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: Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has called for the attention of all concerned to incorrect and misleading information regarding the position of Bangladesh in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) developed by Transpare...
Bangla Press Desk: Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Wednesday described the recent comment made by Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri regarding the upcoming national election of Bangladesh as “completely unwarranted”.“I see that statem...
Bangla Press Desk: Seven Bangladeshi expatriates from Sandwip upazila of Chattogram were killed in a devastating road accident in Duqm Sidra area of Oman on Wednesday afternoon.Sandwip Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Mangchinu Marma confirming the matt...
Bangla Press Desk: The price of gold has reached an all-time high in the country, hitting over Tk2.09 lakh per bhori (11.664 grams).Jewellers inflated the price of the precious yellow metal for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, following a hike...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today emphasised resolving the existing complexities in the visa process as new labour markets of Bangladesh are being created in the Eastern European countries.As the visa complexities have b...
Bangla Press Desk: Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Wednesday reiterated that the next parliamentary election will be held in a peaceful, festive and good manner with cooperation from all concerned."If everyone coo...
Bangla Press Desk: Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has firmly dismissed speculations that she or other government advisers are seeking a ‘safe exit’ from Bangladesh, saying she plans to spend the rest of her life in the country.“I am not look...
Bangla Press Desk: Information and Broadcasting Adviser Mahfuj Alam has assured that the interim government will not shut down any media outlet, emphasising the administration’s commitment to press freedom and pluralism.Speaking to journalists...
Bangla Press Desk: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Chief Prosecutor Muhammad Tajul Islam on Wednesday said the captives who became victims of enforced disappearance were referred to by their captors using the code name "Monalisa.""The captors sub...
Bangla Press Desk: Tarique Rahman will return to Bangladesh from nearly 20 years in exile to contest nation’s first election after July Revolution and the fall of Sheikh Hasina government last year.Mr Rahman, 59, son of former prime minister Khaleda...
Bangla Press Desk: Activists of Hefazat-e-Islam blocked the Chattogram-Rangamati Highway and the Chattogram-Khagrachhari Highway on Wednesday morning, protesting the death of a central leader in a road crash the previous afternoon.Traffic has remaine...
Bangla Press Desk: Police in Pabna have submitted a charge sheet against 136 leaders and activists of Awami League (AL) in connection with the killings during last year’s uprising.On Wednesday, Inspector (Operations) of Pabna Sadar Police Station and...
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