29 April 2026

CATEGORY: BANGLADESH

News and updates from Bangladesh

6,500 Hectares of Cropland Flooded in Sunamganj

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...

29 April 2026

The judge who undid democracy lands in jail

by Banglapress 7 months ago

  Bangla Press Desk:  ABM Khairul Haque, former chief justice and ex-chairman of the Law Commission – widely regarded as the legal architect of the country's recent slide into authoritarianism – was arrested early Thursday morning from his re...

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Who was the pilot on Air Force F7?

by Banglapress 7 months ago

  Bangla Press Desk:  The pilot who was flying the F7 aircraft that crashed into a building of Milestone College in Dhaka's Uttara has been identified as Flight Lieutenant Towkir Islam Sagar. According to ISPR, Flight Lieutenant Sagar, of...

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Today's HSC, equivalent exams postponed

by Banglapress 7 months ago

  Bangla Press Desk:  The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations scheduled for today have been postponed, according to Information Adviser Mahfuj Alam. According to a statement signed by Md Mamun-or-Rashid, public r...

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Bashundhara Group Chairman offers condolences

by Banglapress 7 months ago

  Bangla Press Desk:  Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan has expressed deep shock and sorrow over the casualties in the plane crash at Milestone School and College campus in the capital’s Uttara area. In a condolence message, th...

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BICDA’s 63% tariff hike deepens export concerns

by Banglapress 7 months ago

  Bangla Press Desk: A decision by the Bangladesh Inland Container Depots Association (BICDA) to raise outbound cargo and container handling tariffs by up to 63% has sparked serious concern among exporters, who warn that the move could furthe...

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Pilot Towkir laid to eternal rest

by Banglapress 7 months ago

  Bangla Press Desk:  Flight Lieutenant Towkir Islam Sagar, who tragically lost his life in a fighter jet crash in Uttara of the capital, was laid to rest on Tuesday. His namaj-e-janaza was held at 4:30pm at the Rajshahi Muktijuddho Stadiu...

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