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: As the national election nears, superintendent of police (SPs) have been assigned to districts through a lottery system after categorising the districts into three considering law and order, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen...
Bangla Press Desk: Leaders of the Shramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad (SKOP) are blocking access to the Chattogram port’s entry gates in protest, accusing the authorities of manoeuvring to lease the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to D...
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Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has expressed deep concern and sympathy following the devastating fire at Dhaka’s Korail slum, which burned down hundreds of homes and left many families displaced.In a message issued on Tue...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh government and UN bodies on Tuesday launched the 2025 global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence with a strong national call to “UNiTE to End Digital Violence Against All Women and Girls” at the...
Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court on Tuesday dropped Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin as an accused from the FIR in a July Uprising killing case.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Jamshed Alam ordered for dropping the adviser’s name in r...
Bangla Press Desk: The authorities of Sonali Bank PLC have withdrawn a case against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, and 14 others over the alleged default on a Tk45 crore loan taken by Dandy Dyeing Limit...
Bangla Press Desk: Police and BCS candidates engaged in a chase and counter-chase near the Shahbagh intersection on Tuesday night, leaving around 30 people injured, including the Shahbagh Police Station officer-in-charge.As of 6:30pm, the...
Bangla Press Desk: The 54th death anniversary of Yusuf Ali Chowdhury (Mohan Mia), a renowned politician of the subcontinent, will be observed on Wednesday.On the occasion, the Yusuf Ali Chowdhury (Mohan Mia) Memorial Committee will hold a...
Bangla Press Desk: Traffic police sergeants, senior traffic officers and other law enforcement officials have got the power to impose fines on the spot for breaching tolerable sound levels on roads and other areas, as per updated pollutio...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has noted that Bangladesh’s legal and constitutional bodies are in the midst of a deliberate and structured transformation. He said lawyers must be ready to face emerging challenges drive...
Bangla Press Desk: The well-marked low over South Andaman Sea and adjoining area persisted over the same region and is likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify further, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).Besid...
Bangla Press Desk: A few days ago, a businessman in Dhaka’s Pallabi received a death threat from criminals demanding extortion: “You are a big businessman. Give us five crore taka, or we will kill you. Your family won’t survive.” When he...
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