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: A training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) has crashed in the capital. The aircraft went down on Monday (July 21) afternoon on the campus of Milestone School and College in the Diabari area of Uttara. At...
Bangla Press Desk: A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into the campus of Milestone School and College in the capital’s Uttara area on Monday (21 July) shortly after 1:00 PM, triggering panic among students and parents....
Bangla Press Desk: Rescue operations are ongoing after a Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI training aircraft crashed in the Milestone School and College field area of Uttara, Dhaka. The crash occurred shortly after the aircraft took off a...
Bangla Press Desk: The interim government has decided to halt the events marking the first anniversary of July-August anti-fascist uprising for three days starting Tuesday, it said in a statement. The decision has been taken in light of...
Bangla Press Desk: The Japanese Embassy’s Charge d'Affaires Naoki Takahashi has extended his "deepest condolences and heartfelt sympathies" to the victims and their families following the crash of a Bangladesh Air Force aircraft at the Milestone...
Bangla Press Desk: The Council of Advisers on Sunday approved in principle the draft of "The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025". The approval came at a meeting of the council held at the Chief Adviser's Office wi...
Bangla Press Desk: The Election Commission (EC) published the draft “Code of Conduct for Political Parties and Candidates 2025” on its website on Sunday. The EC has sought public feedback on the draft, with a submission deadline set...
Bangla Press Desk: The Inqilab Manch, a group representing July uprising participants, on Tuesday threatened to besiege the Secretariat on 3 August if the “July Declaration” will not be announced by then. The group would lead a “July...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday urged the people to observe the July Uprising every year with a vow to resist the reemergence of autocracy in the country. "We will observe this (July Uprising) eve...
Bangla Press Desk: Police have dispersed students and job seekers, demanding reforms in the PSC, from the Shahbagh intersection. After a brief clash, which caused no injuries to either side, the protesters moved to the Raju Sculpture...
Bangla Press Desk: Police and RAB arrested four suspects, including a BNP grassroots leader, early Friday, hours after a group of miscreants attacked the Patgram Police Station in Lalmonirhat, to free two “comrades” being held behind ba...
Bangla Press Desk: Highlighting the significance of the holy Ashura, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has laid emphasis on establishing ‘equality, justice and peace’ in society and wished for the ‘unity, solidarity and continuous progr...
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