, a global media...
Bangla Press desk: The interim government has revoked the official media listing of Bhorer Kagoj, a newspaper with a three-decade legacy, citing fraudulent circulation figures and misinformation regarding its printing press. The decision was c...
Bangla Press Desk: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) exempted crude soybean oil and crude palm oil import from paying 5 percent advance tax at the import stage. To avail this facility, the importers have to take prior permission of...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday laid emphasis on strengthening ties with Pakistan to boost mutual cooperation and explore trade and business potential by overcoming certain hurdles. "There are ce...
Bangla Press Desk: A visiting US delegation called on Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus on Thursday and expressed support for the reform agenda of the Interim Government. They also discussed regional issues of peace, securi...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) returned disillusioned from a crucial meeting with Chief Adviser Prof Yunus on election timing as the head of interim government was noncommittal on the December deadline they propos...
Bangla Press Desk: The body of a Bangladeshi youth, who was shot and later died in Indian custody after being injured by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) near the Singimari border in Lalmonirhat’s Hatibandha upazila, was handed over to Banglade...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh has achieved impressive success in industrialisation over the years with the industry sector's contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) reaching around 40 per cent. Still Bangladesh is considered an...
Bangla Press Desk: Amid the strained Dhaka-New Delhi relations, India has come up with a diplomatic jab advising Bangladesh should concentrate on “protecting the rights of its own minorities”.Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Ran...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has assured the Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) that Bangladesh will hold a free, fair and inclusive election between December 2025 and June 2026. “We want to make sure t...
Bangla Press Desk: The National Central Bureau (NCB) of police has formally requested Interpol to issue red notices for 12 individuals, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, following her ousting in the July coup. Police spo...
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