News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: The holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, commemorating the birth and death anniversary of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), will be observed across the country on 26 August with due religiou...
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Bangla Press Desk: The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said at least three people have been confirmed dead and more than a hundred injured after a powerful earthquake struck Dhaka and surrounding districts on Friday. Many of the...
Bangla Press Desk: With the 13th National Parliamentary Election approaching, registration has begun for Bangladeshi voters living abroad to cast their votes through IT-supported postal ballots.To facilitate this, the Election Commission (EC)...
Bangla Press Desk: A one-year-old child was killed and two women were injured when a roadside wall collapsed during Friday morning’s earthquake in Rupganj of Narayanganj.The deceased, Fatema (1), was the daughter of Abdul Haque of Islamab...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said on Friday that the government is closely monitoring the situation after an earthquake and instructed all the offices concerned to immediately move to the field level and asses...
BanglaPress Desk: A terrible earthquake was felt in various parts of the country, including the capital Dhaka. The earthquake was felt at 10:39 am on Friday (November 21). Its magnitude was 5.7. It was felt in both Bangladesh and India. There has bee...
Bangla Press Desk: Over 100 people were injured in Narsingdi as a 5.7-magnitude earthquake jolted Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh on Friday morning.Most of the injured sustained injuries while rushing out of their homes, said witnesses.The...
Bangla Press Desk: A portion of a building collapsed in the capital’s Armanitola following a moderate earthquake.Two firefighting units are working at the spot.The incident occurred Friday morning (21 November).Earlier, a 5.7-magnitude earthqu...
Bangla Press Desk: Attorney General Md. Asaduzzaman said on Thursday that while the non-partisan caretaker government system has been reinstated, its final structure—whether based on the previous model or the July charter—will be determined by...
Bangla Press Desk: M Matiul Islam, revered as the “doyen of the financial sector” in Bangladesh, has passed away at the age of 95.His family announced his death in a statement on Thursday (20 November), saying he breathed his last early in the...
Bangla Press Desk: The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has officially launched the first phase of its e-Service Management System, marking a major step toward digitalising public service delivery and making its service...
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Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh's police have unveiled new uniforms in a symbolic bid to signal reform and rebuild deeply eroded public trust, just weeks ahead of the first elections since a mass uprising.The police force was cast into turmoil a...
Bangla Press Desk: Economist Debapriya Bhattacharya on Wednesday said that in the case of the white paper, he did not see the enthusiasm from the advisory council that he had expected from the chief adviser.He added that civil servants and off...
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