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Torture and death at correction centre: BNWLA wants judicial inquiry

Expressing concern over the deaths of three boys at the Jashore Correction Centre, Bangladesh National Women Lawyers Association (BNWLA) has demanded a separate judicial inquiry into the matter.
16 August 2020, 16:15 PM

Petition seeks HC order over 2 police officers ‘cyberbullying’ Shipra

A Supreme Court lawyer has filed a writ petition with the High Court, challenging two police officers’ actions of posting personal photographs of Shipra Debnath along with provocative comments on Facebook.
16 August 2020, 15:53 PM

Behind-the-scenes architects of Bangabandhu killing need to identified: Law minister

Law Minister Anisul Huq today said a commission is much needed to find behind-the scenes architects of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family members’ killings on August 15, 1975.
16 August 2020, 15:42 PM

Cops who fail dope tests will lose jobs: DMP commissioner

Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam says police personnel suspected of taking drugs will have to undergo dope tests, failing which will result in dismissal from their jobs.
16 August 2020, 15:37 PM

British lawmakers pay homage to Bangabandhu at Bangladesh High Commission in London

A British minister and members of the UK parliament have paid their homage to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of National Mourning Day and the 45th martyrdom anniversary of the Father of the Nation of Bangladesh on August 15, at an event organised by the Bangladesh High Commission in London.
16 August 2020, 15:35 PM

‘Timely treatment could have saved the boys at Jashore correction centre’

The three boys, who were tortured in Jashore Correction Centre, could have survived if they had been taken to the hospital on time, observed the probe committee from by the Social Service Department.
16 August 2020, 15:12 PM

PM vows to put smile on faces of poor

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina vows to bring smiles on the faces of the distressed people of this country as dreamt by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by giving them a better lifestyle.
16 August 2020, 14:55 PM

Covid-19 fallout: Biman to reissue tickets for passengers to UAE

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will reissue tickets to all the passengers who had brought return tickets on the Dhaka-Dubai and Dhaka-Abu Dhabi routes but could not travel due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
16 August 2020, 14:18 PM

Beggar who helped those hit hard by Covid-19 thrilled after getting house from PM

Nazimuddin, a landless beggar from Sherpur who was praised for donating all his savings in April to help those hit hard by Covid-19 and drew the attention of the prime minister, has got a permanent address with a new house and shop.
16 August 2020, 13:44 PM

CPD doubts accuracy of Bureau of Statistics’ 5.2% GDP estimate

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has questioned the 5.2 percent GDP growth estimated by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) in the just-concluded fiscal year 2019-20.
16 August 2020, 13:30 PM

Seeds for all-year-round red and yellow watermelon developed in Patuakhali

For the first time in the country, researchers at Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) have developed seeds for watermelons that come in two colours -- red and yellow -- and can be cultivated all year round.
16 August 2020, 13:29 PM

4 new dengue patients detected: DGHS

Four new dengue cases were recorded in the last 24 hours until this morning, health authorities says.
16 August 2020, 13:26 PM

Momen seeks foreign diplomats’ help to bring back Bangabandhu killers

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today sought support from the diplomats of different countries stationed in Bangladesh and New Delhi to bring back fugitive killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
16 August 2020, 12:55 PM

Two 5-year-olds raped in Rajshahi

A man in Rajshahi’s Charghat upazila raped two children of a neighbouring house yesterday, according to a case statement filed over the incident
16 August 2020, 12:53 PM

Fake Covid-19 certificates: 8 Regent employees placed on 2-day remand

A Dhaka court places eight officials and employees of Regent Group on a two-day fresh remand each in a case filed for issuing fake Covid-19 certificates and illegally charging patients for testing and treatment.
16 August 2020, 12:23 PM

Shajahan Khan sues Inqilab editor AMM Bahauddin for defamation

Presidium member of ruling Awami League and former shipping minister Shajahan Khan has sued AMM Bahauddin, editor of the daily Inqilab, and one other person in a defamation case.
16 August 2020, 12:21 PM

Covid-19: 32 die, 2,024 infected, 1,315 recover in 24 hours

Thirty-two people have died from Covid-19 in the country over the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
16 August 2020, 11:04 AM

All 14 crew members of capsized lighter vessel rescued

All fourteen crew members were rescued nearly 21 hours after a lighter vessel capsized in the Bay of Bengal yesterday.
16 August 2020, 10:42 AM

2 college students killed as bus hits their motorcycle in Dhamrai

Two college students have been killed after a speeding bus knocked down their motorcycle in Dhaka's Dhamrai area.
16 August 2020, 09:44 AM

13 pairs of passenger trains resume operations

Thirteen pairs of passenger trains have resumed operations on different routes to make services more functional amid the Covid-19 pandemic, said Railways Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujan.
16 August 2020, 09:18 AM