Rajbari journo arrested for defamatory FB post on PM
UNB, Rajbari :Police on Saturday arrested a journalist for posting slanderous remarks on Facebook about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.The arrestee was identified as Rabiul Islam...
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Only a democratic govt can stop rape: Zafrullah
Staff Reporter :Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Zafrullah Chowdhury on Saturday demanded an interim-election as he believed that ‘none can establish justice and stop rape without a...
Stakeholders share commitment, solidary for gender equality, girls’ rights
UNB, Dhaka :Around 50 girls and youths from different parts of the country demanded action against all sorts of discrimination, violence, lack of opportunities and...
95 waterway accidents kill 149 in 3 months: GCB-NCPSRR
UNB, Dhaka :Though the number of launch capsizes has decreased, accident of different type of vessels is taking place on inland waterways round the year...
74pc Bangladeshi migrant workers facing mental strain in pandemic
Staff Reporter :About 74 per cent of the Bangladeshi migrant workers are facing mental stress following impact of Coronavirus pandemic, according to a Brac study.The...
An escalation is feared to be exacerbated in winter
News Desk :A possible second wave of coronavirus infections during winter is being discussed in Bangladesh for quite a few days as the cold weather...
4 Barishal children arrested for rape handed over to parents
Staff Reporter :Four children who were arrested in a rape case, in Bakerganj in Barishal, handed over to their parents on Friday after they were...
Bangladesh: Rohingya refugees’ safety must be ensured amid violent clashes in Cox’s Bazaar
AI News :The Bangladeshi authorities must ensure the protection of Rohingya refugees following violent clashes between armed criminal gangs that have killed at least eight...
Moscow hosts Armenia, Azerbaijan truce talks as fighting rages
AFP :Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to their first talks on ending the fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh, Russia said Friday, as fierce clashes over the disputed...
BNP picks Jahangir, Selim for Dhaka-18, Sirajganj-1 by-polls
UNB, Dhaka :BNP on Friday picked SM Jahangir and Selim Reza as its candidates to contest the upcoming Dhaka-18 and Sirajganj-1 by-elections.BNP Secretary General slam...