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...
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Bangla Press Desk:The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances on Sunday submitted its final report to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, stating that enforced disappearances in Bangladesh were largely politically motivated and carried o...
Bangla Press Desk: The Jagannath University (JnU) authorities on Sunday issued a notification suspending all classes and examinations scheduled for 6 January, as the JnU Central Students' Union (JnUCSU) election is set to be held on that day.Accordin...
Bangla Press Desk: The Election Commission (EC) declared 1,842 candidates valid and 723 others invalid across 300 constituencies for the upcoming national election, as the scrutiny of nomination papers ended on Sunday.According to the EC, as many as...
Bangla Press Desk: Traffic movement in several key areas of Dhaka came to a near halt on Sunday morning as separate protest programmes blocked major intersections, causing severe congestion and suffering for commuters.Mobile phone shop owners blocked...
Bangla Press Desk: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has banned all forms of public gatherings in key areas in the capital including near Bangladesh Secretariat and Jamuna, the official residence of the Chief Adviser, effective from Monday.The restrict...
Bangla Press Desk: A total of 13,07,095 voters have registered to cast their votes through postal ballots in the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad Election and the Referendum, according to the latest data available on the Election Commission (EC) website...
Bangla Press Desk: Iran’s leading private airline, Mahan Air, is set to launch direct flights from Bangladesh to Dubai, Muscat and Islamabad, significantly enhancing international air connectivity from the country.To support its operations, Mahan Air...
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Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar has remembered former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia as the architect of parliamentary democracy in Bangladesh and a symbol of liberal and inclusive leadership.He made...
Bangla Press Desk: Severe cold has led to a surge in patients suffering from cold-related illnesses across Rangpur division, with 1,421 new patients admitted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital over the past three days and 103 deaths recorded from 1...
Bangla Press Desk: Secretary of Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (SHUJAN), a citizen platform for good governance, Badiul Alam Majumder said on Saturday that election manifestos must include a clear and unambiguous commitment to implement the July National...
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Bangla Press Desk: For the first time in Dhaka, a pilot programme of eco-friendly, battery-powered e-rickshaws developed by the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) has been officially launched.The three-wheeled, low-speed e-ric...
Bangla Press Desk: The police are examining two video messages reportedly released by Faisal Karim, the prime suspect in the Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Osman Hadi murder case.“We have got the two video messages from Faisal and are currently sc...
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