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: Illegal consignments of arms are entering Bangladesh through seven routes along the Bangladesh–Myanmar border. At least five smuggling rings are involved in this arms trade, and Rohingyas from Cox’s Bazar are part of each gr...
Bangla Press Desk: Former Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral (retd) Sarwar Jahan Nizam passed away on Friday morning while undergoing treatment at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka. He was 73.The Chief of Naval Staff, along with members of...
Bangla Press Desk: In a unique form of protest, chief organiser of South Region of National Citizen Party (NCP) Hasnat Abdullah released live fish into the pothole-ridden Debidwar–Chandina regional road in Debidwar upazila of Cumilla on Friday mornin...
Bangla Press Desk: By the time vegetables move from farmers to retail markets in the capital, their prices increase by almost four times. This sharp rise is driven by multiple middlemen, extortion, and inadequate market oversight. Consequently, farme...
Germany has made its highest-ever contribution to tackling climate change and supporting vulnerable countries like Bangladesh, according to the latest figures reported to the European Commission for 2024.Germany’s total contributions last year reache...
Bangla Press Desk: Human Rights Watch (HRW) has hailed enforced disappearance charges as a step toward justice in Bangladesh.Earlier, Bangladesh authorities filed charges against 28 people for enforced disappearances, secret detention, and torture, a...
Bangla Press Desk: Beyond his role as a politician struggling for democracy and people’s rights, BNP's acting chairman Tarique Rahman has long been an environmental activist with a vision of building a liveable Bangladesh by ensuring ecological...
Bangla Press Desk: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has filed a case against 16 people, including seven to eight unidentified ones on charges of defrauding huge amount of money through online fraud and hundi operations alongside laun...
Bangla Press Desk: The examination of the 49th Special BCS is being held today in the capital.The MCQ-type written 200-mark examination will start at 10:00am and continue until 12:00pm at 184 centres, the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (B...
Bangla Press Desk: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to hand over 30 luxury vehicles – imported under special duty-free facility by former Awami League lawmakers and never resealed from the port – to the government vehicle pool un...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Thursday reaffirmed the government's commitment to holding a national election in the first half of February next year, stating that "it would mark the first genuinely democratic vote in many ye...
Bangla Press Desk: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has sent arrest warrants for 30 individuals, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) in two separate cases linked to enforced disappearan...
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