News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Five more children died in the past 24 hours till Wednesday morning—four from measles-related symptoms and one from a confirmed measles case.In addition, Bangladesh recorded 9...
Bangla Press Desk: The Bangladesh Army has seized Tk10.49 lakh in cash along with a microbus linked to an independent candidate from Chandanaish upazila in Chattogram-14 constituency.The vehicle was seized from the Abdul Barihat area late on Tu...
Bangla Press Desk: At least 394 international election observers and 197 foreign journalists have arrived in Bangladesh to observe the country’s 13th National Parliamentary Election and Referendum on the July National Charter, both scheduled to...
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Bangla Press Desk: A four-day holiday began on Tuesday as Bangladesh prepares for the 13th Parliamentary Election and the referendum scheduled for 12 February.The two-day government-declared general holiday on 11 and 12 February combined with t...
Bangla Press Desk: A fire broke out in a multi-storey building around Mirpur-11 area of the capital late Tuesday night (10 February).Two units of the Fire Service and Civil Defence have been deployed to bring the blaze under control.According t...
Bangla Press Desk: A total of 481,185 expatriate ballots cast via the “Postal Vote BD” mobile app for the 13th National Parliamentary Election and the Referendum 2026 have so far arrived in Bangladesh. Meanwhile, 515,619 overseas voters have al...
Bangla Press Desk: A voter turnout of 65 to 68% in the 13th parliamentary election could give the BNP-led alliance a single majority, while a lower turnout of 53 to 58% could pave the way for a Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance to form the...
Noman Sabit: Bangladesh has secured a reduced 19% U.S. tariff under a trade agreement signed between the two countries on Monday that would exempt some textiles and garments manufactured with U.S. material, interim leader Muhammad Yunus said on X.Was...
Bangla Press Desk: For years under former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s opposition had little presence on the streets during elections, either boycotting polls or being sidelined by mass arrests of senior leaders. Now, ahead of Thursday’...
Bangla Press Desk: The Election Commission (EC) has instructed that the number of votes cast in the upcoming 13th parliamentary election and the referendum on the July National Charter be reported to returning officers every two hours.On Monday, EC S...
Bangla Press Desk: The Supreme Court administration on Monday fixed a new time schedule for trial proceedings and office hours at the High Court Division during the holy month of Ramadan.According to a notification signed by High Court Division Regis...
Bangla Press Desk: Director General of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP) Major General Abdul Motaleb Sazzad Mahmud has instructed the force members to perform their duties at polling centres with neutrality and courage in the upc...
Bangla Press Desk: The High Court on Sunday issued a contempt of court rule against the chairman of Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) and four other officials for allegedly violating court directives by deciding to lease out land of the Karnaphul...
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