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: Gono Odhikar Parishad president Nurul Haque Nur, who was injured in an attack in Bijoynagar, Dhaka, has regained consciousness. The information was shared in a Facebook status posted at 7:05 am on Saturday (August 30) fro...
Bangla Press Desk: Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Friday laid emphasis on building the country and institutions with an improved education system and improving the prospects of the young generation, stressing that the poli...
Bangla Press Desk: Law enforcers were compelled to use force against a group of political activists in the capital’s Bijoynagar area on Friday night, after the activists attacked them, rejecting officers’ repeated calls for exercising r...
Bangla Press Desk: 32 sacks of cash were found in the 13 donation boxes of the historic Pagla Mosque in Kishoreganj along with a huge amount of foreign currencies and gold ornaments. After a recess of four months and 17 days, some 13 don...
Bangla Press Desk: A freight coach of a Chattogram-bound train derailed today in Mirsarai upazila of the district, with no reported casualties. The accident occurred around 12 noon near Bartakia railway station in Khayashra union. Tr...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Mohammad Yunus will hold a meeting with the country’s major political parties tomorrow to discuss the upcoming general election, likely to be held in the first half of February next year. Shafiqul A...
Bangla Press Desk: The rail communication between Dhaka-Mymensingh remained suspended for five hours on Sunday as the students of Bangladesh Agriculture University (BAU) blocked the rail route to press home their three-point demand. The...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) Secretary General and Bangladesh Sammilito Peshajibi Parishad Member-Secretary Qader Gani Chowdhury has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Shah Sufi Syed Habibul Bashar...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Navy sailors have rescued 12 fishermen stranded in the Bay of Bengal onboard their dysfunctional fishing trawler. According to an ISPR statement on Sunday, during its routine patrol, navy warship BNS Bis...
Bangla Press Desk: Following last year’s July Uprising, many law officers appointed during the previous fascist regime fled, disrupting court proceedings nationwide and making it harder for citizens to access justice. The shortage of...
Bangla Press Desk: A Supreme Court lawyer has served a legal notice to the government and the Election Commission (EC), urging the introduction of a proportional representation (PR) system in the upcoming parliamentary election. Md Mahmu...
Bangla Press Desk: In a gesture of support and solidarity, acting BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has arranged the wedding of Sadia Sultana, the daughter of late Wali Ullah Mollah, a BNP leader who was killed in police firing in Satkhira. Th...
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