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: Riyazul Islam, Chhatra Shibir’s vice president candidate in the JnUCSU election, is leading the race following the announcement of results from 26 out of 38 polling centres.Riyazul is leading his nearest rival, Jatiyatabadi...
Bangla Press Desk: In the bone-chilling cold, the northern parts of Bangladesh have been left shivering. The biting northern winds have disrupted the daily lives of people, with the poorest facing the greatest hardship. Without warm clothing,...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has transferred and given new assignments to 14 senior officials of the Bangladesh Police, including DIGs, Additional DIGs and Superintendents of Police.The Home Ministry has already issued a notification...
Bangla Press Desk: The European Union (EU) on Wednesday stressed the importance of a ‘peaceful election in Bangladesh, saying Bangladesh-EU relations could reach new heights following a successful democratic transition, ushering in a new era of...
BanglaPress Desk: The Trump administration has almost tripled the list of countries whose citizens must post a 'visa bond' or security deposit of up to $15,000 when applying to enter the United States.The US State Department added several countries,...
Bangla Press Desk: Naogaon is shivering under a moderate cold wave. The season’s lowest temperature of 6.7 degrees Celsius was recorded in the district at around 6:am on Wednesday. This is the lowest temperature recorded anywhere in the c...
Bangla Press Desk: Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmed Khan has met Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman as part of a series of exchanges with political leaders aimed at maintaining stability on the campus ahead of the 13th Natio...
Bangla Press Desk: The United Nations has said it will not deploy election observers to Bangladesh’s upcoming national parliamentary election scheduled for February 12, citing the absence of a formal mandate from its governing bodies.Resp...
Bangla Press Desk: A delegation from the European Union (EU) held a meeting with BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman to discuss issues related to ensuring a free, fair and credible upcoming national parliamentary election in Bangladesh.The meeti...
Bangla Press Desk: Jagannath University authorities have suspended vote counting for the student union elections due to technical faults in the OMR machines.Election officials started vote counting around 6pm on Tuesday, three hours after...
Bangla Press Desk: Former Bangladeshi diplomat M Humayun Kabir has said that, given the current political and diplomatic realities between Bangladesh and India, the government should avoid unnecessary controversies and concentrate fully on the...
Bangla Press Desk: The Planning Commission has finalised an Annual Development Programme (ADP) worth Tk2 trillion after cutting Tk300 billion. The biggest reductions—up to 74 per cent—have been made in the health and social protection sectors....
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