News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court on Sunday dismissed a police plea to show former Major Md Sadikul Haque arrested in a case filed over the burning of a car in the capital.Dhaka Metropolitan Magi...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has published a gazette recognizing 1,558 more wounded July fighters for their sacrifices during the 2024 Mass Uprising. Of them, 210 have been enlisted in the critically injured 'B' category, while the res...
Bangla Press Desk: Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, Special Assistant on Posts, Telecommunications, and ICT Affairs to the Chief Adviser, stated that he has come under fire from telecom mafias for promoting cost efficiency, inter-project coordination,...
Bangla Press Desk: Members of the underworld criminal in Khulna are increasingly falling victim to targeted killings. Disputes over drug money distribution, territorial dominance, extortion, and long-standing rivalries are pushing variou...
Bangla Press Desk: Only two days are left before the inauguration of the “July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum,” as the interim government earlier announced it would be inaugurated on 5 August this year. But it is far from ready, as almost 6...
Bangla Press Desk: ABM Khairul Haque, former chief justice and ex-chairman of the Law Commission – widely regarded as the legal architect of the country's recent slide into authoritarianism – was arrested early Thursday morning from his res...
Bangla Press Desk: ABM Khairul Haque, former chief justice and ex-chairman of the Law Commission – widely regarded as the legal architect of the country's recent slide into authoritarianism – was arrested early Thursday morning from his re...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh needs a dedicated air base for pilots to train on fighter jets and conduct exercises, Air Vice Marshal Mahmud Hussain (Retd) has said. On Monday night, speaking with the Daily Sun, the retired Air Force off...
Bangla Press Desk: The pilot who was flying the F7 aircraft that crashed into a building of Milestone College in Dhaka's Uttara has been identified as Flight Lieutenant Towkir Islam Sagar. According to ISPR, Flight Lieutenant Sagar, of...
Bangla Press Desk: The death toll from the training jet crash at Milestone College in Dhaka's Uttara has risen to 27. Professor Md Sayedur Rahman, the special assistant to the chief adviser for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, co...
Bangla Press Desk: The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations scheduled for today have been postponed, according to Information Adviser Mahfuj Alam. According to a statement signed by Md Mamun-or-Rashid, public r...
Bangla Press Desk: Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan has expressed deep shock and sorrow over the casualties in the plane crash at Milestone School and College campus in the capital’s Uttara area. In a condolence message, th...
Bangla Press Desk: A decision by the Bangladesh Inland Container Depots Association (BICDA) to raise outbound cargo and container handling tariffs by up to 63% has sparked serious concern among exporters, who warn that the move could furthe...
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