News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Victims were remembered and calls for justice renewed on Friday as the nation observed the 13th anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Savar.The eight-storey building, whic...
Bangla Press Desk: The Chamber Court of the Appellate Division has stayed a High Court order that directed the closure of all government and non-government lower secondary and secondary schools throughout the month of Ramadan.The order wa...
Bangla Press Desk: BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has left Bogura-6 seat for by-election as he is set to take oath as a member of parliament from Dhaka-17 constituency on Tuesday.“We’ve received a letter that BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman quit...
Bangla Press Desk: M Azizur Rahman (Ripon) was elected chairman and Serajul Islam Siraj executive director (ED) of the Forum for Energy Reporters Bangladesh (FERB).The election was held at Bijoy Hall of Bidyut Bhaban in the city on Sunday...
Bangla Press Desk: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the deadline for submitting online VAT returns through its e-VAT system until 22 February 2026, citing public interest and recent technical disruptions.According to an of...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman on Monday paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser of the interim government Professor Muhammad Yunus at the Chief Adviser’s Office (CAO) in the city’s Tejgaon area.During the mee...
Bangla Press Desk: Dr Nasimul Gani, Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, has been appointed as the Cabinet Secretary.The appointment was announced in a notification issued by the Ministry of Public Administration on Monday (1...
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Bangla Press Desk: A local office of the BNP in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj was allegedly set on fire early on 14 February, police said.The incident occurred around 3:45am at Shimulia Bazar area, said Rupganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge...
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Bangla Press Desk: Public life across the country returned to normalcy on Sunday after the national election and a four-day government-declared holiday, with offices reopening, vehicles back on the roads and businesses resuming regular operations.The...
Bangla Press Desk: The Council of Advisers on Sunday adopted a formal resolution expressing gratitude to all concerned for their outstanding contribution in holding a successful, historic and festive national election.The advisers approved the resolu...
Bangla Press Desk: Sajib Ahmed, Senior Reporter at Kaler Kantho, has been elected Director (Data Bank) in the biennial election of the Forum for Energy Reporters Bangladesh (FERB), an organisation representing energy journalists in the country.M Aziz...
Bangla Press Desk: The government on Sunday clarified the cancellation of the contractual appointment of Cabinet Secretary Dr Sheikh Abdur Rashid, urging all concerned to refrain from spreading unnecessary speculation or misleading statements regardi...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh’s premier literary event, Ekushey Book Fair, is set to open later this month amid mounting opposition from a large section of mainstream publishers who warn that holding the fair during Ramadan could inflict heavy financ...
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