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: On the occasion of the anniversary of the July Uprising, a day-long program has been organized today (August 5), at Dhaka’s Manik Mia Avenue. Preparations for the main stage, sound, and lighting systems for the "July...
Bangla Press Desk: Two men were killed in a mob attack early Monday in Sirajganj’s Sadar upazila, after being accused o f stealing cattle. One of the deceased was identified as Abdur Razzak, 40, from Paikpara village in Sadar upazila. Th...
Bangla Press Desk: Former Army chief Lt Gen (Retd) M Harun-ur-Rashid, Bir Protik, was found dead in the guest house of the Chittagong Club on Monday afternoon. According to sources, Harun, 77, arrived in Chattogram from Dhaka on Sunday...
Bangla Press Desk: From public universities to private campuses, from madrasah students to rickshaw-pullers, people from all walks of life stood shoulder to shoulder, forging the historic July August movement in defiance of violence and in...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus will address the nation at 8:20 pm on Tuesday on the occasion of the July Uprising Day. The speech will be broadcast simultaneously on Bangladesh Television, BTV News and Bangladesh B...
Bangla Press Desk: A record-breaking 10,202 individual taxpayers filed their income tax returns online on the very first day of the e-return filing process for the fiscal year 2025–26, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) said on Tuesday....
Bangla Press Desk: A fake video statement using a photo of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam and AI-generated voice has been circulated on social media. The Police Headquarters has warned that such activities are punishable...
Bangla Press Desk: At least 12 people were reportedly injured this afternoon (Tuesday) after a fire broke out from a speaker wire and spread to balloons during an event marking ‘July Uprising Day’ on Manik Mia Avenue in the capi...
Bangla Press Desk: The daylong event titled ‘36 July Celebration’ began on Thursday at Manik Mia Avenue in Dhaka, marking the first anniversary of the July-August mass uprising aimed at ousting the Awami League government led by Sheikh Ha...
Bangla Press Desk: Even in the morning of 5 August last year, dictator Sheikh Hasina’s strongest backer, India, was confident the Awami League chief would in the end survive the toughest challenge to her 15-year rule. BBC published a...
Bangla Press Desk: The Dhaka University (DU) proctorial team has removed images of a number of late politicians, mostly belonging to Jamaat-e-Islami, after students protested that they were against Bangladesh’s independence. The lead...
Bangla Press Desk: The Paturia launch terminal in Shibaloy upazila of Manikganj district collapsed into the Padma River on Tuesday afternoon due to strong currents, disrupting launch services on Paturia-Daulatdia route. Launch termin...
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