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: The government on Thursday approved a proposal to exempt the 7.5% VAT and 2% advance tax imposed on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at the local production and trader levels while imposing only a 7.5% VAT at the import stage.The Coun...
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Bangla Press Desk: Bangla Academy on Thursday reiterated that the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026 will begin on 20 February, ruling out the possibility of postponing the country’s largest literary event.The decision was announced at an emergency press co...
Bangla Press Desk: At least 20 people, including two journalists, were injured in a clash centring on the inter-department football tournament final at Jagannath University (JnU) on Thursday.The injured journalists are Rakibul Islam Rakib and Limon H...
Bangla Press Desk: Shipping Adviser Brigadier General (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain encountered protests from port workers during his visit to Chittagong Port on Thursday (5 February).Several hundred workers and employees blocked the adviser’s vehicle wh...
Bangla Press Desk: The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Thursday sentenced ex-MP Muhammad Saiful Islam and five others to death in connection with a case over the burning of six bodies in Ashulia during July-August uprising.The three-member bench o...
Bangla Press Desk: Political parties must make their concrete commitment to the rights of persons with disabilities in their election manifestos and governance plans, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Executive Director Dr Iftekharuzzaman s...
Bangla Press Desk: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized a large amount of Indian goods smuggled in a courier service in Feni on Wednesday.The items included Indian sarees, three-piece dresses, oil, body spray, soap, toothpaste, face wash, and firewor...
Bangla Press Desk: Home Affairs Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Wednesday said there is no fear of any kind of violence surrounding the upcoming national election, as law enforcement agencies remain fully prepared to ensure a peaceful poll.“The la...
Bangla Press Desk: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 is set to pronounce its verdict in a crimes against humanity case filed over the killing of seven youths and the subsequent burning of six of their bodies in Ashulia on 5 August, 2024.Justi...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh’s export sector has come under fresh pressure after the United States cut tariffs on Indian goods under a bilateral trade deal, following India’s free trade agreement with the European Union on 27 January.The US reduced...
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Bangla Press Desk: With just six days left until Thursday’s polls, talk and misinformation about the election have already spread widely. The government says the country will see a festive and historic vote, but political parties remain unconvinced....
Bangla Press Desk: Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman said on Tuesday that there is no possibility the upcoming national election would be derailed, declaring the armed forces “capable and keen” to ensure a smooth poll.He made the remarks whi...
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