Bangladesh has overtaken its much-larger neighbour India in terms of per capita GDP in 2020, owing to a respectable performance on the economic front despite slowing growth coupled with a steep contraction in the India economy as a result of…
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Law without enforcement pointless: BNP
BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Wednesday said the there is no let-up in rape incidents in the country even after making the death sentence as the punishment for the heinous crime lacks in enforcement.
Cinema halls in Bangladesh to reopen on Friday
After over seven months of closure to curb the spread of coronavirus, country’s cinema halls will reopen Friday maintaining health guidelines.
Bomb blast at Ctg traffic police box: 6 ‘Neo-JMB men’ held
Members of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) Unit of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) have arrested six more suspected members of Neo-JMB from number 2gate area of the port city in connection with the bomb blast at a traffic police…
2 UPDP men dead, one army man injured in Rangamati skirmish
Rangamati, Oct 13 – Two members of United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF -Prasit) were killed and an Army man was wounded Tuesday in a skirmish between UPDF and Bangladesh Army in Raoutila of Naniarchar in Rangamati.
Noakhali woman molestation: Key accused Delwar sent to jail
Delwar Hossain Delu, the key accused in a case filed over the molestation and torture of a housewife in Begumganj upazila of Noakhali, was sent to jail on Tuesday. Noakhali Chief Judicial Magistrate Court-3 Judge Mashfiqul Haque passed the order…
Bangladesh introduces death penalty for rape
In the wake of widespread protests against the growing incidents of rape in the country, the President has promulgated an ordinance allowing death penalty as the highest punishment for rape instead of life term imprisonment. The Ministry of Law, Justice…
Rapists are like ‘beasts’: PM Hasina
Describing rapists as ‘beasts’, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the government has to induct the death sentence in the relevant law to save girls from these beasts.
Ekushey Padak winning writer Rashid Haider dies
Ekushey Padak winning writer Rashid Haider died due to old age complications in the city on Tuesday. He was 80.
Evaly signs deal with Royal Tulip Sea Pearl Beach Resort
Customers of popular local E-commerce platform ‘Evaly’ will be able to enjoy special offers at five-star Royal Tulip Sea Pearl Beach Resort and Spa in Cox’s Bazar.
Sixth edition of Dhaka Int’l Folk Fest cancelled for Covid
This year’s edition of the annual Dhaka International Folk Fest (DIFF), an internationally acclaimed three-day music festival dedicated to South Asian and global folk music, has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Covid-19: Bangladesh sees 220 deaths, 1,537 new cases
Coronavirus caseload in Bangladesh stood at 381,275 on Tuesday with the detection of 1,537 new cases in 24 hours until morning.
Ruhul Kabir Rizvi hospitalised after heart attack
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi was admitted to Labaid Specialized Hospital in the capital on Tuesday as he suffered a heart attack.
Chittagong girl gang-raped at hotel
Amid countrywide strong protests against the deeply disturbing rape and violence against women, a teenager girl has reportedly been gang- raped at a residential hotel in Sitakundu upazila.
IBBL Dhaka Central Zone holds webinar on Shari`ah compliance
The Dhaka Central Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organised a webinar titled ‘Compliance of Shari`ah in Banking Sector’ on 10 October 2020, Saturday. Syed Abu Asad, Director of the bank addressed the program as chief guest. Muhammad Qaisar Ali,…
Case filed over man’s death ‘in Sylhet police custody’
The family of a man, who was allegedly killed in police custody in Sylhet, filed case early Monday.
Anti-rape protest continues at Dhaka’s Shahbagh
Protest against the recent rapes and violence against women rolled into the eighth day in Dhaka.
‘Go to the gallows if you rape’; Dhaka approves draft law
Amid widespread protests against the growing incidents of rape in the country, the government has planned to enact a law with a provision of death penalty as the highest punishment for the heinous crime.
2 suspects remanded over DU student ‘rape’
Two suspects were remanded to police custody on Monday for allegedly raping a Dhaka University student.
Papia, her husband get 27 yrs jail in arms case
A Dhaka court here on Monday sentenced expelled Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papia and her husband Mofizur Rahman Sumon to 27 years imprisonment each to in an arms case.
Law Minister’s promise to toughen anti-rape law a hoax: BNP
Dhaka, Oct 11 – BNP on Sunday said the Law Minister’s remark on making death sentence the highest punishment for committing rape is mere an eyewash to weaken the countrywide movement against sexual harassment.
শুধু ধর্ষণ নয়, জেনা-ব্যাভিচারেরও শাস্তি কার্যকর করতে হবে
এই মুহূর্তে গোটা দেশে ধর্ষণ এক ভয়ংকর মহামারির রূপ ধারণ করেছে। এক শ্রেণীর কুলাঙ্গারেরা মা-বোনদের ইজ্জত-সম্ভ্রম প্রতিনিয়ত লুটে নিচ্ছে। এই কুলাঙ্গারদের দলীয় কোন পরিচয় থাকতে পারেনা। তারা মানবতার শত্রু।
ধর্মীয় সভা ওয়াজ মাহফিল দীর্ঘদিন বন্ধ থাকায় ধর্ষণ বেড়ে গেছে
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর মহাসচিব অধ্যক্ষ হাফেজ মাওলানা ইউনুছ আহমাদ বলেছেন, ধর্ষক ও দুর্নীতিবাজদের শরীয়াহ আইনে বিচার করলে দেশে ধর্ষণ ও নারী নির্যাতন থাকবে না। মানুষের মধ্যে মানবিক মূল্যবোধ না থাকায় আল্লাহবিমুখ হয়ে বিপথগামী হচ্ছে। মানবিক মূল্যবোধ জাগ্রত করতে হলে শিক্ষার…
IBBL Cumilla Zone organises webinar on Shari`ah compliance
The Cumilla Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organised a webinar on `Compliance of Shari`ah in Banking Sector` on 10 October 2020, Saturday.
Anti-rape protests rage for 6th day in Dhaka City
Protests against the growing incidents of rape, sexual harassment and violence against women are continuing in different parts of the city for the sixth consecutive day on Sunday.
Stop unnecessary spending as Covid-19 2nd wave looms: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday again directed government officials to refrain from the unnecessary expenditure of public money as she fears a second wave of COVID-19 might hit in the coming days.
Bangladesh reports 24 COVID-19 deaths;1,193 new cases
DHAKA, Oct 11, 2020 (BSS) – Bangladesh today recorded 24 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths and 1,193 fresh cases overnight.
Bangladesh to produce 6 lakh mts of fish in FY 2020-21
The Fisheries and Livestock Ministry has taken different measures to produce six lakh metric tonnes of fish in the current fiscal year of 2020-21.
Female worker dies in Gazipur factory fire
A female worker has been burned to death in a fire at a shoe factory in Ulusara area of Kaliakoir upazila in Gazipur.
100mn rural BD people to get high-speed internet this year
About 100 million rural people in Bangladesh are going to get high-speed internet access by the end of 2020.