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: At SHALA_Neighbourhood Art Space, silence hangs from the ceiling in the form of letters. Some are folded. Some are suspended in layers of translucent fabric. Others appear as fragments through projection and sound. As sp...
Bangla Press Desk: Three Bangladeshi nationals were killed in a landmine explosion near the Myanmar border in Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban district on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Leraia, 41, son of Suniong Chakma, Ongke Mong, 50, so...
Bangla Press Desk: Outgoing Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Sunday reaffirmed India’s willingness to deepen multifaceted engagement with Bangladesh for the mutual benefit and shared prosperity of the peoples of both count...
Bangla Press Desk: A seven-day government holiday will begin in the country on Monday as millions prepare to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha, the second-largest religious festival of the Muslims.Government offices, courts and many private establishments...
Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will offer Eid-ul-Azha prayers at the National Eidgah ground in the city.BNP Standing Committee member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Prime Minister’s Political Adviser Nazrul Islam Khan, Home M...
Bangla Press Desk: The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has resisted an attempt by BSF to plant a bamboo pole in the “no man’s land” at a border point in Lalmonirhat, forcing the Indian security force to apologise and remove the pole.The incident...
Bangla Press Desk: The fisheries department has seized a massive cache of illegal giant freshwater prawn and tiger shrimp fry during a drive in Barguna.Acting on a tip-off, officials conducted the raid near the town's New Bus Stand around 2:30...
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Bangla Press Desk: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam on Friday expressed optimism that this year's Eid-ul-Azha journey will be comfortable and smooth despite the challenge of transporting a huge number of passengers a...
Bangla Press Desk: The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast heavy rainfall across four divisions, including Dhaka, as unsettled weather conditions persist in several parts of the country.On Friday, the Met Office said gusty w...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh has recorded 11 more deaths of children due to measles and its symptoms amid soaring hospitalisations across the country.Of the latest fatalities, two were confirmed cases of measles, while the remaining nine...
Bangla Press Desk: A RAB member has been stabbed to death reportedly by a mugging suspect whom he tried to intercept during a police chase near Keane Bridge in Sylhet.The victim has been identified as Emon Acharya, a member of the Rapid Action...
Bangla Press Desk: The DNA sample of accused teacher Aman Ullah Sagar has been collected as part of the investigation into the shocking case involving the rape and impregnation of a 12-year-old madrasa student in Madan, Netrakona.According to...
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