News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: The members of parliament (MP) can show respect to the Speaker’s chair in line with their respective religious customs, said Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad on Thursday.The lawmakers are...
Bangla Press Desk: The rulers of the United Arab Emirates have granted royal pardons to 440 Bangladeshi prisoners on the occasion of the UAE’s 54th Union Day, reflecting the country’s longstanding humanitarian tradition.The pardons were announc...
Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court on Wednesday ordered the scrapping of a case filed under the Digital Security Act against former Bangladesh Pratidin editor Naeem Nizam, publisher Maynal Hossain Chowdhury, and Bangla Insider editor-in-chief Sye...
Bangla Press Desk: The passing-out parade of Border Guard Bangladesh’s (BGB) 104th recruit batch was held in Chattogram on Wednesday.A record 3,023 new members in the history of the BGB took the oath to protect the sovereignty of the country at...
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Bangla Press Desk: Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan on Wednesday said the government is taking all possible measures to resolve the ongoing gas crisis and ensure that consumers are no longer held hostage by...
Bangla Press Desk: Ferdous Ara, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Bancharampur Upazila in Brahmanbaria, died on Wednesday at a hospital in Dhaka.She breathed her last around 7 am, said Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Ranjan Chandra Dey....
Bangla Press Desk: More than a hundred garment workers from two factories at the Tongi BSCIC industrial area in Gazipur fell ill after experiencing sudden convulsions on Wednesday morning, prompting factory authorities to declare a holiday.&nbs...
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Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday reaffirmed his government’s commitment to hold the general elections and the referendum as scheduled on 12 February.The Chief Adviser made the remarks when two former senior U...
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Bangla Press Desk: Students from the seven colleges blocked the Science Lab intersection in the capital on Wednesday, demanding the promulgation of an ordinance for the proposed Dhaka Central University. The blockade began around 12:45pm,...
Bangla Press Desk: The government is expanding the list of essential medicines. The number of drugs on the list has increased from 135 to 295, and all of them will have to be sold at prices fixed by the government.Although the decision has caus...
Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court on Tuesday set 2 February for pronouncing the judgment in a case against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her nieces Tulip Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq, and 15 others, filed over alleged plot allocation irregula...
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Bangla Press Desk: The Editors’ Council and the Newspaper Owners’ Association of Bangladesh (NOAB) will jointly organise a journalists’ conference in the capital on 17 January.The conference will be held at the Krishibid Institution Bang...
Bangla Press Desk: A child critically injured by firing from across the border amid Myanmar’s ongoing unrest is being transported to Dhaka from Chattogram for advanced treatment.As of Tuesday morning, the physical condition of Huzaifa Af...
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