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: Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Thursday said the interim government would hand over responsibility to the elected government as soon as possible following the national election, expressing optimism that the proces...
Bangla Press Desk: Government employees on Friday staged a rally demanding the publication and implementation of the 9th pay scale gazette in line with the recommendations of the Ninth National Pay Commission.The rally was held at the Cen...
Bangla Press Desk: The Chattogram Port Authority has sought the imposition of travel bans on 15 employees who have been protesting against the leasing of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT), branding them as instigators of chaos under the...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Thursday said the interim government would hand over responsibility to the elected government as soon as possible following the national election, expressing optimism that the...
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Bangla Press Desk: Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman has clearly outlined two responsibilities and objectives for the Army and all stakeholders involved in the election.The first is that, in the interest of a free and fair election, the B...
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Bangla Press Desk: Dhaka University (DU) has formed a Central Coordination Committee to observe Amar Ekushey February, marking Martyrs’ Day and International Mother Language Day, with due dignity and solemnity.A preparatory meeting of the committee w...
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Bangla Press Desk: The Ministry of Labour and Employment has declared 10 February a general holiday for workers and employees of factories located in industrial areas in view of the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election.As a result, ind...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday stressed the need for problem-solving training, saying that different individuals may be skilled at solving different problems, but unskilled persons should learn these skills from...
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Bangla Press Desk: The government on Thursday approved a proposal to exempt the 7.5% VAT and 2% advance tax imposed on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at the local production and trader levels while imposing only a 7.5% VAT at the import stage.The Coun...
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Bangla Press Desk: Bangla Academy on Thursday reiterated that the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026 will begin on 20 February, ruling out the possibility of postponing the country’s largest literary event.The decision was announced at an emergency press co...
Bangla Press Desk: At least 20 people, including two journalists, were injured in a clash centring on the inter-department football tournament final at Jagannath University (JnU) on Thursday.The injured journalists are Rakibul Islam Rakib and Limon H...
Bangla Press Desk: Shipping Adviser Brigadier General (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain encountered protests from port workers during his visit to Chittagong Port on Thursday (5 February).Several hundred workers and employees blocked the adviser’s vehicle wh...
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