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 nomination papers of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman have been declared valid in the Dhaka-17 constituency for the upcoming national parliamentary election.The decision was announced on Saturday morning following the s...
Bangla Press Desk: BNP Chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia was interviewed by The New York Times in the 1990s during her visit to New York, where she addressed the United Nations General Assembly as an elected head of govern...
Bangla Press Desk: The nomination paper of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has been declared valid for the Bogura-6 (Sadar) constituency in the 13th National Parliamentary Election.The decision was announced on Saturday (January 3) aro...
Bangla Press Desk: The nomination papers of four of the eleven candidates contesting the Dhaka-13 constituency have been declared valid for the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election.Four nominations were canceled, and decisions re...
Bangla Press Desk: Scrutiny of nomination papers for all 20 parliamentary constituencies in Dhaka district began today ahead of the 13th national parliamentary elections.According to election officials, a total of 238 candidates submitted...
Bangla Press Desk: BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has expressed profound sorrow over the death of BNP leader Jamal Uddin, who succumbed to his injuries following a road accident while travelling to Dhaka to attend a rally marking Tari...
Bangla Press Desk: Special doa was offered after Jummah prayers in all mosques across the country on Friday seeking eternal peace for former Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia.Earlier, the...
Bangla Press Desk: Cold wave has intensified in the capital as winter tightened its grip, with the minimum temperature dropping to 12.7 degrees Celsius on Saturday. Residents of Dhaka experienced a sharp chill amid icy winds and dens...
Noman Sabit: Baby Naznin is a popular Bangladeshi singer. Known as the “Black Diamond,” she has long been a prominent figure not only in the cultural arena but also in political and social circles. Recently, she has once again come into the spotlight...
Bangla Press Desk: All the mobile phone stores across the country will remain shut for an indefinite period in protest against the NEIR roll-out, announced the Mobile Business Community Bangladesh (MBCB) on Friday.MBCB official Shamim Molla inf...
Bangla Press Desk: Social Welfare and Women and Children Affairs Adviser Sharmeen S Murshid on Thursday paid a courtesy call on BNP acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and expressed profound sorrow at the death of Begum Khaleda Zia.During the meetin...
Bangla Press Desk: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced eight journalists and social media commentators on Friday to life imprisonment in absentia after convicting them of terrorism-related offences linked to online activity in support of...
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