News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Victims were remembered and calls for justice renewed on Friday as the nation observed the 13th anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Savar.The eight-storey building, whic...
Bangla Press Desk: The United States has deported 31 more Bangladeshis, transporting them in handcuffs and body shackles. They arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Monday at 7pm on a special US military flight. Most of them are f...
Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court on Monday sent Shaukat Mahmood, former president of the Jatiya Press Club and secretary general of the Janata Party Bangladesh, to jail in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act with Shahbagh Police Station.D...
Bangla Press Desk: An international controversy over IELTS exam paper leaks has brought renewed focus on Bangladesh, following findings reported by British media and earlier investigations by Daily Sun.British daily “The Telegraph” reported on...
Bangla Press Desk: Canadian High Commissioner Ajit Singh has officially launched a technological ideation contest with a view to developing digital tools against cyberbullying and disinformation threats during the upcoming national elections in...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) and CIMMYT arranged training on “Creative and systems thinking for innovative agricultural research” at the BARI Seminar Room on Monday. BARI Director General Md Ab...
Bangla Press Desk: Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said that preparations for the 13th National Parliamentary Election are progressing “very well,” with all necessary measures underway to ensure a festive, fair...
Bangla Press Desk: The Election Commission (EC) has signalled that the schedule for the 13th National Parliamentary Election may be announced on Wednesday.Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin will announce the schedules in an address to...
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Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Monday sought the Election Commission’s specific decision over the schedule announcement as “time is running out to arrange the polls before the upcoming Ramadan.”A Jamaat delegation, led by its...
Bangla Press Desk: Experts have called for stronger emphasis on climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction in national strategies aimed at improving the socio-economic conditions of char communities along the Jamuna River basin. ...
Bangla Press Desk: Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has shared a detailed personal account of the events surrounding the 5 May 2013 Shapla Chattar incident, alleging that the actual casualty figures were significantly higher than what authorities...
Bangla Press Desk: Thitiporn Chirasawadi, Ambassador of Thailand to Bangladesh, paid a courtesy call on Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Sunday.During the meeting, both sides expressed their shared goals to advance bilateral trade in terms...
Bangla Press Desk: The 18th Council of the College meeting of the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) was held on Sunday at the AFMC campus in Dhaka Cantonment.Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman presided over the meeting. He laid the foundation...
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