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: Capital Dhaka is also experiencing the first touch of winter, mirroring conditions across the country. The mercury dipped to 18°C at 6:00 am on Saturday (15 November), signaling the season’s quiet arrival. A soft chill and th...
Noman Sabit: Two crude bombs exploded near Dhaka airport on Thursday night, deepening tensions as Bangladesh awaits Monday’s verdict in a domestic war crimes case against ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.No casualties were reported, but the...
Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court on Friday sent Professor Dr. Ershad Halim of the Dhaka University (DU) Chemistry department to jail in a case filed over allegations of sexual harassment of male students.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbub Alam pass...
Bangla Press Desk: Police have uncovered a makeshift factory used for producing crude bombs, commonly known as cocktails, inside Geneva Camp under Mohammadpur Police Station in the capital. A large number of explosives and raw materials used for...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Thursday announced that the referendum on the July National Charter will coincide with the national election scheduled for early February 2026 – paving the way for a landmark tw...
Bangla Press Desk: National Security Adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government, Khalilur Rahman, is set to visit New Delhi on 19 November to attend a high-level conference of National Security Advisers from the Indo-Pacific region.He wil...
Bangla Press Desk: A Sramik Dal leader was shot to death by unidentified assailants in Saraf Bhata union under South Rangunia in Chattogram.The deceased was identified as Abdul Mannan, 42, son of Nazer Ahmed from Jilani Madrasa area in We...
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Bangla Press Desk: A flurry of allegations of irregularities and corruption has surfaced against Sheikh Muhammad Touhidul Islam, former chief executive officer (CEO) of the Chattogram City Corporation (CCC).The charges include obstructing...
Bangla Press Desk: Unknown assailants set fire to a school bus in Shibalay, Manikganj, on Friday midnight, seriously injuring the sleeping driver, police and local sources reported. The driver was rescued and sent to Dhaka for advanced tr...
Bangla Press Desk: A number of senior officials at the Islamic Foundation, a body under the Ministry of Religious Affairs, have been serving in key positions for years based on invalid or forged experience certificates, a government probe has r...
Bangla Press Desk: The interim government has appointed political scientist Prof Ali Riaz as a special assistant to the Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus.The Cabinet Division issued a notification in this regard on Thursday.During his tim...
Bangla Press Desk: Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Asif Nazrul on Thursday strongly condemned the brutal attack at the residence of Rajshahi Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad Abdur Rahman.The knife attack left Abdur Rahm...
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