Torture of IU Student: Ensure security so students can pursue dreams

“The cruelty broke my heart but not my dreams,” said Phulpori Khatun, the Islamic University student who was tortured allegedly by two BCL leaders on February 12.
20 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Fishermen attacked by robbers: One dies at hospital, 5 still missing

A fisherman, who went missing following an attack by a gang of robbers in the Bay early Friday, died at a hospital in Barguna this afternoon, hours after he was rescued.
20 February 2023, 16:32 PM

Post-banking hour transaction: HC summons National Bank's Gulshan branch head

he court summoned the head of National Bank's Gulshan branch to appear before it on March 12
20 February 2023, 11:34 AM

HC bars screening of Faraaz on online platforms, TVs

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting have been asked to take steps in this connection
20 February 2023, 07:00 AM

Madrasa teacher jailed for life for raping boy

A Dhaka tribunal yesterday sentenced a madrasa teacher to life imprisonment for raping a nine-year-old boy in the city’s Dakkhinkhan area in 2019.
19 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Body of student found hanging at madrasa

Police recovered the hanging body of a student at a madrasa in Tangail’s Kalihati early yesterday.
19 February 2023, 18:00 PM

IU student torture: Anti-bullying rules would’ve prevented it

The High Court yesterday said if there were anti-bullying guidelines in place at educational institutions, the torture of a female student in Kushtia’s Islamic University would not have taken place.
19 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Noncompliance of orders: ‘We are fed up’

A High Court bench yesterday expressed disappointment at government high officials for not complying with its orders and refused to hear a contempt of court petition against a secretary.
19 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Assault on IU female student: HC stresses on anti-bullying guideline

The High Court bench asked the education ministry to finalise the anti-bullying guideline and fixed May 8 for further hearing on this issue
19 February 2023, 16:40 PM

Crystal meth worth Tk 7 crore recovered

The drugs were recovered near the Naf river in Jaliardia area
19 February 2023, 12:13 PM

Madrasa teacher gets life imprisonment for raping boy

According to the case statement, the teacher raped the student on November 26, 2019, and threatened him
19 February 2023, 12:12 PM

Rab arrests fugitive convict 28 years after he raped, killed 14-yr-old

A Rab team arrested Abdur Razzak alias Jakir Hossain, 60, who had been sentenced to death in 2002
19 February 2023, 10:08 AM

HC cancels casino kingpin Salim Prodhan's bail

The HC also ordered the lower court concerned to finish the trial proceedings of the case in four months
19 February 2023, 09:40 AM

University student arrested for peddling yaba at her flat: Rab

She used to bring yaba to Dhaka from the areas near the border with Myanmar and sell those at the flat
19 February 2023, 05:48 AM

Former UP chairman shot dead in Sirajganj

The victim was also the former president of Awami League's Deshigram union unit
18 February 2023, 18:06 PM

Unattended, two brothers die in housefire

Two children were burned to death in a housefire in Bogura’s Dhunat yesterday.
18 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Unauthorised Clinic: Woman pregnant with twins dies during surgery

A woman pregnant with twins died when doctors were removing her kidney stone at an unlicensed hospital in Mymensingh city on Friday.
18 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Bangladeshi shot dead by BSF

India’s Border Security Force (BSF) shot dead a Bangladeshi youth in their territory along the Hili land port in Dinajpur Friday night, locals on the Bangladesh side said.
18 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Man surrenders after killing wife

A man surrendered himself to police on Friday night after killing his wife over marital discord.
18 February 2023, 18:00 PM

'Tortured' by BCL leaders: IU student leaves campus after testifying

The two separate enquiry committees formed by the university authorities recorded her statement
18 February 2023, 16:32 PM