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: The government has not ruled out playing in T20 World Cup but asked for alternative venues to ensure the safety of players and spectators, said Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan on Tuesda...
Bangla Press Desk: President Mohammed Shahabuddin will cast his vote in the 12 February general elections and referendum through the postal ballot system, said Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud on Tuesday.Around 15,33,000 people from...
Bangla Press Desk: Jashore Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Ashek Hasan on Monday said the referendum is a state responsibility and cannot be conducted in a transparent and credible manner without active public participation.Speaking at a district...
Bangla Press Desk: As Bangladesh prepares for the February 12 general election and referendum, the Election Commission’s newly introduced IT-supported hybrid postal balloting system has raised hopes for voters away from their constituencies, b...
Bangla Press Desk: Train services on the Dhaka–Sylhet–Chattogram route were suspended for nearly five and a half hours after a coach of the Dhaka Mail-2 (down) train, traveling from Dhaka to Chattogram, derailed at Bhairab Bazar Junction in Ki...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has taken a policy decision to provide cash incentives to non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) to increase foreign direct investment (FDI). If the expatriates help bring FDI to the country, they will get a certain...
Bangla Press Desk: At least 10 journalists were injured in a violent attack by local miscreants in front of Dream Holiday Park at Madhabdi in Narsingdi on Monday evening. The journalists are the members of the Crime Reporters Association o...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has approved a policy decision to provide a 20% rebate on electricity bills for marginal-level fish farms, hatcheries, and livestock and poultry farms, aiming to reduce production costs and boost output in the...
Bangla Press Desk: The Dhaka University (DU) administration has issued a show-cause notice to Sarbamitra Chakma, who resigned from DUCSU on Monday, over an incident in which teenagers were made to do sit-ups by holding their ears at the univers...
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Bangla Press Desk: A 15-week Chinese Language Training Course for the officials of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) and Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) was inaug...
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Bangla Press Desk: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized various smuggled goods worth over Tk19.08b during operations conducted across border areas and other parts of the country last year.The para-military force carried out anti-smuggling...
Bangla Press Desk: The International Crimes Tribunal has sentenced three people, including former Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Habibur Rahman, to death in a crimes against humanity case over the killing of six people, including Anas,...
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