News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Transactions at Sonali Bank and Standard Islami Bank will be temporarily suspended to facilitate updates to their core banking system software and databases. The Bangladesh Bank ann...
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Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court on Tuesday sent three individuals to jail in connection with the snatching of two death-sentenced Ansar al-Islam militants from the court premises.The individuals sent to jail are Abdus Sabur alias Raju, Khairul...
Bangla Press Desk: Currently active political elites facilitated the escape of corrupt individuals through the country’s borders in exchange for huge sums of money after 5 August 2024, said Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Dr Mohammad...
The government could extend the exemption of VAT on metro rail tickets by six months to June next year, according to NBR sources.The exemption was set to expire on 31 December, but officials are looking to extend it in public interest, sources told r...
Bangla Press Desk: Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has underscored the need for an engineering education system that upholds international accreditation standards while ensuring environmental and social responsibility.She made the remar...
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Bangla Press Desk: In the past year, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has received more than 12,000 complaints. Of these, the Commission has decided to carry out inquiries into 1,063 complaints. During this period, 541 cases were lodged and charg...
Bangla Press Desk: The United States has deported 31 more Bangladeshis, transporting them in handcuffs and body shackles. They arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Monday at 7pm on a special US military flight. Most of them are f...
Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court on Monday sent Shaukat Mahmood, former president of the Jatiya Press Club and secretary general of the Janata Party Bangladesh, to jail in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act with Shahbagh Police Station.D...
Bangla Press Desk: An international controversy over IELTS exam paper leaks has brought renewed focus on Bangladesh, following findings reported by British media and earlier investigations by Daily Sun.British daily “The Telegraph” reported on...
Bangla Press Desk: Canadian High Commissioner Ajit Singh has officially launched a technological ideation contest with a view to developing digital tools against cyberbullying and disinformation threats during the upcoming national elections in...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) and CIMMYT arranged training on “Creative and systems thinking for innovative agricultural research” at the BARI Seminar Room on Monday. BARI Director General Md Ab...
Bangla Press Desk: Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said that preparations for the 13th National Parliamentary Election are progressing “very well,” with all necessary measures underway to ensure a festive, fair...
Bangla Press Desk: The Election Commission (EC) has signalled that the schedule for the 13th National Parliamentary Election may be announced on Wednesday.Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin will announce the schedules in an address to...
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