News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: A petition has been filed at a Dhaka court asking for a case to be taken up over the death of doctor Nafisa Tabassum Dhipra in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi against four people, including her d...
Bangla Press Desk: Every year, millions of Muslims travel to Mecca in Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj, one of the holiest acts of worship in Islam. The pilgrimage brings together believers from different countries and cultures in a share...
Bangla Press Desk: Dhaka witnessed another spell of heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms on Wednesday morning, disrupting Eid-ul-Azha preparations and causing waterlogging in several parts of the capital.The downpour which began early in the...
Bangla Press Desk: A man has been killed and two others injured in Mymensingh city after falling from the roof of a moving train, as thousands of passengers rushed to return home ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.The incident occurred at Ghunti on Tuesday,...
Bangla Press Desk: A storm-induced disruption to ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia river route has cleared up after rough weather forced vessels to drop anchor for nearly an hour.Ferry movement on the Manikganj-Rajbari route remaine...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predicted rains or thundershowers in parts of Bangladesh in 24 hours commencing at 9:00 am on Wednesday.“Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty o...
Bangla Press Desk: Three passengers of a CNG-run auto-rickshaw were killed and two others seriously injured after a passenger bus crushed the vehicle in Solanga area of Sirajganj last evening.The accident occurred around 7 pm on Tuesday in front of t...
Bangla Press Desk: At SHALA_Neighbourhood Art Space, silence hangs from the ceiling in the form of letters. Some are folded. Some are suspended in layers of translucent fabric. Others appear as fragments through projection and sound. As sp...
Bangla Press Desk: Three Bangladeshi nationals were killed in a landmine explosion near the Myanmar border in Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban district on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Leraia, 41, son of Suniong Chakma, Ongke Mong, 50, so...
Bangla Press Desk: Outgoing Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Sunday reaffirmed India’s willingness to deepen multifaceted engagement with Bangladesh for the mutual benefit and shared prosperity of the peoples of both count...
Bangla Press Desk: A seven-day government holiday will begin in the country on Monday as millions prepare to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha, the second-largest religious festival of the Muslims.Government offices, courts and many private establishments...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will offer Eid-ul-Azha prayers at the National Eidgah ground in the city.BNP Standing Committee member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Prime Minister’s Political Adviser Nazrul Islam Khan, Home M...
Bangla Press Desk: The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has resisted an attempt by BSF to plant a bamboo pole in the “no man’s land” at a border point in Lalmonirhat, forcing the Indian security force to apologise and remove the pole.The incident...
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