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 prosecution at the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1on Sunday pleaded to frame charges in a crimes against humanity case against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina's son and former ICT affairs adviser Sajeeb Wazed Jo...
Bangla Press Desk: The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday convened a law and order coordination meeting with 16 divisions and agencies, including the armed forces, ahead of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad Election and the Referendum.The meeting started...
Bangla Press Desk : A schoolgirl was killed after being hit by a bullet reportedly fired from Myanmar side at the Hwaikyang border in Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar on Sunday morning.The victim, identified as Afnan Ara, 10, was the daughter of Ja...
Bangla Press Desk: The daytime temperature in the capital Dhaka and its surrounding areas may decrease slightly, while the sky is expected to remain partly cloudy.This information was disclosed in the weather forecast for Dhaka and adjacent are...
Bangla Press Desk: Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution PLC has resumed gas supply to parts of the capital after replacing a ruptured valve on Mirpur Road.However, it may take several more hours for gas pressure to return to normal, as the f...
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Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General and former MP Mia Golam Parwar has called for legal action against those responsible for creating an artificial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) shortage, despite what he said is an a...
Bangla Press Desk: The Election Commission (EC) has disposed of the appeals filed by 36 candidates against the decisions of returning officers made during the scrutiny of nomination papers for the 13th National Parliamentary Election.The appeals were...
Bangla Press Desk: TMSS Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Center has successfully completed the first-ever bone marrow (stem cell) transplant in Bogura, marking a significant milestone in healthcare services in northern Bangladesh.The achievement...
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Bangla Press Desk: BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Friday walked to the party’s chairperson’s Gulshan office, drawing attention for the unusual mode of travel.He reached the office at around 4:00pm, according to BNP Gulshan office sources and e...
Bangla Press Desk: The EU Election Observation Mission sat in a meeting with the leaders of the Students Against Discrimination (SAD) and discussed the overall situation of the country and the upcoming national parliamentary polls.The meeting was hel...
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Nizam Uddin Mandal, 65, a steadfast BNP supporter of Banshbaria village in Jhenaidah’s Maheshpur upazila, passed away at his home early Friday morning.Nizam, who had been ill for years, famously vowed on 31 May 2014 never to eat rice until the BNP co...
Bangla Press Desk: The Election Commission (EC) on Friday dismissed reports claiming that elections in the Pabna-1 and Pabna-2 constituencies had been postponed.“The information attributed to the EC is not correct,” the commission said in a handout i...
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