News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: The full panel of Barrister Omar Sadat-led “Bhalobasar Gulshan” was elected unopposed in the Gulshan Society election held on Tuesday.As a result, Omar Sadat was re-elected as...
Bangla Press Desk: An association of retail investors has demanded that undeclared income be allowed for investment in stocks to save the moribund equity market. The market index tumbled to a five-year low while market capitalisation...
Bangla Press Desk: A four-member committee has been formed to investigate the recent train accident on the Kalurghat Bridge in Chattogram, where a train collision caused a deadly crash. As an initial measure, four railway staff have bee...
Bangla Press Desk: Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has completed all necessary preparations for the smooth organization of the main Eid-ul-Azha congregation at the National Eidgah ground. DSCC Administrator Md. Shahjahan Mia said...
Bangla Press Desk: A total of 384 people have been arrested in the past week in a nationwide operation conducted by joint forces to control law and order in the country. Bangladesh Army has been working with professionalism across th...
Bangla Press Desk: Two cattle traders reportedly lost Tk25 lakh after falling victim to doping gang (Ogyan Party) in the capital. The incident occurred around 12:30 am on Thursday night at the Tejgaon Tibet-Nabisco intersection, acco...
Bangla Press Desk: A record toll collection of Tk 5.43 crore was made on Padma Bridge in a single day on Thursday, with a total of 52,487 vehicles crossing the bridge in 24 hours—marking the highest number of vehicles in a day since the...
Bangla Press Desk: The Ministry of Railways has urged passengers to follow health guidelines and wear masks during their return journeys after Eid-ul-Azha. In a press release on Sunday, the ministry made the urge following a public a...
Bangla Press Desk: Former UK City minister Tulip Siddiq has asked to meet Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus during his London visit to clear up a “misunderstanding” after corruption allegations made by his administration led her to resi...
Bangla Press Desk: Covid-19 testing has been enforced at all the sea-, land and airports of the country amid a rise in cases in neighbouring India. On 4 June, Md Farhad Hussain, director for disease control at the Directorate General...
Bangla Press Desk: LGRD and Co-operatives Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has said all the sacrificial waste in the capital Dhaka was cleaned in less than 12 hours. He said that a clean city is not just a goal, but a daily responsibi...
Bangla Press Desk: Nasrin Siddiqui, a central committee member of the Krishak Sramik Janata League (KSJL) and wife of party president Bangabir Abdul Kader Siddique, has died in Dhaka (Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Raji'un). She breathe...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has said that the judiciary must be the foundation for other sector reforms in any transition from an unjust and dictatorial regime to stable, peaceful and prosperous democracies. He...
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