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: The fisheries department has seized a massive cache of illegal giant freshwater prawn and tiger shrimp fry during a drive in Barguna.Acting on a tip-off, officials conducted the raid near the town's New Bus Stand around 2:30...
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Bangla Press Desk: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam on Friday expressed optimism that this year's Eid-ul-Azha journey will be comfortable and smooth despite the challenge of transporting a huge number of passengers a...
Bangla Press Desk: The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast heavy rainfall across four divisions, including Dhaka, as unsettled weather conditions persist in several parts of the country.On Friday, the Met Office said gusty w...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh has recorded 11 more deaths of children due to measles and its symptoms amid soaring hospitalisations across the country.Of the latest fatalities, two were confirmed cases of measles, while the remaining nine...
Bangla Press Desk: A RAB member has been stabbed to death reportedly by a mugging suspect whom he tried to intercept during a police chase near Keane Bridge in Sylhet.The victim has been identified as Emon Acharya, a member of the Rapid Action...
Bangla Press Desk: The DNA sample of accused teacher Aman Ullah Sagar has been collected as part of the investigation into the shocking case involving the rape and impregnation of a 12-year-old madrasa student in Madan, Netrakona.According to...
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Bangla Press Desk: Swiss Ambassador to Bangladesh Reto Renggli held talks with Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon and State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Yasser Khan Choudhury on media freedom, freedom of...
Bangla Press Desk: No lawyer from the Dhaka Bar Association will represent the accused in the case filed over the rape and murder of eight year old child Ramisa Akter, said General Secretary of the Dhaka Bar Association Md Kalam Khan.He disclos...
Bangla Press Desk: The headquarters of the police's Special Branch (SB) has been left “completely in the dark” about field-level operatives knocking on journalists' doors or phoning them to demand extensive personal data, including their political af...
Bangla Press Desk: LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir underscored the need for waging a strong social movement alongside the application of law to prevent social menace rape.In a Facebook post from his verified page, he strong...
Bangla Press Desk: Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said the government wants to bring back former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh through legal procedures and existing extradition mechanisms.“We want Sheikh Hasina back through legal pro...
Bangla Press Desk: Stakeholders at a public hearing have opposed proposals to increase retail electricity prices, urging the state regulator to focus on trimming institutional costs and rooting out corruption rather than squeezing consumers fur...
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