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: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has said that the next general election will be held before Ramadan next year, presumably in February 2026. CA Yunus made the announcement in a video address to the nation on Tuesd...
Bangla Press Desk: At least seven members of the same family were killed in a tragic road accident in Begumganj, Noakhali, early Wednesday. The identities of the deceased were not immediately known. The incident occurred in Alaiyapur Un...
Bangla Press Desk: The Dhaka District Administration honoured 82 families of July martyrs and 1,483 July fighters during a ceremony held at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Center in the capital on Tuesday, commemorating July Mas...
Bangla Press Desk: People across the country are observing the 84th death anniversary of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore on Tuesday, paying tribute to the literary legend fondly revered as the ‘Bishwakobi’ (World’s Poet). According t...
Bangla Press Desk: Law Adviser Asif Nazrul said on Tuesday that even if Sheikh Hasina is tried, it may not be possible to bring her back to Bangladesh. He made the remarks while addressing the inaugural screening of Prothom Alo’s invest...
Bangla Press Desk: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has imposed a ban on rallies, processions, demonstrations and gatherings around the Secretariat, the chief adviser’s residence and its adjacent areas including Hotel Intercontinental cros...
Bangladesh received $328 million remittance in the first five days of August of the fiscal year 2025-26. According to the latest data from the Bangladesh Bank, in the same period of the previous fiscal year, the amount was $181 million....
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh High Commission in Canada, in association with the University of Toronto, hosted a panel discussion titled “Monsoon Rising: Celebrating Youth Resilience – One Year After” to mark the first anniversary of the...
Bangla Press Desk: Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer has sent a heartfelt condolence message to the people of Bangladesh following the tragic plane crash at Milestone School and College in Dhaka. In a formal letter (Dated 30 July...
Bangla Press Desk: The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Bangladesh, Dr Abdullah Zafer H. Bin Abiyah, paid a courtesy call on the Chief of Army Staff (CAS) of the Bangladesh Army General Waker-Uz-Zaman at the Army Headquarter...
Bangla Press Desk: British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke on Wednesday formally presented the insignia of the Honorary Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) to Executive Director of Manusher Jonno F...
Bangla Press Desk: Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has proposed six development projects worth Tk43,630 crore aimed at easing traffic congestion and addressing waterlogging in the capital. It is seeking government approval for the i...
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