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: Police have arrested Pabitra Kumar Barua, a teacher allegedly involved in the abuse of a child at a school in Dhaka’s Paltan.He was arrested from Dhaka’s Mirpur area early on Friday morning, said Mohammad Harun Or Rashid, deputy co...
Bangla Press Desk: The Hindu community across the country is set to celebrate Saraswati Puja on Friday with great enthusiasm and religious fervour by worshipping the goddess of knowledge, music, art and culture, reports Daily Sun.The puja is observed...
Bangla Press Desk: BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has said that if the party forms the government, it will be able to work for the nation.“We will work and build the country– Bangladesh first,” he said while addressing an election rally in Araihazar upa...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has approved the Dhaka Central University Ordinance, 2026 -- a measure designed to bring seven government colleges in the capital under a unified academic structure to enhance the quality of higher education and reso...
Bangla Press Desk: BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman formally launched his election campaign on Thursday at the Government Alia Madrasa ground in Sylhet, declaring that the people of Bangladesh are the sole source of political power and reaffirming his...
Bangla Press Desk: The Election Commission (EC) today warned that carrying or transferring one's National Identity Card (NID) and promising donations during election campaigns are punishable offences under the law.In a press release issued this after...
Bangla Press Desk: Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul today said as the security situation in India has not changed, there is no scope for the Bangladesh team to travel there to compete in the ICC T20 World Cup.“There is no scope to change our deci...
Bangla Press Desk: For over a decade, primary and secondary students in Bangladesh received free textbooks at the start of the academic year, creating excitement among students and relief for guardians. However, under the interim government, this con...
Bangla Press Desk: The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on Wednesday began the trial of an enforced disappearance case against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, former defence adviser retired Ma...
Bangla Press Desk: As major political parties prepare to unveil their election manifestos, law enforcement experts and rights activists have urged them to place law and order at the centre of their pledges, stressing the need to keep the police free...
Bangla Press Desk: A total of 1,981 candidates are contesting the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election across 298 constituencies, according to official figures released by the Election Commission.Of the total candidates, 1,732 are nominated by 51 registered...
Bangla Press Desk: Symbols for contesting candidates in the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) elections will be allotted today across constituencies.According to the Election Commission (EC), a total of 305 candidates withdrew their nomination...
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