News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh sets an ambitious target of creating 21.94 million jobs in the tourism sector alone by 2040 as part of a broader strategy to transform tourism into a major co...
Bangla Press Desk: A freight coach of a Chattogram-bound train derailed today in Mirsarai upazila of the district, with no reported casualties. The accident occurred around 12 noon near Bartakia railway station in Khayashra union. Tr...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Mohammad Yunus will hold a meeting with the country’s major political parties tomorrow to discuss the upcoming general election, likely to be held in the first half of February next year. Shafiqul A...
Bangla Press Desk: The rail communication between Dhaka-Mymensingh remained suspended for five hours on Sunday as the students of Bangladesh Agriculture University (BAU) blocked the rail route to press home their three-point demand. The...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) Secretary General and Bangladesh Sammilito Peshajibi Parishad Member-Secretary Qader Gani Chowdhury has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Shah Sufi Syed Habibul Bashar...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Navy sailors have rescued 12 fishermen stranded in the Bay of Bengal onboard their dysfunctional fishing trawler. According to an ISPR statement on Sunday, during its routine patrol, navy warship BNS Bis...
Bangla Press Desk: Following last year’s July Uprising, many law officers appointed during the previous fascist regime fled, disrupting court proceedings nationwide and making it harder for citizens to access justice. The shortage of...
Bangla Press Desk: A Supreme Court lawyer has served a legal notice to the government and the Election Commission (EC), urging the introduction of a proportional representation (PR) system in the upcoming parliamentary election. Md Mahmu...
Bangla Press Desk: In a gesture of support and solidarity, acting BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has arranged the wedding of Sadia Sultana, the daughter of late Wali Ullah Mollah, a BNP leader who was killed in police firing in Satkhira. Th...
Bangla Press Desk: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to file case against Saima Wazed Putul, daughter of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on evidence of embezzlement of around Tk450 crore by opening Suchona Foundation in...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman called on Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Monday. During the meeting, Prof Yunus discussed the army’s role in assisting the civil administration under the present circum...
Bangla Press Desk: The High Court (HC) on Monday issued a rule asking relevant authorities to explain why controversial Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari should not be granted bail in five cases. The bench of Justice KM Ja...
Bangla Press Desk: The Army, Navy and Air Force -- the three branches of the armed forces -- will be deployed in the general elections in February, said Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury. He announced the d...
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