Under the Women and Children Repression (Prevention) Act 2000, the court imposed fine on convicted rapists in 100 percent of the cases, but

Officials and guards at Chattogram Central Jail are desperately looking for the “escape points” and loopholes in the security measures after a murder case accused inmate escaped from the prison on Saturday morning.

Tashnuva Anan Shishir made headlines earlier this week, when news broke that she will start her journey as the first transgender newscaster in the country today. In an interview with The Daily Star, she shared the story of her journey.

Having two young children and an ailing mother-in-law at home, it was extremely risky for Haowa Khanam to go outside her home during the pandemic.

The government has promoted 337 officials to the rank of deputy secretary.

Bangladesh has strongly condemned the drone attacks targeting Abha, the South-western city of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, by Houthi rebels on February 10 and 17.

Border Guard Bangladesh shod dead an alleged cattle smuggler at Bongaon border in Sunamganj on Saturday afternoon.

Three people were killed in road accidents in three districts during the last two days, according to our correspondents.

On average, a Bangladeshi wastes 65kg food at home per year, according to the “Food Waste Index Report 2021” by the Nairobi-based United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Bangladesh War Courses Foundation yesterday launched a book titled “We Answered the Call: Memoirs of Freedom Fighters” at a programme at Army Golf Club yesterday.

The government has formed a committee to work on the proposals of REHAB and BLDA to implement the Detailed Area Plan (DAP) for Dhaka.

Police have recovered the body of a RMG worker which was cut up into five pieces from three different places in Monipur area of Gazipur Sadar upazila. Her husband was detained in connection with the death.

Customs Intelligence has pressed charges against owners of Apan Jewellers Gulzar Ahmed and Azad Ahmed in connection with two money laundering cases.

A woman was crushed between two buses as the vehicles were competing to make U-turn in Dhaka’s Gulistan roundabout this afternoon, witnesses said.

A police officer was killed after an unidentified vehicle ran him over while he was crossing the road in Dhaka’s Ashulia area this morning.

A Dhaka court today granted bail to six out of seven leftist student leaders and activists in connection with a case filed over assaulting and preventing policemen from discharging their duties in Shahbagh on February 26.

Despite the government’s emphasis on providing health services for adolescents, no adolescents from Patuakhali and Barguna received the services in 2019 and 2020, while no boys received the service in Bhola in this period.

Five people were killed and another was injured in road accidents yesterday, according to reports from our correspondents.

In something of an unexpected turn in the region’s history, local musical instrument production, especially of harmoniums, have found a home in two villages of Barishal’s Baraipara upazila.

A book on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s historic March 7 speech -- published in UN’s six official languages Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish -- was unveiled at Unesco headquarters on Friday.