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: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday emphasised the need to formulate the budget in a self-reliant manner, with a focus on quality education, rural development, youth and women’s empowerment, local production, a...
Bangla Press Desk: The Election Commission (EC) has directed that approval of new projects, laying foundation stones, inauguration of plaques, and distribution of grants or relief in electoral areas be suspended until voting is completed.To kee...
Bangla Press Desk: The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has banned the operation of all types of drones over Evercare Hospital in the city and its adjacent areas.A public notice signed by DMP Commissioner SM Sazzat Ali was issued on Wednesday.Fo...
Bangla Press Desk: The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has issued a detailed public traffic advisory, urging city residents to avoid several key roads and use alternative routes during the return of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Cha...
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Bangla Press Desk: The International Crimes Tribunal-1 will deliver its order on Wednesday on whether to frame formal charges against four men, including Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) officer Lt Col Redowanul Islam, in a crimes against humanity...
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Bangla Press Desk: Educo Bangladesh, in collaboration with its implementing partners POPI, ESDO, and Nari Maitree, hosted a learning-sharing event at the Lakeshore Grand in Gulshan on Tuesday.The event, titled “Learning Sharing of the Imp...
Bangla Press Desk: A UN expert on Tuesday expressed grave concerns over recent mob attacks targeting leading media outlets and cultural institutions in Bangladesh, calling on the government to bring all the perpetrators to justice without...
Bangla Press Desk: Police recovered the body of a male newborn, aged around one day, from a lane in Chandni Ghat area of Chawk Bazar in Dhaka capital on Tuesday afternoon.The newborn, found in an unconscious state wrapped in black plastic...
Bangla Press Desk: Dhaka University Professor Emeritus Serajul Islam Choudhury said on Tuesday that Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani never engaged in politics to gain power, nor did he aspire to become a minister or an ambassador; instea...
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Bangla Press Desk: The interim government on Tuesday reiterated that the killing of factory worker Dipu Chandra Das in Mymensingh was a heinous criminal act with no justification and no place in Bangladeshi society.Allegations, rumours, o...
Bangla Press Desk: National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam on Tuesday said his party supports restoring the civic and political rights of ordinary supporters of Awami League.“Those who support a fascist party may have committed...
Bangla Press Desk: The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has banned drone flights at all airports and surrounding areas, citing serious risks to national security and safe aircraft operations.In an official letter, the Civil A...
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