News and updates from Bangladesh
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Bangla Press Desk: Power generation at Unit 1 of the Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant in Dinajpur was suspended on Friday morning following a mechanical fault in a pump, reducing the plant’s cont...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has binned the allegations of persecutions on Hindu minority in Bangladesh under the interim government. "There is no anti-Hindu violence," Professor Yunus said in an interview with journal...
Bangla Press Desk: The indefinite road blockade enforced by Jumma students and local residents entered its fourth day on Tuesday, severely disrupting normal life in the hill district. Although the blockade has been relaxed on the Chattogram-Khagra...
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Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said that government officials are witnessing a “very well-orchestrated move” by the fallen autocrat, their associates and allied international forces to destabi...
Bangla Press Desk: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed his full support and solidarity with Bangladesh’s ongoing democratic transition and reform initiatives. He made the remarks during a meeting with Chief A...
Bangla Press Desk: Representatives from government and non-government organisations have called for coordinated social initiatives to end violence against and exploitation of children. They also stressed that ensuring a safe environment for...
Bangla Press Desk: The European Union (EU) is keen to send 150 observers to Bangladesh during the upcoming national election, said Election Commission (EC) Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed on Monday. A tripartite MoU (memorandum of understandin...
Bangla Press Desk: Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has alleged that a vested quarter is trying to create unrest in Khagrachhari with instigation from the neighbouring country or fascist elements. He made the remarks whil...
Bangla Press Desk:A mob beat to death a union parishad (UP) member linked to Awami League on allegations of collecting extortion in Narayanganj on Monday morning. Sohel Ahmed, 32, was beaten to death by angry villagers when collecting extortion fr...
Bangla Press Desk: Imran Khan, a prominent American investor of Bangladeshi origin, met with Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Saturday (27 September). Khan, 48, came to the U.S. at the age of 18 to study and earned fa...
Bangla Press Desk: Saudia, the national flag carrier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, hosted its Agents Excellence Award Ceremony in Dhaka to honour its leading travel agents in Bangladesh for their outstanding contributions in 2024. The ceremony,...
Ema Alice: Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Saturday said the government has decided to take appropriate action regarding recent politically motivated assault on political leaders here upon their return to Bangladesh from the United State...
Bangla Press Desk: Home Adviser Lieutenant Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday said that around one lakh members of the armed forces, 70,000 police, over two lakh Ansar, and 430 platoons of BGB have been deployed across the count...
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