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Water scarcity hampers jute processing
19 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh
Auto rice mill near school
18 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh
Ramshackle ratnai bridge: An impediment of development
16 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Transport
Sudden Jamuna erosion makes many homeless
13 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Natural disaster
Natore UP member found dead, wife injured
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Crime & Justice
Two kids drown in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Accidents & Fires
Permanent shops on leased land!
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Crime & Justice
Illegal pond: A threat to surrounding cropland
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Crime & Justice
Payra erosion threatens Barguna villages
25 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh
Bangladesh has highest prevalence of child marriage in South Asia: Unicef
Despite significant progress in recent years, Bangladesh has the highest prevalence of child marriage in South Asia and ranks among 10 countries in the world with the highest levels, said Unicef today.
7 October 2020, 12:51 PM
Abducted 11-year-old girl rescued after 16 days in Sherpur
Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) rescued an 11-year-old girl from Sherpur town this morning, 16 days after she was abducted allegedly by one of her neighbours in Sherpur’s Sreebardi upazila.
7 October 2020, 12:42 PM
Saudi extends visa, work permit validity for Bangladeshi migrants till Oct 30
The Saudi government has extended the validity of visa and Iqama (or work permit) for Bangladeshi expatriate workers till October 30.
7 October 2020, 12:33 PM
Complaint filed accusing one of raping 5-year-old in Manikganj
A five-year-old child was raped by her 45-year-old neigbour in Manikganj, according to a complaint lodged by the child’s grandmother.
7 October 2020, 11:59 AM
College girl raped at school in Rangamati, headmaster sued in rape case
A rape case has been filed against a headmaster for raping a college student at Langadu upazila of Rangamati.
7 October 2020, 11:16 AM
Covid-19: 35 die, 1,520 infected, 1,798 recover in 24 hours
Thirty-five people have died from Covid-19 in the country during last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
7 October 2020, 10:08 AM
‘Dhaka seeks durable solution to Rohingya crisis’: Foreign minister
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has sought a durable solution to the Rohingya crisis through their peaceful repatriation and termed yesterday’s incident at Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar as a very sad outcome.
7 October 2020, 09:46 AM
4 juvenile gang members held for gang-raping two girls in Savar
Police have arrested four juvenile gang members for their alleged involvement in the gang rape of two teenage girls at Ashulia in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka.
7 October 2020, 08:34 AM
HC orders to finish trial of 32-year old Seema murder case in 3 months
The High Court today directed the trial court concerned to finish within three months the trial proceedings of the much-discussed 32-year old murder case of Seema Mohammadi in Dhaka.
7 October 2020, 08:23 AM
Man arrested for raping daughter in Natore
Criminal Investigation Department (CID) yesterday arrested a man on charges of raping his daughter in Natore.
7 October 2020, 08:19 AM
Biman starts seat allocation for Saudi passengers
Biman Bangladesh Airlines is allocating seats in phases for Saudi-bound passengers, re-issuing old tickets without any charge.
7 October 2020, 08:18 AM
Tea workers observe 2-hour work abstention demanding pay hike
Workers of 200 tea gardens across the country observed a two hour- work abstention today, demanding a hike in wages and bonus for Durga Puja.
7 October 2020, 08:11 AM
HSC, equivalent examinations cancelled, evaluation to be based on JSC, SSC results
The education ministry has decided to cancel this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations.
7 October 2020, 07:29 AM
Noakhali gang-rape: Rape case filed against Delwar, his second-in-command
Police arrested two more people in connection with the incident of the gang-rape and torture of a woman in Begumgunj upazila of Noakhali.
7 October 2020, 05:42 AM
Education minister to brief media on HSC exams this afternoon
Education Minister Dipu Moni will hold a virtual press conference around 1:00pm today over this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations, according to a press release.
7 October 2020, 04:23 AM
House help raped in Jashore, accused held
The son of a businessman has allegedly raped a 22-year-old female house help in Sharsha upazila of Jashore.
6 October 2020, 18:07 PM
20 crude bombs seized
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 20 crude bombs from a house near Benapole port area yesterday afternoon.
6 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Trader killed
Unidentified criminals shot a fish trader to death in Rajastoli upazila of the district on Monday.
6 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Woman found murdered
Police recovered the body of an unidentified woman from beside a highway in Parbatipur upazila of the district yesterday.
6 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Success in chemical-free brinjal farming
Two siblings have been successful in planting indigenous variety of poison-free brinjal in Chaculi beel area of Fakirhat upazila.
6 October 2020, 18:00 PM