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...
BanglaPress Desk: The court has sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death in a case of crimes against humanity for the genocide committed during the July uprising. She has been sentenced to death for killing 6 people in Chankharpur.On Mo...
Bangla Press Desk: Actress Meher Afroz Shaon has described the people who brought two bulldozers to Dhanmondi 32 on Monday as “Razakar forces”.The bulldozers were transported by truck in the afternoon on the day the verdict was being delivered...
Bangla Press Desk: The International Crimes Tribunal has ordered the execution by hanging of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal in the case filed for crimes against humanity over the massa...
Bangla Press Desk: Students and general public have gathered at Dhaka University’s TSC to watch the live broadcast of the first verdict in the trial of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who stands accused of genocide and crimes against...
Bangla Press Desk: The International Crimes Tribunal has sentenced former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun to five years’ imprisonment.He confessed to his role and agreed to testify as a state witness in a cas...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today directed the divisional commissioners and deputy commissioners (DCs) to perform their duties in the upcoming national election and referendum with absolute honesty, neutrality and...
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Bangla Press Desk: Three workers sustained burn injuries after a fire broke out at a shoe factory in Bangshal area of Dhaka early Monday.The incident occurred around 1:40am at the factory located in Sikkatuli Mazar Goli under Bangshal Police Station....
Bangla Press Desk: Two crude bombs went off in front of the residence of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan in Dhaka’s Central Road area on Sunday night.No casualties were reported in the incident, which took place aro...
Bangla Press Desk: A crude bomb (cocktail) was detonated in front of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) office in Dhaka’s Agargaon on Saturday night.The explosion occurred around 8:20pm, according to police.Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Statio...
Bangla Press Desk: Shafiqul Alam, press secretary to the chief advisor, said Saturday that the upcoming February election is expected to be peaceful and may even be the most orderly in recent history. Shafiqul emphasized that the Awami League’...
Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court on Saturday granted bail to content creator Ashraful Alam, also known as Hero Alam, in a case filed with Hatirjheel police station by his former wife over attempted murder, assault, and intimidation.Dhaka...
Bangla Press Desk: Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said that law enforcement agencies have already taken all necessary measures to prevent any untoward incidents ahead of Monday’s verdict agai...
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