Madrasa teacher held over ‘raping’ 7-yr old in Benapole
UNB, Benapole :A Madrasa teacher was arrested on Monday for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl at Bhaberber village of Sharsha upazila in Jashore.The accused was...
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Russia Navalny protests Kremlin hits out at West as it downplays rallies
BBC Online :Russia has accused Western countries of encouraging rallies in support of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.Tens of thousands defied a heavy police presence to...
Domestic partners commit 94pc violence against Rohingya women
UNB :Some 94 per cent of Rohingya women and girls living in Cox’s Bazar who have reported incidents of Gender-Based Violence have experienced it at...
Court accepts charge-sheet given by CID accusing 3
Court Correspondent :A Dhaka court yesterday accepted the supplementary charge sheet (CS) submitted by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) against three accused in the Major...
HC angers over central bank’s role
Gulam Rabbani :The High Court has come down with deep anger upon the Bangladesh Bank, central bank of the country, for its role over the...
Uncertain, uneven recovery likely amid unprecedented labour market crisis: ILO
UNB :Tentative signs of recovery are emerging in global labour markets, following unprecedented disruption in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, says the latest report...
Cable operator killed in city, 2 held
Staff Reporter :Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Branch (DB) arrested two suspected persons over murder of cable operator Hamidul Islam from Dhaka on Monday.DMP Deputy...
LPG price will be re-fixed within April 14
Staff Reporter :The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) on Monday informed the High Court that the organization will be able to re-fix the price of...
25 platoons of BGB deployed for CCC polls
Our Correspondent :Authorities deployed 25 platoons of Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) across Chattogram city ahead of the upcoming Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) elections scheduled...
480,000 killed by extreme weather this century
AFP :Almost half a million people have died in natural disasters linked to extreme weather events in the last 20 years, according to a new...
38 Bangladeshi minors return home from India
Our Correspondent :Thirty-eight Bangladeshi boys and girls returned home from India through the Benapole check post on Monday evening after languishing in jail there for...
HC clears way for suspended DIG Partha’s trial
UNB, Dhaka :The High Court (HC) on Monday cleared the way for the subordinate court to hold the trial proceedings against Partha Gopal Banik, the...