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: Police have filed three lawsuits against over a thousand unidentified individuals in connection with the violence in Khagrachhari during Saturday-Sunday. One case was filed over Saturday’s violence in Khagrachhari Sadar Up...
Bangla Press Desk: A depression in western Bay of Bengal has intensified into a deep depression and advanced northwards towards the West Bengal coast, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department has said. It is expected to intensify further and...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, who arrived in Dubai International Airport on Wednesday evening, is scheduled to reach home on Thursday morning. An Emirates Airlines commercial flight carrying the Chief Adviser and his...
Bangla Press Desk: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has filed a case against six individuals and several unnamed associates over laundering Tk 608 crore through gold smuggling, hundi (informal money transfers), and a fraud sc...
Dengue fever is transmitted through mosquito bites, and while mosquito control remains essential, vaccination offers an additional layer of protection. The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies dengue as one of the top 10 global health threats...
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Bangla Press Desk: No evidence of rape was found in the medical examination of a Marma schoolgirl, whose alleged sexual abuse led to deadly demonstrations in Khagrachhari this week, doctors have said. All the 10 indicators of rape were found to be...
Bangla Press Desk: Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman on Tuesday night assured he will stand by the Hindu community to ensure a peaceful Sharadiya Durga Puja, even if it requires “the last drop of his blood.” He made the remark while exch...
Bangla Press Desk: The United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) announced fresh aid commitment of US$ 96 million in the first ever High Level Conference on the Situation of the Rohingya Muslims and Other Minorities in Myanmar at the UN h...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today left here for home wrapping up his nine-day US tour. A commercial flight of Emirates airline carrying the Chief Adviser and his entourage departed John F Kennedy International A...
Bangla Press Desk: Palestinian Ambassador to Bangladesh Yousef SY Ramadan paid a courtesy visit to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at the latter’s residence in Gulshan, Dhaka on Tuesday evening. During the call-on, the BNP chief condemned the Is...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday called on the international community to act decisively on the Rohingya crisis, urging the development of a clear roadmap to ensure their safe and dignified return to Myanmar. Speakin...
Bangla Press Desk: Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant would begin trial operations in December as the fuel for the plant has already arrived in the country. “We had written to Russia requestin...
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