Five minor girls raped in two days

Five girls aged between 11 and 15 had been allegedly raped in five districts since Saturday.
15 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Housewife killed as she resisted ‘rape’ attempt

A 24-year-old woman was stabbed to death in her home in Fatikchhari upazila of Chattogram after she resisted an alleged rape attempt by two youths early Sunday.
15 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Khaleda going to UK soon?

The political circle is suddenly abuzz with one discussion that prison days of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia are likely to be over in a couple of weeks.
15 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Video of Nusrat: Ex-Sonagazi OC sued under Digital Security Act

Moazzem Hossain, former officer-in-charge (OC) of Sonagazi Model Police Station, was sued under the Digital Security Act yesterday on charges of recording a video of Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi without her consent and spreading the footage on social media.
15 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Sonagazi Brutality: A tripartite COLLABORATION

After Nusrat Jahan Rafi was taken to the rooftop of Sonagazi madrasa's administrative building on April 6, fellow students Umme Sultana Poppy and Kamrunnahar Moni held her hands tight.
15 April 2019, 18:00 PM

3 to die for killing RU Prof Shafiul

A Rajshahi court yesterday sentenced three people to death for killing Rajshahi University teacher Prof AKM Shafiul Islam in 2014.
15 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Duty-free, quota-free access dominate bilateral talks

Bangladesh and Bhutan yesterday agreed in principle to work on duty- and quota-free access of a number of goods of the two countries to each other's market for mutual benefits.
13 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Ramna Batamul Carnage: Justice tangled up in High Court

The death references and appeals of the 2001 sensational Ramna Batamul carnage case have been pending with the High Court for nearly five years due to legal tangles.
13 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Pahela Baishakh: Look back at roots of the festival

Taxation systems must have gone through many reforms over the past 400 years. But perhaps nothing was so phenomenal than the one reform that took place in 1585.
13 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Setting Nusrat Afire: Brutality followed meet with Siraj

Nusrat Jahan Rafi was set on fire two days after detained Sonagazi madrasa principal Siraj Ud Doula gave a directive to some of his followers when they visited him in Feni district jail, investigators said yesterday.
13 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Intimidation of Indian Voters: BJP leaders in hot water

Two top members of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party including an estranged member of the Gandhi dynasty were in hot water yesterday for appearing to threaten people to vote for them in the ongoing mega-election.
13 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Reveal identities of anonymous donors

India's Supreme Court yesterday ordered parties to name anonymous donors behind tens of millions of dollars in funding as hostilities intensified in the country's mega-election.
12 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Brightening the image of RMG sector top priority

Newly elected BGMEA President Rubana Huq's top priority is to brighten the apparel sector's image.
12 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Poultry feed laced with antibiotics

A government study has found various types of antibiotics in almost 50 percent poultry feed samples of 14 brands collected from four districts.
12 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Culprits won't be spared

The criminals who set Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi on fire would not be spared, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said yesterday.
12 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Engage with New Delhi for importing hydropower

Visiting Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering yesterday suggested that Bangladesh should engage in talks with India to import hydropower from Bhutan as it would need to use Indian territory to make it happen.
12 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Feni Madrasa Principal: He enjoyed impunity

Despite some serious allegations against him in the past, the now arrested Feni madrasa Principal Siraj Uddoula managed to hold his post with protection from about a dozen influential locals, including some Awami League leaders.
12 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Big turnout in 1st phase of Indian general polls

Indians voted enthusiastically yesterday at the start of a mammoth general election, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a second term after campaigning fervently on a plank of national security, following tension with neighbouring Pakistan.
11 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Attackers of Nusrat: How did they manage to flee?

Investigators and locals suspect that two close aides to Principal Siraj Ud Doula were among the four who set Nusrat Jahan Rafi on fire at Sonagazi Islamia Senior Fazil Madrasa on April 6.
11 April 2019, 18:00 PM

OUTRAGE

As people across the country took to the streets to vent anger over the murder of madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed law enforcers to bring the perpetrators to book.
11 April 2019, 18:00 PM