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: The interim government is preparing to hold the 13th parliamentary election in early February 2026, as announced by Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus earlier this month, with the Army pledging full cooperation to ensure n...
Bangla Press Desk: The Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election has entered a new phase with the conclusion of nomination collections on Tuesday, drawing a record number of participants in a "festive" atmosphere. A total of 2,085...
Bangla Press Desk: Former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal holds meetings with “high-level functionaries of the Indian establishment” every week by travelling to Delhi from his rented apartment in Kolkata, reports The Print. The...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has formed a four-member probe body to investigate a compromising video reportedly involving AFM Shahinul Islam, chief of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU). The Financial Institutions...
Bangla Press Desk: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a special operation seized Indian contraband items worth over Tk1 crore from an oil tanker in Habiganj on Tuesday. A team BGB set up a checkpost along the Dhaka-Sylhet highway after...
Bangla Press Desk: Interim Government Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus may announce the schedule for the 13th National Parliamentary Election in a speech to the nation today, 5 August, marking the anniversary of Sheikh Hasina's gover...
Bangla Press Desk: The interim government led by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus marks one year in office on Friday, following its swearing-in on August 8, 2024. The administration assumed office in the wake of a massive popu...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has announced a general holiday for all ready-made garment (RMG) factories on 5 August to observe “July Uprising Day”. The association stated that the...
Bangla Press Desk: The Bangladesh Army has arrested a local journalist for allegedly inciting violence during an attack on the homes of the minority community in Gangachara upazila of Rangpur. The detainee, Habibur Rahman Selim, is a c...
Bangla Press Desk: National Citizen Party-NCP chief coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary on Sunday termed the current Election Commission ‘spineless,’ saying that the commission is being given a scope to be corrected. “As the days go by, it b...
Bangla Press Desk: The interim government has cancelled the gazette recognition of eight individuals listed as ‘July martyrs’ for providing false information. On Sunday, the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs issued a notification re...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday (3 August) emphasised the importance of achieving economic prosperity through the conservation and sustainable utilisation of the country’s marine resources. Highlighting the...
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