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: A newborn has died as a local syndicate in Shariatpur allegedly blocked an ambulance carrying the critically ill baby to a Dhaka hospital for better treatment. The incident took place in Sadar upazila on Thursday. D...
Bangla Press Desk: A heart-wrenching tragedy has hit the village of Bamanshekhar in Rajshahi’s Paba upazila, as four members of a family were found dead in their earthen home on Friday morning. The deceased were identified as Minarul...
Bangla Press Desk: Law enforcement agencies imposed strict security measures at Dhanmondi 32 in Dhaka to prevent unrest and untoward incidents following the anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s death. Members of the pol...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said the demand for change does not come from him personally but from people and he is just guiding them along the path they have chosen. “It's not me. It's the people who...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has asked the authorities concerned of all Bangladeshi diplomatic missions, embassies, high commissions, consulates, diplomats’ offices and residences abroad to remove portraits of President Mohammed Sh...
Bangla Press Desk: Law Adviser Asif Nazrul has strongly criticised the owners of private hospitals, clinics, and diagnostic centres for their alleged prioritisation of profit over patient care. The adviser also urged them to reform t...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has formed a nine-member committee to examine the appeals of retired armed forces officials who were reportedly deprived of promotions and service benefits during the Awami League (AL) regime. To thi...
Bangla Press Desk: Airport Armed Police have arrested three people in separate incidents at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport along with 887.50 grams of gold ornaments. The estimated market value of the gold seized from the firs...
Bangla Press Desk: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has sought the wealth statements from 17 officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR), following allegations of accumulating wealth through illegal means. ACC Director General...
Bangla Press Desk: Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman has said the army is fully prepared to assist the government in holding free, fair and impartial national elections. “The country is heading towards the national election, and the arm...
Bangla Press Desk: Pakistan High Commissioner to Bangladesh Imran Haider presented his credentials to President Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban in the capital on Tuesday. During the meeting, the high commissioner conveyed greetin...
Bangla Press Desk: The Cabinet Division has formed a “high-level” committee to submit a probe report within 10 days on the large-scale looting of white stones from Sylhet’s Sada Pathor area over the past year. The new committee was f...
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