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: Shipping Adviser Brigadier General (retd) Dr M Sakhawat Hossain said the government will provide Tk1.5 lakh each to the families of the persons who died in a lunch accident at Chandpur on Friday.Families of each injured...
Bangla Press Desk: Inqilab Moncho, a platform representing last year’s uprising and its participants, on Friday evening announced that it would continue stringent street demonstrations in the capital, demanding justice for the killing of...
Bangla Press Desk: The government has refuted claims of communal links in a mob lynching incident in Rajbari, saying the incident was rather an outburst of public anger against extortion activities.In a statement, the government has also...
Bangla Press Desk: The intensity of winter continues to increase in Dhaka, with dense fog covering the surroundings. Compared to yesterday (Thursday), today’s temperature has dropped slightly, causing the cold to feel more severe.The lowe...
Chhabed Sathee:The son of a former prime minister of Bangladesh returned home Thursday, promising to work for a safe country after more than 17 years in self-imposed exile as a frontrunner to become the nation's next leader in upcoming elections.Tari...
Bangla Press Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said the interim government aims to build a healthy society, adding that the July Charter has been prepared to uphold the spirit of the mass uprising.“You are the mirror of soci...
Bangla Press Desk: Three accused, including the wife, girlfriend and brother-in-law of prime suspect Faisal Karim Masud, have confessed before a court to their involvement in the killing of Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi.On Wedn...
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Bangla Press Desk: Authorities have tightened security around the VIP gate and surrounding areas of Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport ahead of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman’s arrival.Law enforcement personnel have taken posit...
Bangla Press Desk: The Christmas Day commemorating the birthday of Jesus Christ is being celebrated today with religious fervour and festivity across the country as elsewhere in the world.Special prayers are being offered at churches, which ar...
Bangla Press Desk: Hours before the arrival of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, authorities have ensured a multi-layer security cordon at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) combining different law enforcement a...
Bangla Press Desk: Flash flood warnings were in effect in Los Angeles and most of southern California on Wednesday as one of the worst Christmas storms in recent memory brought heavy rain and fears of deadly mudslides.Driven by an atmosph...
Bangla Press Desk: The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Wednesday fixed 20 January for delivering its judgment in the case filed over the killing of six students during July-August movement in Dhaka's Chankharpul area.A three-member ICT bench...
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