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: A Dhaka court has ordered the Bangladesh Police to take appropriate disciplinary measures, following a probe, against Investigating Officer (IO) Omar Faruk for failing to properly verify July Warrior and a lawsuit defen...
Bangla Press Desk: Currently serving administrative officials are qualified and ready to arrange free and fair elections on 12 February, said Cabinet Secretary Sheikh Abdur Rashid on Thursday.Before the election schedule was announced in Decemb...
Bangla Press Desk: The Election Commission (EC) has opened a Law and Order Coordination Cell ahead of the national election and the referendum.The contact numbers of the coordination cell are 0255007470, 0255007471, 0255007472, 0255007474 and 0...
Bangla Press Desk: The government is set to form the Narayanganj Development Authority (NDA) to develop the city and its adjoining areas into a modern, well-planned one.The Ministry of Housing and Public Works issued a draft ordinance in this r...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Thursday said this time there would be no ‘staged’ election as seen in the past, assuring that the Election Commission (EC) is committed to ensuring fairness and justice i...
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Bangla Press Desk: Maltese authorities have carried out one of the fastest migrant repatriation operations on record, sending back dozens of migrants within 17 days of their arrival, most of them Bangladeshi nationals.A total of 48 migrants we...
Bangla Press Desk: The Election Commission (EC) has dispatched postal ballots to 728,023 expatriate voters living in 104 countries to enable them to cast their votes in the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad election and referendum.Salim Ahmad Khan,...
Bangla Press Desk: Riyazul Islam, Chhatra Shibir’s vice president candidate in the JnUCSU election, is leading the race following the announcement of results from 26 out of 38 polling centres.Riyazul is leading his nearest rival, Jatiyatabadi...
Bangla Press Desk: In the bone-chilling cold, the northern parts of Bangladesh have been left shivering. The biting northern winds have disrupted the daily lives of people, with the poorest facing the greatest hardship. Without warm clothing,...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has transferred and given new assignments to 14 senior officials of the Bangladesh Police, including DIGs, Additional DIGs and Superintendents of Police.The Home Ministry has already issued a notification...
Bangla Press Desk: The European Union (EU) on Wednesday stressed the importance of a ‘peaceful election in Bangladesh, saying Bangladesh-EU relations could reach new heights following a successful democratic transition, ushering in a new era of...
BanglaPress Desk: The Trump administration has almost tripled the list of countries whose citizens must post a 'visa bond' or security deposit of up to $15,000 when applying to enter the United States.The US State Department added several countries,...
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