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: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has said that the Election Commission wants to move forward by learning from past mistakes. “We have only one agenda—to deliver a credible election to the nation. I...
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Bangla Press Desk: Outgoing head of the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) in Bangladesh Huma Khan paid a farewell call on Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Monday, also exchanging views on the upcoming general election and the country’s ongoin...
Bangla Press Desk: Firefighters completed doused a fire within ten minutes after it erupted at the “Bijoy Ekattor Hall” of Dhaka University (DU) on Monday evening.The blaze originated in several canteen shops located in the extension part of th...
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Bangla Press Desk: Seven students of Jagannath University (JnU), including a female student, were injured after allegedly being taken inside a traffic police box and assaulted by an assistant sergeant and several traffic volunteers at Dayaganj...
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Bangla Press Desk: 13 years have passed since the devastating fire at Tazreen Fashion factory in Ashulia’s Nishchintapur area, yet injured workers and families of those who died in the tragedy continue to live in hardship, having received littl...
Bangla Press Desk: Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Monday stressed the urgent need for a coordinated action to minimise the potential consequences of a major future earthquake.She said all relevant agencies...
Bangla Press Desk: Disaster Management and Relief Adviser Faruk-e-Azam has said that establishing peace—whether at the global, national, or personal level— is one of the hardest challenges. Peace is never achieved in a single day; it...
Bangla Press Desk: A blanket factory in Kadamtali of Chattogram caught fire on Monday afternoon, prompting a major response from the Fire Service.Six units of the Fire Service and Civil Defence rushed to the spot to bring the blaze under...
Bangla Press Desk: Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul has said that the country’s case backlog will be reduced by more than half within the next five years. He added that one-third of pending cases would be resolved through legal aid.He made the remarks...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and visiting Bhutanese Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay have reaffirmed their commitment and cooperation at the international, regional and sub-regional platforms, like SAARC and BIMSTEC...
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Bangla Press Desk: Former prime minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will be taken to Evercare Hospital on Sunday evening for several urgent medical tests, according to a decision by her medical board.She is scheduled to be transporte...
Bangla Press Desk: The severity of winter is increasing steadily in Panchagarh. Over the past few days, chilly winds and high humidity from dawn until morning have made the cold severe across the district.At 6am on Sunday, the Tetulia Meteorolo...
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