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: Another case has been filed in connection with the violent clashes centering the National Citizen Party (NCP) rally in Gopalganj, bringing the total number of cases to 11 and the accused to over 10,000. Officer-in-Cha...
Bangla Press Desk: Four police personnel from Mohammadpur Police Station have been closed (relieved of duty) following allegations of negligence in handling a recent mugging incident in the area. The officers withdrawn are: Sub-Inspecto...
Bangla Press Desk: Three more people died of dengue in the 24 hours till Saturday morning, raising this year’s official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease to 73, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)....
Bangla Press Desk: Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed today said that ensuring good governance has become difficult in the country over the years while there is a need to establish countervailing power to ensure 'check and balance'....
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Saturday held a meeting with more political parties to exchange views on the recent situation in the country. The meeting was held at the state guest house Jamuna in Dhaka from 5pm...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Mohammad Yunus has underscored the need for a strong unity among all to prevent the attempt of the defeated forces to foil the holding of the national election in a free and fair manner. This article w...
Bangla Press Desk: Citing an oblique reference to the defeated Awami League regime, Law Adviser Asif Nazrul has said that a political party turns into a monster when it does not fear of losing power. “A political party fears indulging i...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Cricket Operations Chairman Najmul Abedin Fahim said on Saturday that they are in talks with several international sides including Nepal and the Netherlands to play a bilateral series as pr...
Bangla Press Desk: Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain will leave Dhaka on Sunday to attend the “High-Level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State...
Bangla Press Desk: Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum on Saturday reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ensuring the highest standard of medical care for those injured in the Milestone plane crash, pledging full support throughout their...
Bangla Press Desk: Police detained five individuals, including leader of student groups, on charges of extortion after they allegedly demanded Tk 50 lakh from former reserved seat lawmaker Shammi Ahmed at her residence in Gulshan. Th...
Bangla Press Desk: A passenger bus lost control and ran over spectators during a football match in Muradnagar upazila of Cumilla on Saturday afternoon, leaving one dead and five others injured. The accident occurred at the DR Government...
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