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: The number of Covid-19 patients increased to 13 in the 24 hours till Tuesday afternoon, nearly tripling from the previous day’s caseload. No deaths were reported during the period, while two recovered from their ai...
Bangla Press Desk: Police arrested two people in connection with the murder of a BNP activist in a bomb attack in Benapole. The arrests were made in two separate operations conducted on Sunday night, according to UNB. The arrestee...
Bangla Press Desk: A group of UK parliamentarians under the banner of All Party Parliamentary Group called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at his hotel here on Tuesday and discussed issues of mutual interest. Chief Adviser'...
Bangla Press Desk: The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has pushed 20 more people into Bangladesh through border points in Dinajpur and Thakurgaon districts. Lt Col Abdullah Al Moin Hasan, Commanding Officer of Border Guard Banglad...
Bangla Press Desk: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer turned down a request to meet Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus during his visit to London aimed at raising support for efforts to recover billions of dollars siphoned off by the deposed regi...
Bangla Press Desk: At least 23 Bangladeshi pilgrims have died in Saudi Arabia as of 11 June while performing Hajj this year. Among the deceased, 21 were men and two women, said a report from the daily bulletin of Hajj Management Port...
Bangla Press Desk: A total of 108 new dengue cases were reported across the country in the 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the number of confirmed cases to 5,411 since the beginning of this year, according to the Directorate Gen...
Bangla Press Desk: The Head of the South Asia Regional Department, FCDO, UK, Lesley Craig, accompanied by Commodore Whalley, met Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday to brief him on the naval, o...
Bangla Press Desk: While a new report, prepared by ILO, UNICEF, shows a sharp decline in child labour in the Asia and the Pacific region, the situation in Bangladesh has not seen similar progress. The broader child labor rate (detrim...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh’s interim leader Professor Muhammad Yunus has refused to meet Labour MP Tulip Siddiq to discuss corruption allegations against her during his visit to London, reports BBC online. Yunus told the BBC the a...
Bangla Press Desk: A high-stake political meeting between Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has officially begun in London, amid hopes for a breakthrough in the ongoing political crisis ahead of th...
Bangla Press Desk: One death and 169 fresh cases were reported from dengue in the last 24 hours till Saturday morning, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) in a handout on Saturday. With the updated data, the number...
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