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...
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Bangla Press Desk: A total of 14 out of 20 candidates forfeited their security deposits in the recently concluded 13th National Parliamentary Election in three constituencies of Thakurgaon district, including a five-time former member of parlia...
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Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh’s 13th parliamentary election will be remembered as a “role model” in the country’s electoral history, said Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Monday.Speaking at a farewell reception a...
Bangla Press Desk: Tension flared on Monday morning after six tampered ballot papers and two seals were recovered from a polling station in Pirganj Upazila of the Rangpur-6 constituency.The incident occurred at Hasarpara Government Primary Scho...
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Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court on Monday ordered the start of the trial after taking cognisance of the charges against six individuals, including Sonia Mehjabin, owner of the controversial e-commerce platform E-Orange.shop, in a case filed over all...
Bangla Press Desk: The Chamber Court of the Appellate Division has stayed a High Court order that directed the closure of all government and non-government lower secondary and secondary schools throughout the month of Ramadan.The order wa...
Bangla Press Desk: BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has left Bogura-6 seat for by-election as he is set to take oath as a member of parliament from Dhaka-17 constituency on Tuesday.“We’ve received a letter that BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman quit...
Bangla Press Desk: M Azizur Rahman (Ripon) was elected chairman and Serajul Islam Siraj executive director (ED) of the Forum for Energy Reporters Bangladesh (FERB).The election was held at Bijoy Hall of Bidyut Bhaban in the city on Sunday...
Bangla Press Desk: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the deadline for submitting online VAT returns through its e-VAT system until 22 February 2026, citing public interest and recent technical disruptions.According to an of...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman on Monday paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser of the interim government Professor Muhammad Yunus at the Chief Adviser’s Office (CAO) in the city’s Tejgaon area.During the mee...
Bangla Press Desk: Dr Nasimul Gani, Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, has been appointed as the Cabinet Secretary.The appointment was announced in a notification issued by the Ministry of Public Administration on Monday (1...
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Bangla Press Desk: A local office of the BNP in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj was allegedly set on fire early on 14 February, police said.The incident occurred around 3:45am at Shimulia Bazar area, said Rupganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge...
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Bangla Press Desk: Public life across the country returned to normalcy on Sunday after the national election and a four-day government-declared holiday, with offices reopening, vehicles back on the roads and businesses resuming regular operations.The...
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