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: The Christmas Day commemorating the birthday of Jesus Christ is being celebrated today with religious fervour and festivity across the country as elsewhere in the world.Special prayers are being offered at churches, which ar...
Bangla Press Desk: Hours before the arrival of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, authorities have ensured a multi-layer security cordon at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) combining different law enforcement a...
Bangla Press Desk: Flash flood warnings were in effect in Los Angeles and most of southern California on Wednesday as one of the worst Christmas storms in recent memory brought heavy rain and fears of deadly mudslides.Driven by an atmosph...
Bangla Press Desk: The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Wednesday fixed 20 January for delivering its judgment in the case filed over the killing of six students during July-August movement in Dhaka's Chankharpul area.A three-member ICT bench...
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Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday emphasised the need to formulate the budget in a self-reliant manner, with a focus on quality education, rural development, youth and women’s empowerment, local production, a...
Bangla Press Desk: The Election Commission (EC) has directed that approval of new projects, laying foundation stones, inauguration of plaques, and distribution of grants or relief in electoral areas be suspended until voting is completed.To kee...
Bangla Press Desk: The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has banned the operation of all types of drones over Evercare Hospital in the city and its adjacent areas.A public notice signed by DMP Commissioner SM Sazzat Ali was issued on Wednesday.Fo...
Bangla Press Desk: The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has issued a detailed public traffic advisory, urging city residents to avoid several key roads and use alternative routes during the return of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Cha...
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Bangla Press Desk: The International Crimes Tribunal-1 will deliver its order on Wednesday on whether to frame formal charges against four men, including Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) officer Lt Col Redowanul Islam, in a crimes against humanity...
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Bangla Press Desk: Educo Bangladesh, in collaboration with its implementing partners POPI, ESDO, and Nari Maitree, hosted a learning-sharing event at the Lakeshore Grand in Gulshan on Tuesday.The event, titled “Learning Sharing of the Imp...
Bangla Press Desk: A UN expert on Tuesday expressed grave concerns over recent mob attacks targeting leading media outlets and cultural institutions in Bangladesh, calling on the government to bring all the perpetrators to justice without...
Bangla Press Desk: Police recovered the body of a male newborn, aged around one day, from a lane in Chandni Ghat area of Chawk Bazar in Dhaka capital on Tuesday afternoon.The newborn, found in an unconscious state wrapped in black plastic...
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