Feni, Jan 3 – Ten Awami League candidates are set to be elected ward councillors of Feni municipality as they were the only ones to submit nomination papers from their areas. District Election Officer Md Nasir Uddin Patwari confirmed this.
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Missing garment worker found dead after seven days in Savar
Dhaka, Jan 3 – A garment worker, who went missing on December 28, was found dead in the Dhaweleswari River at Jhauchar in Savar early Sunday.
Comilla witnesses alarming number of rape cases in 2020
Dhaka, Jan 1 – Comilla saw an alarming number of sexual assaults on women, children to the elderly last year. A total of 367 victims put a strain on the locals of Comilla.
Work to change people’s fate: PM Hasina
Dhaka, Dec 27 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the public representatives to work with responsibility for the welfare of people, gaining their trust and confidence. “You’ll have to work for the welfare of people, changing their fate…
11 police officers promoted to rank of DIG
Dhaka, Dec 27 – Eleven police officers have been promoted to the rank of deputy inspector general (DIG) of police. The Public Security Division of the home ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard on Sunday.
8-year old girl gang-raped and killed in Bogra
Bogra, Dec 26 – An 8-year old girl, Tabassum, was killed after allegedly being raped by a group of youths over a feud between two families in Nasratpur village of Dhunte in Bogra. Police blame the killing on a dispute…
Woman killed for dowry in Magura, husband on the run
Magura, Dec 26 – A 20-year-old woman has been killed allegedly by her husband for dowry in Raipur village of Mohammadpur Upazila.
Help people improve their lifestyle: Hasina tells Army
Dhaka, Dec 24 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the members of Bangladesh Army to stand beside people to improve their living standards.
Zafrullah, among 5 sued over ‘negligence in treatment’ at GK
Dhaka, Dec 22 – A case has been filed against Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury and 4 others on the charge of negligence in providing treatment to a pregnant woman who recently died at the hospital.
Teen stalker held for abduction, rape of Comilla schoolgirl
Comilla, Dec 22 – A Cumilla court on Tuesday sent a teenager to prison for allegedly raping a schoolgirl after kidnapping her in Brahmanpara Upazila of the district.
DU VP Nur sued over ‘sedition, defamation’
A case has been filed against Nurul Haque Nur, former vice-president of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu), on charges of sedition, defamation, and provoking riots.
7 held for gang-rape of expatriate’s wife in Gazipur
Gazipur, Dec 18 – Police on Friday arrested seven people for gang-rape of an expatriate’s wife in Gazipur’s Kapasia. The arrestees are Ruman Bepari, Jobayer Bepari, Mostaridh Sardar, Sahabul Hossain Sakib, Masum Sheikh, Rakib Hossain and Mahfuzul.
Favour, bias: Many didn’t get flood relief, Covid-19 support
Dhaka, Dec 13 – Many real poor people and farmers missed out on flood relief and Covid-19 incentive due to favouritism based on kinship and political bias.
US Supreme Court rejects Republican attack on Biden victory
Washington, AP/UNB, Dec 12 – The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump to overturn Joe Biden’s election victory, ending a desperate attempt to get legal issues rejected by state and federal judges before the…
Ensure security of all Bangabandhu sculptures: HC
The High Court (HC) on Monday asked the authorities concerned to take measures to ensure the security of all sculptures of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman across the country.
25 fined in Dhaka City for not wearing masks
A mobile court of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has fined 25 people for not wearing masks in the city’ Dhanmondi on Monday.
Dhaka drops Victory Day parade due to Covid-19 pandemic
Dhaka, Dec 06 – There will be no parade of armed forces on the Victory Day this year due to Coronavirus pandemic. The Victory Day will be celebrated through various programmes maintaining health guidelines, said the Liberation War Affairs Ministry…
Jana Sanghati Samity man shot dead in Rangamati
An activist of Parbatya Chattogram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS-MN Larma) was shot dead by some miscreants at Pakuijjachhari in Baghaichhari upazila early Sunday.
35 injured in clash ahead of Barisal Union Parishad election
Thirty-five people were injured in a clash between the supporters of two Union Parishad Chairman candidates at Lalganj Bazar in Mehendiganj upazila on Friday night, ahead of Ulania Union Parishad election billed for December 10.
140 BD policemen leave for UN peacekeeping mission in Mali
A Bangladesh Police team left for the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali on a special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Friday night.
Abrar murder: 22 accused file no-confidence pleas
Twenty-two accused in Buet student Abrar Fahad murder case, expressed no-confidence on the judge of the Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 on Thursday.
Man awarded death for killing child after rape in Barisal
A man was sentenced to death for killing a third grader after rape in Barishal town in 2018.
Gang rape at MC College: Charges pressed against eight
Police on Thursday pressed charges against eight accused in a case filed over the gang rape of a woman at Sylhet MC College.
Brother-in-law among 4 sued in Sagira Morshed murder case
A Dhaka court on Wednesday framed charges against four people including her brother-in-law in the much-talked-about Sagira Morshed murder case.
7 to die for killing Keraniganj AL leader Atik Ullah
A Dhaka court on Wednesday convicted seven people and sentenced them to death for killing Keraniganj Awami League leader Atik Ullah in 2013.
Natore man awarded death for killing wife
A Natore court on Tuesday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment for killing his wife for dowry, three months after getting married in 2017.
8 Kushtia policemen fail dope tests: suspended
Eight policemen including two sub-inspectors have been suspended in Kushtia for failing dope tests. Superintendent of Kushtia Police SM Tanvir Arafat said the suspended policemen were attached to the district police lines.
‘Boyfriend’ traps girl, rapes her for days along with friends
A girl who eloped with her so-called lover was allegedly raped by him and his friends for eight days at a house in Kollogram, a suburban area of Sylhet city. Police on Sunday rescued the victim and arrested two people,…
Matiur Rahman’s indictment: Editors’ Council voices concern
Sampadak Parishad (Editors’ Council) on Sunday voiced concern over the indictment of Daily Prothom Alo editor Matiur Rahman and eight others in a case filed over the death of a student last year.
2 arrested over Magura female farm worker gang rape
Two men accused of gang-raping a woman in Magura Sadar Upazila have been arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab).