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: BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman formally launched his election campaign on Thursday at the Government Alia Madrasa ground in Sylhet, declaring that the people of Bangladesh are the sole source of political power and reaffirming his...
Bangla Press Desk: The Election Commission (EC) today warned that carrying or transferring one's National Identity Card (NID) and promising donations during election campaigns are punishable offences under the law.In a press release issued this after...
Bangla Press Desk: Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul today said as the security situation in India has not changed, there is no scope for the Bangladesh team to travel there to compete in the ICC T20 World Cup.“There is no scope to change our deci...
Bangla Press Desk: For over a decade, primary and secondary students in Bangladesh received free textbooks at the start of the academic year, creating excitement among students and relief for guardians. However, under the interim government, this con...
Bangla Press Desk: The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on Wednesday began the trial of an enforced disappearance case against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, former defence adviser retired Ma...
Bangla Press Desk: As major political parties prepare to unveil their election manifestos, law enforcement experts and rights activists have urged them to place law and order at the centre of their pledges, stressing the need to keep the police free...
Bangla Press Desk: A total of 1,981 candidates are contesting the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election across 298 constituencies, according to official figures released by the Election Commission.Of the total candidates, 1,732 are nominated by 51 registered...
Bangla Press Desk: Symbols for contesting candidates in the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) elections will be allotted today across constituencies.According to the Election Commission (EC), a total of 305 candidates withdrew their nomination...
Bangla Press Desk: The interim government has formally inaugurated a digital bail bond system, known as e-bail bond, replacing the traditional bail bond submission process in a move aimed at modernising the justice system and reducing public s...
Bangla Press Desk: Abul Kalam Azad, a fugitive sentenced to death for crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War, surrendered to the International Crimes Tribunal on Wednesday morning.Azad, who remained at large for over a decade,...
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Bangla Press Desk: Zaima Rahman has underscored the importance of security—particularly for women—as a defining challenge for Bangladesh, saying it remains the most striking difference between living in London and living in Dhaka.In a Facebook...
Bangla Press Desk: The figure is expected to rise further once the candidates from Pabna-1 and Pabna-2 are finalised. The last date for withdrawal in those two constituencies was extended to January 26, following a legal battle over the delimit...
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