News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Transactions at Sonali Bank and Standard Islami Bank will be temporarily suspended to facilitate updates to their core banking system software and databases. The Bangladesh Bank ann...
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Bangla Press Desk: Home and Agriculture Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday said the government is opposed to granting bail to criminals, not to members of the Awami League or its student wing, Bangladesh Chhatra League.He made th...
Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court on Sunday ordered the seizure of income tax records of former lawmaker Syeda Rubina Akter and her husband, Md Mosharraf Hossain Sardar, over graft allegations.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Sabbir Faiz passed...
Bangla Press Desk: The prosecution at the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 on Sunday pleaded for the maximum punishment of those accused in a crimes against humanity case over the killing of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) student Abu Sa...
Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court on Sunday ordered the seizure of immovable properties worth Tk22 crore owned by former Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner Asaduzzaman Miah and his family members.The seized properties include lands and...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Sunday said foreign diplomats in Bangladesh have expressed full confidence in the Election Commission's ability to hold a free, fair, neutral, and credible 13th national pa...
Bangla Press Desk: The High Court has issued a rule asking why punitive action should not be taken against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin for disobeying a court order.A High Court bench comprising Justice Fahmida Quader and J...
Bangla Press Desk: Professor Ali Riaz, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser and Chief Coordinator of the referendum campaign, today said there is no legal bar for government officials from taking part in the campaign in favor of “Yes” vote in...
Bangla Press Desk: Auto-rickshaw drivers blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Gazipur’s Sreepur upazila on Sunday, demanding permission for auto-rickshaw operations and an end to what they described as police harassment.The blockade began in...
Bangla Press Desk: The Election Commission (EC) has decided not to allow media coverage at its upcoming briefing for foreign diplomats, organised ahead of the referendum and the parliamentary election.The briefing will be held on Sunday (25 Jan) at t...
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Bangla Press Desk: Lions International has allocated over 300 development and humanitarian projects across Bangladesh, each valued at more than $1 million, aimed at bolstering the country's socio-economic landscape.The information was disclosed by Ma...
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Bangla Press Desk: The Interior Designers Association of Bangladesh (IDAB) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday at the organisation’s office in Moghbazar to discuss future growth and professional standards.IDAB President Syed Kamrul Ahsa...
Bangla Press Desk: Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter warned on Saturday that microplastics and cadmium have contaminated Hilsa, the country’s national fish, posing a significant risk to public health."Industrial effluents from Narayanganj...
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