News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Former Information Minister of the ousted Awami League government, Hasanul Haque Inu, told a court that he has been keeping two exercise books in prison — one red and one gre...
Bangla Press Desk: Activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the banned student wing of Awami League, staged 'a silent human chain' in front of the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) building during the Eid vacation and placed a six...
Bangla Press Desk: Members of the Conscious Customer Forum have continued protesting outside Islami Bank’s headquarters in Motijheel for a second straight day, demanding the resignation of newly appointed Chairman Khurshid Alam.The prote...
Bangla Press Desk: The father of eight-year-old Ramisa Akter, who was raped and murdered in the capital’s Pallabi area, on Tuesday demanded the highest punishment for the accused, saying no other parent should have to endure such a trage...
Bangla Press Desk: Sohel Rana and his wife, Swapna Akter, who were arrested in connection with the rape and murder of child Ramisa Akter in the capital’s Pallabi area, have been produced before a Dhaka court for a hearing on charge frami...
Bangla Press Desk: Fisheries and Livestock State Minister Sultan Salauddin Tuku on Monday emphasised the need to increase domestic milk production to fulfill national demand and reduce reliance on imports.The state minister also highligh...
Bangla Press Desk: The Election Commission (EC) plans to complete the revision and updating of all rules and codes of conduct related to local government elections by June next year, considering the period from late October to March as t...
Bangla Press Desk: Government employees have returned to work after a seven-day holiday for Eid-ul-dzha.They were seen chatting in groups as Eid festivity lingered in the air at the Secretariat on Monday, the first working day after the...
Bangla Press Desk: Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Affairs Minister Dipen Dewan has resigned from the Cabinet citing health reasons.Prime Minister's Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Rumon said Dewan submitted his resignation l...
Bangla Press Desk: Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain has met with the attorney general to examine the legal aspects regarding the deaths of six newborns at Ad-din Medical College Hospital in Dhaka’s Moghbazar.Speaking to the media...
Bangla Press Desk: The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has alleged that the Border Security Force (BSF) of India attempted a push-in at the Sadipur border area of Benapole in JashoreAccording to BGB, eight to 10 men, women and children wer...
Bangla Press Desk: Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Sunday declared that Jangal Salimpur in Sitakunda and its surrounding areas would be brought fully under state control and cleared of terrorist activities, according to local media repo...
Bangla Press Desk: Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said that none of the people who have settled in Jungle Salimpur will be evicted “for the time being”.He remarked after visiting Jungle Salimpur, which is known as an “impenetrable emp...
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