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: Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah said on Wednesday that the commission is introducing a QR-code system to prevent the use of fake journalist IDs in the election.He made this remark at the inauguration of a day-l...
Bangla Press Desk: A case has been filed at Ishwardi Police Station in Pabna over the killing of eight puppies, who were tied in a sack and drowned in a pond at the Ishwardi Upazila Parishad premises.Upazila Livestock Officer Aklima Khatu...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman has reiterated his deep determination to develop the Army as a trained, disciplined and professional force equipped with modern weapons. He came up with this call while sp...
Bangla Press Desk: The government is ready to provide any support needed for BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman’s security, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said on Tuesday.Talking to reporters after a meeting...
Bangla Press Desk: Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday said they do not have any specific information regarding BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman’s return to home, mentioning that he has not yet sought any travel pass.“Travel...
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Bangla Press Desk: A mild earthquake rattled Cox’s Bazar and parts of the Chattogram Hill Tracts and Chattogram city just before 1am on Monday. Residents of Cox’s Bazar town, Ukhiya, and Chakaria reported feeling the tremo...
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Bangla Press Desk: Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul yesterday said the government would extend maximum cooperation to facilitate BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman to return home.“I am not aware of any legal bar pr...
Bangla Press Desk: Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) Vice-President Shadik Kayem has filed a complaint with the Detective Branch (DB) of police against a number of Facebook pages and personal IDs, accusing them of conducting a sustaine...
Bangla Press Desk: The teachers of government primary schools would continue their work abstention movement on Tuesday, halting the students’ final exams for the second consecutive day.Abul Kashem Mohammad Shamsuddin, convener of the Primary Teachers...
Bangla Press Desk: A CNG-run autorickshaw driver was shot to death in Dhaka’s Jurain area on Monday evening.The deceased was Pappu Sheikh, 27, son of Mantu Sheikh of Aamgram in Rajoir upazila of Madaripur.Hridoy, the victim’s younger brother, alleged...
Bangla Press Desk: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to launch a formal investigation against its former chairman, Iqbal Mahmood.Confirming the development on Monday, a senior ACC official said that this is the first time in the countr...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has officially declared BNP Chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia a “Very Very Important Person” (VVIP) and has assigned the Special Security Force (SSF) to provide her with enhanced protection.A gazette...
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