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Noakhali gang-rape: Delwar sent to jail, another accused on 4-day remand
A Noakhali court today sent Delwar, chief of "Delwar Bahini", to jail in connection with the torture and gang-rape of a woman in Noakhali's Begumganj upazila.
13 October 2020, 11:11 AM
Coronavirus: Major disaster averted due to PM’s timely intervention, say speakers
Speakers at a webinar have said Bangladesh has been able to avert a big disaster caused by coronavirus due to the timely intervention of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
13 October 2020, 09:47 AM
President issues ordinance with provision of capital punishment for rape
President Md Abdul Hamid today issued an ordinance on the amendment of Nari O Shishu Nirjaton Daman Ain (Women and Children Repression Prevention Act), incorporating the provision of capital punishment for rape.
13 October 2020, 09:31 AM
Appellate, HC divisions to go on annual vacation from Dec 20 to 31
The Appellate and High Court Divisions of the Supreme Court will go on a vacation from December 20 to December 31.
13 October 2020, 07:55 AM
Rapists are beasts: PM
Describing rapists as “beasts”, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the government has to induct the death sentence in the relevant law to save girls from these beasts.
13 October 2020, 07:49 AM
MC College gang-rape: Nat'l University suspends four accused students
The authorities of National University have suspended four students who are accused in a case filed over the gang rape of a woman at Murari Chand (MC) College in Sylhet.
13 October 2020, 07:31 AM
22-day ban on catching, selling hilsa from midnight
The government has imposed a 22-day ban on catching, selling, hoarding and transporting of hilsa from midnight (October 14) to protect safe spawning of the fish during its peak breeding period.
13 October 2020, 06:34 AM
Man held with fake currency
Police detained a man and seized huge Indian fake currency from Pukuria area in Shibganj upazila of the district early yesterday.
12 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Woman killed, 2 held
A housewife was killed by her husband and in-laws allegedly over family feud in Kaharol upazila of the district on Sunday.
12 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Prime accused arrested after 3yrs
Police arrested the prime accused in connecting with a case for killing three of a family in Galachipa upazila of the district 3 years back.
12 October 2020, 18:00 PM
34 school buildings inaugurated
Lawmaker of Thakurgaon-1 constituency Ramesh Chandra Sen yesterday inaugurated 34 newly-built academic buildings of different government primary and high schools in Thakurgaon Sadar upazila.
12 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Traders happy as Shapla Beel abuzz with tourists
Lal Shapla Beel is abuzz with tourists, much to the happiness of local traders. The 15-km-long wetland, where thousands of water lilies of pink colour are in bloom for five months every year, is located in Satla union under Uzirpur upazila and Bagdha union under Agailjhara upazila of Barishal district.
12 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Online verification shines hope on 30 thousand aspirants in 6 upazilas
Those days of eligible aspirants watching their much-needed social security allowances being pocketed by the rich and the powerful might be over soon.
12 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Italy agrees to include Bangladeshis in farm workers programme: foreign minister
Italy has agreed to include Bangladeshis in their Farm Workers programme responding to a request from Bangladesh.
12 October 2020, 17:08 PM
2 killed, 5 injured in bus collision on the Dhaka-Mawa highway
Two people were killed and five others injured after two buses collided on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway at Munshiganj's Louhajang upazila today.
12 October 2020, 16:20 PM
Sylhet man’s death ‘in police custody’: 4 policemen suspended, 3 withdrawn
A case has been filed in connection with the death -- allegedly in police custody -- of Rayhan Ahmed at Bandarbazar Police Outpost in Sylhet city early Sunday. The authorities also suspended four policemen, including the in-charge of Bandarbazar Police Outpost Sub-Inspector Akbar Hossain, in this connection.
12 October 2020, 16:07 PM
Noakhali gang-rape: another accused arrested from Cumilla
Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) today arrested another accused in connection with the torture and gang-rape of a woman in Noakhali’s Begumganj upazila.
12 October 2020, 15:01 PM
112 expats sent back from Abu Dhabi can fly back without airfare
Air Arabia authorities have given an opportunity to 112 Bangladeshi expatriates, who were sent back from Abu Dhabi airport earlier, to fly back to the United Arab Emirates without paying any airfare.
12 October 2020, 14:39 PM
22-day ban on catching, selling hilsa starts from Oct 14
The 22-day ban on catching and selling hilsa is set to start from October 14 and will continue to November 4. The government imposed the ban in a bid to protect mother fish during peak breeding season.
12 October 2020, 14:15 PM
Italy won’t allow Bangladeshis in till Dec 31; expats’ behaviour to blame: Momen
Italy won’t allow Bangladeshi citizens in till December 31, due to the “previous behaviour” of Bangladeshi expatriates and fear of a possible second wave of Covid-19, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said today.
12 October 2020, 13:50 PM