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 Ministry of Law has introduced four major reforms under its Reform Initiative–1 programme, aimed at modernising the criminal justice system. One of the key changes mandates that police officers must wear nameplates and...
Bangla Press Desk: A five-day international training programme titled “Chemical Incident Preparedness for Hospitals (HOSPREP)” commenced on Sunday at the Golden Tulip The Grandmark Dhaka. The event is being jointly organise...
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Bangla Press Desk: A team of young Bangladeshi students won four medals, including the country’s first-ever gold, at the 4th Open World Astronomy Olympiad held in Sochi, Russia. Competing against 90 participants from 20 countries, the...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday issued a message on the occasion of World Children’s Day and Child Rights Week-2025, extending his heartfelt greetings and love to the children of Bangladesh. Banglade...
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Bangla Press Desk: A delegation of Buddhist religious leaders exchanged greetings with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus at State Guest House Jamuna on the occasion of Prabarana Purnima on Sunday. The Buddhist leaders highlighted the spiritu...
Bangla Press Desk: A man has been arrested in connection with the arson attack on a passenger bus and shooting in Dhaka’s Senpara Parbata area on Friday, according to the army. Suspect Nesar Uddin was arrested from the Rupnagar Eastern Housi...
Bangla Press Desk: Awami League Advisory Council member and former MP of Bhola-1 constituency, Tofail Ahmed, is alive but in a “critical” condition, confirmed his son-in-law Dr. Touhiduzzaman. Around 11:00 pm on Saturday (October...
Bangla Press Desk: Three people were killed and two others injured in two separate motorcycle accidents in Gazipur. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately, said police. Mehedi Hasan, officer-in-charge of GMP's Sadar P...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus commended Shahidul Alam and voiced support for his cause as the Gaza-bound flotilla continues its journey in a bid to end media blackout and deliver humanitarian aid. “We are closely monit...
Bangla Press Desk: Narsingdi Sadar Circle additional superintendent of Police Anwar Hossain was seriously injured on Saturday (4 October) after being assaulted by accomplices of two extortionists detained earlier by police. The incident took place...
Bangla Press Desk: The University Teachers Link (UTL), an organisation of University teachers, formed a human chain on Saturday protesting the Israeli attack on the Global Sumud Flotilla—an international humanitarian naval mission carry...
Bangla Press Desk: Law enforcement agencies arrested Mohammad Tajbir Hasan, managing director of controversial travel company Haltrip and a close associate of PK Halder, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the early hours of Saturday...
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