News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Former Information Minister of the ousted Awami League government, Hasanul Haque Inu, told a court that he has been keeping two exercise books in prison — one red and one gre...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has undertaken a series of nationwide initiatives, including in Brahmanbaria district, to prevent rumours and misinformation spread through online media and social networking platforms, said Information and Br...
Bangla Press Desk: A fire that broke out at Rubber-Tyred Gantry (RTG) crane of New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) of Chittagong Port on Monday afternoon has been brought under control within 30 minutes.The fire broke out around 2:30 pm...
Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court on Monday showed former ministers Hasanul Haq Inu and Rashed Khan Menon arrested in a case filed over an alleged attempt to murder Md Mokhlesin in the capital’s Bongshal area during the July 2024 Mass Uprising....
Bangla Press Desk: Drugs are being sold openly in and around Geneva Camp in Mohammadpur, with traffickers allegedly operating in broad daylight and offering narcotics to passers-by without hesitation.The crossroads located beyond Mohammadpur G...
Bangla Press Desk: The Karwan Bazar level crossing in the capital sits at the junction of three police station jurisdictions—Hatirjheel, Tejgaon and Tejgaon Industrial Area. Yet despite its strategic location, drug trafficking continues openly...
Bangla Press Desk: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) expects to collect a record Tk 4.15 trillion (Tk 4.15 lakh crore) in revenue in the outgoing 2025-26 fiscal year, although the figure is likely to fall short of the revised target by around...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has reached and met his Malaysian counterpart to discuss a wide range of bilateral interests, including boosting two-way trade and employment of Bangladeshi workers.The two leaders held a one-on-...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday night joined a views-exchange meeting with Bangladeshi expatriates shortly after arriving in Malaysia.The event was held at the Shangri-La Hotel in Kuala Lumpur around 10:45pm local tim...
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Bangla Press Desk: Former Member of Parliament from Comilla-2 constituency Selima Ahmad Meri has passed away. Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un.She died at 7:40 pm on Sunday (June 21) while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Thailand...
Bangla Press Desk: The Election Commission (EC) is planning to conduct mock voting before holding local government elections.EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed shared the information with journalists at his office at the EC headquarters in...
Bangla Press Desk: Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has expressed deep shock at the death of Abdus Sadeque, the first captain of the Bangladesh national hockey team and a recipient of the...
Bangla Press Desk: Four members of a family were killed after 'inhaling toxic gas' while attempting to rescue a goat from an abandoned toilet pit in Tangail's Madhupur upazila on Saturday morning.The tragic incident occurred at around 8:30am in the T...
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