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: A total of 481,185 expatriate ballots cast via the “Postal Vote BD” mobile app for the 13th National Parliamentary Election and the Referendum 2026 have so far arrived in Bangladesh. Meanwhile, 515,619 overseas voters have al...
Bangla Press Desk: A voter turnout of 65 to 68% in the 13th parliamentary election could give the BNP-led alliance a single majority, while a lower turnout of 53 to 58% could pave the way for a Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance to form the...
Noman Sabit: Bangladesh has secured a reduced 19% U.S. tariff under a trade agreement signed between the two countries on Monday that would exempt some textiles and garments manufactured with U.S. material, interim leader Muhammad Yunus said on X.Was...
Bangla Press Desk: For years under former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s opposition had little presence on the streets during elections, either boycotting polls or being sidelined by mass arrests of senior leaders. Now, ahead of Thursday’...
Bangla Press Desk: The Election Commission (EC) has instructed that the number of votes cast in the upcoming 13th parliamentary election and the referendum on the July National Charter be reported to returning officers every two hours.On Monday, EC S...
Bangla Press Desk: The Supreme Court administration on Monday fixed a new time schedule for trial proceedings and office hours at the High Court Division during the holy month of Ramadan.According to a notification signed by High Court Division Regis...
Bangla Press Desk: Director General of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP) Major General Abdul Motaleb Sazzad Mahmud has instructed the force members to perform their duties at polling centres with neutrality and courage in the upc...
Bangla Press Desk: The High Court on Sunday issued a contempt of court rule against the chairman of Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) and four other officials for allegedly violating court directives by deciding to lease out land of the Karnaphul...
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Bangla Press Desk: The interim government has withdrawn a total of 23,865 false and politically motivated cases filed by the previous Awami League government against leaders and activists of various political parties, including BNP, Jamaat-e-I...
Bangla Press Desk: The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) has provisionally recommended 1,457 candidates for different cadres through the 46th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination.The information was revealed in a circular signe...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief of Army Staff General Wakar-Uz-Zaman attended the closing and prize distribution ceremony of the four-day Fifth Crown Cement Language Day Golf Cup Tournament-2026 at Army Golf Club in the Dhaka Cantonment on Sunday.The...
Bangla Press Desk: A total of 1,051 executive magistrates are being deployed across the country from today ahead of the upcoming 13th Parliamentary Election and the referendum scheduled for 12 February.Alongside the magistrates, additional memb...
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