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: Prominent citizens have urged policymakers to avoid Dhaka-centric housing plans while amending the Detailed Area Plan (DAP) to make the capital liveable. They also called for measures to free Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripak...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has issued a strong warning to television, print, and online media outlets against broadcasting or publishing any statements, speeches, or audio clips of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who has bee...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus has announced that the national elections will be held in February, and he will not hold any position in the next government. He made this statement in an article written for Desere...
Bangla Press Desk: What was once a mosaic of fertile fields and vibrant villages in Bhabodah of Jashore district has now been swallowed by weeks of floodwater, showing no sign of receding! More than five lakh people in over 150 villages...
Bangla Press Desk: The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) is continuing its investigation into allegations of misconduct against five judges of the High Court Division, including Justice Md Akhtaruzzaman. Justice Akhtaruzzaman is scheduled for...
Bangla Press Desk: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will arrive in Dhaka on a two-day official visit on Saturday (23 August). He is scheduled to land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on a speci...
Bangla Press Desk: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has submitted a final report to the court, recommending exemption of late BNP leader Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury from a money laundering case filed in 2010, as investigators...
Bangla Press Desk: The National Identity (NID) service has officially been launched at the Bangladesh Embassy in Tokyo, marking a significant step towards easing access to essential services for expatriate Bangladeshis in Japan. Akht...
Bangla Press Desk: Carl Skau, WFP’s Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, will visit the Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar on 27 August. His visit follows the stakeholders’ dialogue on the Rohingya situation, organised by th...
Staff Reporter: At least 15 people, including Ganodhikar Parishad spokesperson Faruk Hasan, were injured when a passenger bus lost control and fell into a roadside ditch in Parbatipur, Dinajpur. The accident occurred early Sunday (August 24) in the...
Bangla Press Desk: Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan Mohammed Ishaq Dar stated that the unresolved issues of 1971 between Bangladesh and Pakistan have been resolved twice. He made the comment while talking to jou...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh and Pakistan on Sunday signed one bilateral agreement on visa-free travel by diplomatic and government passport holders and five memorandums of understanding (MoU). Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain and Pak...
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