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: An individual was killed as a launch struck another vessel at the Sadarghat terminal in Dhaka on Wednesday afternoon.Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Another individual was injured and two people remain...
Bangla Press Desk: Three people have been killed after a passenger microbus lost control and crashed into a road divider in Sherpur, Bogura. At least nine others were injured in the incident. They were rescued and admitted to Shaheed...
Bangla Press Desk: A total of Tk33.9 million in toll was collected from the Jamuna Bridge in the last 24 hours as homebound travellers headed to celebrate Eid with their loved ones, increasing pressure on highways.Traffic flow has intensi...
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Bangla Press Desk: Homebound passengers continued to travel without major disruption on the Dhaka–Chattogram highway on the second day of the Eid journey, marking a significant improvement from previous years when the route was often plag...
Bangla Press Desk: A massive traffic jam stretching 10 to 12 kilometers has formed in the Chandra Trimor area of Kaliakair upazila in Gazipur, causing severe suffering for passengers and drivers.The congestion began on Wednesday morning,...
Bangla Press Desk: A meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee will be held tomorrow to fix the date of holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims.The meeting will be held at 6pm at the conference room of the Is...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will exchange Eid greetings with diplomats, academics and people from all walks of life on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr.The greeting exchange programme will begin at the state guesthouse Jamuna a...
Bangla Press Desk: As Eid-ul-Fitr draws near, Sylhet is witnessing a surge of homebound travellers, with crowded streets and bus terminals reflecting the festive rush.However, alongside the excitement of returning home, concerns are mount...
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Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has instructed the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief to provide immediate assistance to people affected by recent hailstorms and flash floods across...
Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court on Tuesday granted a two-day remand for 11 accused each in a case filed over vandalism at a shopping complex in Uttara, allegedly triggered by rumours of a rickshaw puller being beaten to death.Dhaka Metro...
Bangla Press Desk: The Education Ministry on Monday issued nine notifications confirming the appointments of new vice chancellors to eight public universities and the University Grants Commission (UGC).Separate notifications were also iss...
Bangla Press Desk: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) is maintaining round-the-clock security across Dhaka city during the Eid holidays as large numbers of residents leave the capital.Commanding Officer of RAB-10, Mohammad Kamruzzaman, made the...
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