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...
Members of the Ninth BCS Forum organised their annual reunion at the Officers’ Club in Dhaka on Monday (26 January).Acting President of the Ninth BCS Forum Dr Md Sazzad Hossain Bhuiya, also the chairman of the Bangladesh Financial Reporting Council,...
Bangla Press Desk: Election Commission (EC) Secretary Akhtar Ahmed has said that no official observer team from the United States will be visiting Bangladesh for the upcoming election. However, an independent observer group from the US, al...
Bangla Press Desk: No government officials or employees will be allowed to take sides in the referendum being held alongside the National Parliamentary Election scheduled for 12 February. Any campaigning in favour of either “Yes” or “No” will constit...
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Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser’s Special Assistant Professor Ali Riaz today said the July National Charter will ensure the religious rights of every citizen and establish a society based on equality, human dignity, and social justice.“July National...
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Bangla Press Desk: Violence and insecurity surrounding the upcoming election have emerged as major challenges to citizens’ trust. According to a recent public opinion survey by Democracy International, security is now the top concern for citizens in...
Bangla Press Desk: A Supreme Court lawyer on Tuesday served a legal notice to the government, seeking immediate enforcement mechanism to ensure that two large banners are hung in front of every office and institution to garner public support for the...
Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court on Tuesday ordered the commencement of trials against S Alam Group Chairman Mohammed Saiful Alam, Reliance Finance Limited’s former managing director Prashanta Kumar (PK) Halder, and 11 others after framing char...
Bangla Press Desk: The European Union (EU) today expressed support for the reform initiatives undertaken by the interim government and said it is closely observing the reform process, according to the EU Ambassador to Bangladesh.EU Ambassador Michael...
Bangla Press Desk: The Crime Reporters Association of Bangladesh (CRAB) has condemned an attack by extortionists that left at least 10 journalists injured in Narsingdi on Monday – and filed a lawsuit in this connection.Police have arrested three...
Bangla Press Desk: The interim government has not taken any decision to implement the proposed new pay scale for government employees although it approved the report of the latest Pay Commission, said Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Advise...
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Bangla Press Desk: Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman visited Rangpur on Tuesday to review security arrangements and troop activities under the ‘In Aid to the Civil Power’ operation ahead of the Bangldesh national election.During the visit, the...
Bangla Press Desk: A total of 21,508 postal ballots from overseas have so far reached Bangladesh, the Election Commission (EC) has said.In a statement issued on Tuesday, the EC said ballots were sent to the registered addresses of 766,862 expa...
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