The religious affairs ministry today warned people against transactions with anyone before official announcement from the ministry on resuming Umrah Hajj.

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) today cleared a new project involving Tk 123 crore to create self-employment opportunities and alleviate poverty by expanding the activities of Bangladesh Industrial Technical Assistance Centre (BITAC), giving importance to women in the training programmes.

Bangladesh and the USA are likely to hold a senior level conversation to discuss telecommunications security as they move towards further expanding 4G connectivity and developing 5G networks and services.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan today said members of law enforcement agency are acting quickly in making arrests of the accused in the Noakhlai gang rape incident case.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the national economy has made a turnaround at a desired pace due to the government’s timely decision to give stimulus packages to various sectors and groups during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested a machine operator of the Directorate General of Health Education (DGHE) on charges of leaking medical and dental admission test question papers.

A group of miscreants beat up a 65-year-old man at his house in Jagannathpur upazila of Sunamganj, after they failed to find his daughter, who was abducted and raped allegedly by them around a month ago.

Bangladesh National Women Lawyers Association (BNWLA) has demanded that the government take measures to prevent child marriage and ensure the safety of girls.

The Supreme Court has commuted the death sentence of three convicts to imprisonment till natural death in the sensational Gopal Krishna Muhuri murder case of Chattogram.

A teacher of a residential Qawmi Madrasa in Kushtia’s Mirpur upazila has been arrested on charges of raping a class eight student.

Law enforcers have arrested two more people including the member of Eklashpur Union Parishad to whom the Noakhali woman sought help in taking legal steps against the perpetrators.

Police have said they are searching for a man accused of raping a 14-year-old special needs child in Lalmonirhat.

A woman was killed allegedly by her husband over family feud in Jamalpur town on Sunday night.

Fishermen backed by local influential people have set up dozens of illegal bamboo enclosures at different points in Gaznar Beel, one of the largest water bodies in the district, blocking the natural flow of water, much to the worry of local farmers.

Erosion by the Brahmaputra, Teesta and Dharla rivers have devoured at least 10 government primary schools in different char areas under four upazilas of Kurigram in the last one month.

For a good part of the day today, eight out of the top ten reports on The Daily Star’s website were of some incident of rape or sexual assault. These included the rapes of children, of a woman with five children, and also a special needs child. Now the big question is how many more reports need to come in, before an all-out measure is taken?

Urging against confusion, State Minister for Labor and Employment Begum Mannujan Sufian today said the government will bring all state-run jute mills, that have been closed down, into production as soon as possible

Dhaka has requested Kuwait to start flights allowing migrants stranded in Bangladesh to return to their workplace in the Gulf nation.

Saying she is moved immensely by unnatural death of any child across the globe, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today sounded a note of warning against child repression.

The High Court has granted anticipatory bail for four weeks to former Awami League lawmaker from Pirojpur AKMA Awal and his wife Laila Parveen in two separate corruption cases.