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Natore UP member found dead, wife injured
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Country
Woman gang-raped in her house in Laxmipur
A housewife was gang-raped allegedly by four people in her house in Ramgati upazila’s Laximpur early today.
14 December 2020, 15:37 PM
Graft case: HC rejects bails, asks 7 accused including 4 Ctg journalists to surrender
The High Court today rejected a bail petition of seven accused including four journalists from Chattogram in connection with a corruption case and asked them to surrender before the trial court in Chattogram by December 24.
14 December 2020, 13:25 PM
HC acquits 5 death row convicts in a Netrokona rape case
The High Court has acquitted all five persons, who were sentenced to death by a lower court in Netrokona in a case filed for abduction and gang rape of a teenage girl in 2002, as the allegations brought against them were not proven beyond reasonable doubt.
14 December 2020, 13:17 PM
2 workers die after falling sick in shipbreaking yards in Chattogram
Two workers died in two separate incidents at two shipbreaking yards in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila today.
14 December 2020, 12:25 PM
Tk 6.24 crore graft case: Papia, her husband remanded
A Dhaka court today placed Jubo Mohila League's suspended leader Shamima Nur Papia and her husband Mofizur Rahman Sumon on a three-day remand each in a case filed for amassing about Tk 6.24 crore illegally.
14 December 2020, 11:25 AM
Ex-DG of Primary Education Directorate, 4 other officials apologise over contempt of court
The then director general of Directorate of Primary Education Dr Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal, now defence secretary, and four other government officials today apologised unconditionally to the apex court for not complying with its 2017 directive.
14 December 2020, 10:44 AM
IRRI promoting sustainable intensification of agriculture in coastal areas
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has launched the second phase of a project to promote innovation for sustainable intensification of agriculture in the coastal areas of Bangladesh.
14 December 2020, 10:06 AM
Expired medicine worth Tk 30.14 crore removed, destroyed in 11 months: DGDA
The Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) today submitted a compliance report to the High Court, stating that the government has removed and destroyed expired medicine worth Tk 30.14 crore across the country from January to November this year.
14 December 2020, 09:53 AM
Graft case against Haji Salim: HC sets Jan 11 for rehearing appeal against jail sentence
The High Court today set January 11 next year for rehearing an appeal filed by independent lawmaker and Awami League leader Haji Mohammad Salim, challenging a lower court verdict that sentenced him to 13 years' imprisonment in a corruption case.
14 December 2020, 09:29 AM
Desco to provide smart prepaid meters to all customers by 2023
The Dhaka Electric Supply Company Ltd (Desco) will provide smart pre-payment meters to all its customers by 2023.
14 December 2020, 07:20 AM
PM pays tribute to martyred intellectuals
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid rich tributes to the martyred intellectuals by placing wreaths at the Martyred Intellectuals Memorial in Dhaka's Mirpur this morning, marking the Martyred Intellectuals Day.
14 December 2020, 05:16 AM
5 Illegal brick kilns fined
A mobile court during a drive on Saturday fined five illegal brick kilns Tk 16.5 lakh in Kurigram’s Rajibpur upazila.
13 December 2020, 18:00 PM
UP member shot dead in Gopalganj
A union parishad (UP) member was shot dead near Gopinathpur High School area of Gopalganj Sadar upazila on Saturday evening.
13 December 2020, 18:00 PM
‘UP chairman’ forces farmer out of his land
A 68-year-old farmer, Mohammad Hossain Hakim, cannot go to his own land in fear of attack by miscreants in Sarkarhat area of Lalmonirhat’s Patgram upazila.
13 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Eight-temple complex awaits due attention
On an average day, more than 1,500 people visit the scenic site in Naldanga area of Kaliganj upazila, where the Begboti river flows by eight spectacular Hindu temples, built several centuries ago, on over 20 acres of land.
13 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Vandalising sculpture of Bangabandhu: Two madrasa students confess to their involvement
Two madrasa students, the accused in a case filed for vandalising a sculpture of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Kushtia town, have confessed to their involvement in the incident.
13 December 2020, 17:35 PM
2 Sylhet eateries fined for serving wild and migratory bird meat
A hotel and a restaurant in Jaintiapur upazila of Sylhet have been fined a total of Tk 15,000 for serving wild and migratory bird meat to their customers.
13 December 2020, 15:12 PM
Fire near Sylhet-Sunamganj road; communications suspended
A fire broke out at a gas line in Tukerbazar area of Sylhet Sadar upazila, near Sylhet-Sunamganj road, at around 7pm today.
13 December 2020, 14:51 PM
Hefajat has become neo-Razakar: Sajeeb Wazed
Terming Hefajat-e-Islam as “neo-Razakar”, Prime Minister’s ICT Advisor Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said the anti-liberation forces’ goal to “transform Bangladesh into Afghanistan” will never be allowed to turn into reality.
13 December 2020, 14:39 PM
MJF recognises 10 youths as ‘pandemic heroes’
Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) has honoured 10 youths from across the country as “Heroes of the Pandemic” -- for their acts of benevolence, compassion and support to those in need in these trying times.
13 December 2020, 13:30 PM