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...
Staff Reporter: Bangladesh has reaffirmed its strong commitment to multilateralism and vowed to work in close partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for development in line with national priorities.At the annual meeting of t...
Bangla Press Desk: The election in Sherpur-3 (Sreebardi–Jhenaigati) constituency is being suspended following the death of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami–nominated parliamentary candidate and district Jamaat secretary Alhaj Nuruzzaman Badal (51).Th...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has revoked the contract-based appointment of Biman Bangladesh Airlines’ Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr Md Shafikur Rahman, who is currently in prison in connection with a criminal...
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Bangla Press Desk: Mohammad Nuruzzaman Badal, Jamaat-e-Islami’s MP candidate from Sherpur-3 constituency and the party's district secretary, passed away early Wednesday.He breathed his last at around 1:30am while undergoing treatment for kidney...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has decided to rename the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) as the Special Intervention Force (SIF).The government has also decided to redesign the force’s uniform.A gazette notification will be issued soon in...
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Bangla Press Desk: Information and Broadcasting Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Monday said journalists must remain uncompromising in case of professionalism.“Under no circumstances they should engage in partisan allegiance,” she said while addressing...
Bangla Press Desk: A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck the border between Bangladesh and West Bengal, India, early Tuesday, according to Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (ESMC).The tremor occurred at 04:36am and was centered approximately 16km n...
Noman Sabit: India has deep strategic, economic, and security interests in Bangladesh. Dhaka is one of India’s closest neighbors and a key partner for trade, connectivity, and regional stability. India historically supported Bangladesh’s independence...
Bangla Press Desk: Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) has introduced a new addition to the university’s transport services by launching a weekly bus service on the campus–Cumilla route.The initiative is part of the implementation...
Bangla Press Desk: The Armed Forces War Course (AFWC) Wing was formally inaugurated at its newly-established campus in Dhaka Cantonment on Monday.The AFWC wing would continue its academic and training activities at the new campus while remainin...
Bangla Press Desk: Election candidates of the 11-party alliance are coming under attack from BNP and the banned political party, Awami League, alleged NCP, a member of the alliance, during a meeting with the Chief Election Commissioner on Monda...
Bangla Press Desk: High Court justice Mamunur Rahman on Monday sent his official resignation letter to the government from his current residence in Canada, saying he cannot continue his duties due to “personal reasons.”Mamunur stayed absent fro...
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