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: A local leader of the Bangladesh Awami League died at Rangpur Medical College and Hospital on Sunday while in jail custody.The deceased, Shamikul Islam Lipon, was president of the Gaibandha district unit of the Awami League.Lipon,...
Bangla Press Desk: The ‘National Emergency Service 999’ received a total of 8,380 calls related to the 13th National Parliamentary Election.The service was operated round-the-clock from 22 January to 14 February under a special plan to ensure free, f...
Bangla Press Desk: President Mohammed Shahabuddin is set to administer the oath of office to the BNP-led cabinet-elect at the National Parliament’s South Plaza on Tuesday afternoon. Bangabhaban’s Darbar Hall has been traditionally used for the g...
Bangla Press Desk: As many as 99 candidates from different political parties, including Tarique Rahman, have won victory after participating for the first-time in the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) polls held February 12.In the polls, as many as 10 young leader...
The government has terminated the contract of cabinet secretary Sheikh Abdur Rashid and appointed M Siraz Uddin Miah as his successor, days before the new administration is sworn in.The decision was announced in two separate official notifications is...
Bangla Press Desk: The Secretary General of BIMSTEC Indra Mani Pandey on Saturday congratulated Chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Tarique Rahman on his party’s historic victory in the 13th national parliamentary elections.In a congratula...
Staff Reporter: Tarique Rahman Saturday said his government’s foreign policy would be guided by national interest, asserting that Bangladesh would ‘keep the interest of Bangladesh first’ in its relations with India and other countries.Addressing his...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Saturday had telephone conversations with BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, Jamaat Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman and National Citizen Party chief Nahid Islam, and called on everyone to work together...
Bangla Press Desk: BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday called on all political forces to stay united and work together to build ‘humane Bangladesh’.He described his party’s landslide victory in the national election as not just a triumph fo...
Bangla Press Desk: Twenty people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over establishing supremacy at Mayendia Bazar in Faridpur district on Saturday.Mahmudul Hasan, assistant superintendent of (Saltha-Nagarkanda) circle, said...
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Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) on Friday organised a special doa and milad mahfil at Dhaka University, expressing gratitude for victory in the 13th National Parliamentary Election and seeking forgiveness for...
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Bangla Press Desk: Mamunul Haque, a candidate for the Dhaka-13 constituency, lodged complaints with the Election Commission at its Agargaon office around midnight, alleging fake voting and delays in announcing results.The Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis c...
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