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...
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Bangla Press Desk: Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman has clearly outlined two responsibilities and objectives for the Army and all stakeholders involved in the election.The first is that, in the interest of a free and fair election, the B...
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Bangla Press Desk: Dhaka University (DU) has formed a Central Coordination Committee to observe Amar Ekushey February, marking Martyrs’ Day and International Mother Language Day, with due dignity and solemnity.A preparatory meeting of the committee w...
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Bangla Press Desk: The Ministry of Labour and Employment has declared 10 February a general holiday for workers and employees of factories located in industrial areas in view of the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election.As a result, ind...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday stressed the need for problem-solving training, saying that different individuals may be skilled at solving different problems, but unskilled persons should learn these skills from...
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Bangla Press Desk: The government on Thursday approved a proposal to exempt the 7.5% VAT and 2% advance tax imposed on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at the local production and trader levels while imposing only a 7.5% VAT at the import stage.The Coun...
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Bangla Press Desk: Bangla Academy on Thursday reiterated that the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026 will begin on 20 February, ruling out the possibility of postponing the country’s largest literary event.The decision was announced at an emergency press co...
Bangla Press Desk: At least 20 people, including two journalists, were injured in a clash centring on the inter-department football tournament final at Jagannath University (JnU) on Thursday.The injured journalists are Rakibul Islam Rakib and Limon H...
Bangla Press Desk: Shipping Adviser Brigadier General (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain encountered protests from port workers during his visit to Chittagong Port on Thursday (5 February).Several hundred workers and employees blocked the adviser’s vehicle wh...
Bangla Press Desk: The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Thursday sentenced ex-MP Muhammad Saiful Islam and five others to death in connection with a case over the burning of six bodies in Ashulia during July-August uprising.The three-member bench o...
Bangla Press Desk: Political parties must make their concrete commitment to the rights of persons with disabilities in their election manifestos and governance plans, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Executive Director Dr Iftekharuzzaman s...
Bangla Press Desk: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized a large amount of Indian goods smuggled in a courier service in Feni on Wednesday.The items included Indian sarees, three-piece dresses, oil, body spray, soap, toothpaste, face wash, and firewor...
Bangla Press Desk: Home Affairs Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Wednesday said there is no fear of any kind of violence surrounding the upcoming national election, as law enforcement agencies remain fully prepared to ensure a peaceful poll.“The la...
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