News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Rising energy, electricity and fertiliser costs due to the Middle East war, coupled with corruption, irregularities in the banking sector and persistent inflation inherited fr...
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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...
Bangla Press Desk: BNP Standing Committee member and former minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said the party is prepared to make all necessary changes to laws and the overall business environment to support traders and investors i...
Bangla Press Desk: Leaders of Sramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad (SKOP) warned that Bangladesh will be brought to a complete standstill through general strikes and blockades if the government does not backtrack from its decision to lease out the...
Bangla Press Desk: Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) General Secretary SM Farhad has asserted the student body’s zero-tolerance policy against rape and sexual harassment, insisting that no individual- regardless of position...
Bangla Press Desk: Rajshahi Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mohammad Abu Sufian has been ordered to appear in court in person to explain how a murder suspect in police custody was able to give statements to the media blaming the victim.The dir...
Bangla Press Desk: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said his party will give top priority to resolving longstanding water-sharing disputes and stopping what he described as “Indian hegemony” with Bangladesh.Talking...
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