News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Four people, including two women, were killed and two others injured after a pickup van overturned in the Manikchhari area of Rangamati early Sunday.The accident occurred in f...
Bangla Press Desk: Pakistan High Commissioner to Bangladesh Imran Haider presented his credentials to President Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban in the capital on Tuesday. During the meeting, the high commissioner conveyed greetin...
Bangla Press Desk: The Cabinet Division has formed a “high-level” committee to submit a probe report within 10 days on the large-scale looting of white stones from Sylhet’s Sada Pathor area over the past year. The new committee was f...
Bangla Press Desk: The interim government is preparing to hold the 13th parliamentary election in early February 2026, as announced by Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus earlier this month, with the Army pledging full cooperation to ensure n...
Bangla Press Desk: The Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election has entered a new phase with the conclusion of nomination collections on Tuesday, drawing a record number of participants in a "festive" atmosphere. A total of 2,085...
Bangla Press Desk: Former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal holds meetings with “high-level functionaries of the Indian establishment” every week by travelling to Delhi from his rented apartment in Kolkata, reports The Print. The...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has formed a four-member probe body to investigate a compromising video reportedly involving AFM Shahinul Islam, chief of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU). The Financial Institutions...
Bangla Press Desk: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a special operation seized Indian contraband items worth over Tk1 crore from an oil tanker in Habiganj on Tuesday. A team BGB set up a checkpost along the Dhaka-Sylhet highway after...
Bangla Press Desk: Interim Government Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus may announce the schedule for the 13th National Parliamentary Election in a speech to the nation today, 5 August, marking the anniversary of Sheikh Hasina's gover...
Bangla Press Desk: The interim government led by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus marks one year in office on Friday, following its swearing-in on August 8, 2024. The administration assumed office in the wake of a massive popu...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has announced a general holiday for all ready-made garment (RMG) factories on 5 August to observe “July Uprising Day”. The association stated that the...
Bangla Press Desk: The Bangladesh Army has arrested a local journalist for allegedly inciting violence during an attack on the homes of the minority community in Gangachara upazila of Rangpur. The detainee, Habibur Rahman Selim, is a c...
Bangla Press Desk: National Citizen Party-NCP chief coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary on Sunday termed the current Election Commission ‘spineless,’ saying that the commission is being given a scope to be corrected. “As the days go by, it b...
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