BNP picks Jahangir for Dhaka-18, Selim for Sirajganj-1 by-polls

BNP today picked SM Jahangir and Selim Reza to contest the upcoming Dhaka-18 and Sirajganj-1 by-elections.
9 October 2020, 15:44 PM

US Deputy Secretary of State to pay 3-day visit to Dhaka next week

US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen E Biegun will be coming to Dhaka on a three-day visit next week to advance the common vision of a free, open, inclusive, peaceful and secure Indo-Pacific region and cooperation on Covid-19 recovery efforts.
9 October 2020, 15:30 PM

2 die in Sylhet road accident

Two people have died and several others were injured after a bus lost its control and overturned at Otirbari area of Dakshin Surma upazila in Sylhet this evening.
9 October 2020, 14:11 PM

Mass gathering held in Dhaka against rape; protesters to march to Noakhali on Oct 16

Protesting the growing incidents of rape across the country, students of various educational institutions in Dhaka today held a mass rally at Shahbag intersection in Dhaka demanding justice against rape.
9 October 2020, 13:54 PM

15 hurt as minibus falls into ditch on Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf highway

At least 15 passengers have been injured after a minibus fell into a roadside ditch on Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf highway.
9 October 2020, 13:18 PM

Former school teacher attacked in Bogura, dies at hospital

A former school teacher, who was critically injured after miscreants slashed both of his legs in Bogura’s Sariakandi upazila, died at a hospital in the district this noon.
9 October 2020, 13:17 PM

Photo of Bogura-7 MP brandishing gun on social media goes viral, draws flak

A photo of Bogura-7 lawmaker Md Rezaul Karim Bablu brandishing a newly-purchased gun has gone viral and drawn flak from netizens after it was posted on Facebook.
9 October 2020, 13:08 PM

Locals demonstrate demanding arrest of 19-year-old singer’s killers in Cox’s Bazar

Locals in Cox’s Bazar have staged demonstration in protest of the murder of a local singer and demanded arrest and punishment of the culprits behind the incident.
9 October 2020, 12:24 PM

Noakhali gang-rape: Cases transferred to Police Bureau of Investigation

The two cases filed in connection with the torture and the gang-rape of a woman in Begumgunj upazila of Noakhali have been transferred to Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) for further enquiry.
9 October 2020, 11:10 AM

4 Barishal children arrested for rape handed over to parents under HC order

Four children from Bakerganj in Barishal, who were arrested in a rape case, have been handed over to their parents early today after they were released from Jashore Children Development Centre in line with a High Court directive issued last night.
9 October 2020, 07:36 AM

Bagerhat police constable held for killing wife

A police constable has been arrested in Sharankhola upazila of Bagerhat on charges of killing his wife.
9 October 2020, 06:57 AM

Detention of 219 migrant returnees: HC asks Inspector Shafiullah to appear before it on Oct 29

The High Court has asked Inspector Mohammad Shafiullah of Turag Police Station to appear before it on October 29 to explain why 219 returnees from three Gulf states were detained under Section 54.
8 October 2020, 20:14 PM

HC bench sits at night, orders release of 4 children held over rape case in Barishal

Two High Court judges operated a bench last night and directed the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal of Barishal to instantly grant bail to four children sent to a child development center in connection with a case filed over raping a six-year old in Bakerganj.
8 October 2020, 19:47 PM

Never-ending flood woes of Basail

The low lying areas in Basail upazila still remain under water while floodwater receded in other 11 upazilas of the district. The situation has made life of thousands of people miserable in the low-lying upazila for the last few months.
8 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Two children drown

Two minor boys drowned in a waterbody at Subalpar village under Kachakata Police Station in Kurigram yesterday.
8 October 2020, 18:00 PM

3 siblings to die for double murder

A Gaibandha court yesterday sentenced three siblings to death in connection with a case for killing a woman and her son in Sundarganj upazila of the district in 2016.
8 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Two transport leaders sued for embezzling Tk 1.86 crore

Two transports leaders in the district have been sued for embezzling Tk 1.86 crore.
8 October 2020, 18:00 PM

DU student goes on hunger strike until death demanding arrest of former Ducsu VP Nur, 5 others over rape

A female student of Dhaka University goes on a hunger strike until death demanding the arrest of former Ducsu vice-president Nurul Haque Nur and five others in connection with a rape case.
8 October 2020, 16:40 PM

In last 10 years, nation has achieved self-sufficiency in food: agriculture minister

Bangladesh’s food security has been ensured due to timely decision making by the government, agriculture minister Abdur Razzaque said today.
8 October 2020, 15:47 PM

Law will be amended to ensure death for rape: Law minister

Against the backdrop of increasing rape cases in the country, the government is going to amend the law so that the highest punishment for rape is death penalty and not just life imprisonment.
8 October 2020, 15:08 PM