News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: The government has decided to rename the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) as the Special Intervention Force (SIF).The government has also decided to redesign the force’s uni...
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Bangla Press Desk: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Thursday said this time there would be no ‘staged’ election as seen in the past, assuring that the Election Commission (EC) is committed to ensuring fairness and justice i...
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Bangla Press Desk: Maltese authorities have carried out one of the fastest migrant repatriation operations on record, sending back dozens of migrants within 17 days of their arrival, most of them Bangladeshi nationals.A total of 48 migrants we...
Bangla Press Desk: The Election Commission (EC) has dispatched postal ballots to 728,023 expatriate voters living in 104 countries to enable them to cast their votes in the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad election and referendum.Salim Ahmad Khan,...
Bangla Press Desk: Riyazul Islam, Chhatra Shibir’s vice president candidate in the JnUCSU election, is leading the race following the announcement of results from 26 out of 38 polling centres.Riyazul is leading his nearest rival, Jatiyatabadi...
Bangla Press Desk: In the bone-chilling cold, the northern parts of Bangladesh have been left shivering. The biting northern winds have disrupted the daily lives of people, with the poorest facing the greatest hardship. Without warm clothing,...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has transferred and given new assignments to 14 senior officials of the Bangladesh Police, including DIGs, Additional DIGs and Superintendents of Police.The Home Ministry has already issued a notification...
Bangla Press Desk: The European Union (EU) on Wednesday stressed the importance of a ‘peaceful election in Bangladesh, saying Bangladesh-EU relations could reach new heights following a successful democratic transition, ushering in a new era of...
BanglaPress Desk: The Trump administration has almost tripled the list of countries whose citizens must post a 'visa bond' or security deposit of up to $15,000 when applying to enter the United States.The US State Department added several countries,...
Bangla Press Desk: Naogaon is shivering under a moderate cold wave. The season’s lowest temperature of 6.7 degrees Celsius was recorded in the district at around 6:am on Wednesday. This is the lowest temperature recorded anywhere in the c...
Bangla Press Desk: Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmed Khan has met Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman as part of a series of exchanges with political leaders aimed at maintaining stability on the campus ahead of the 13th Natio...
Bangla Press Desk: The United Nations has said it will not deploy election observers to Bangladesh’s upcoming national parliamentary election scheduled for February 12, citing the absence of a formal mandate from its governing bodies.Resp...
Bangla Press Desk: A delegation from the European Union (EU) held a meeting with BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman to discuss issues related to ensuring a free, fair and credible upcoming national parliamentary election in Bangladesh.The meeti...
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