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9 February 2023, 06:36 AM
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Metro rail transported 3.35 lakh commuters since opening
31 January 2023, 06:44 AM
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PM Sheikh Hasina reaches Rajshahi’s Sardah
29 January 2023, 05:41 AM
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'15th NDF BD National Debate Carnival 23' set to begin on Feb 24
17 January 2023, 16:26 PM
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14 January 2023, 16:13 PM
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10 January 2023, 06:15 AM
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22 December 2022, 13:55 PM
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Malaysia-bound trawler capsizes; bodies of 3 Rohingyas recovered, 46 rescued
4 October 2022, 04:58 AM
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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
Pompeo uses Tokyo visit to slam China, seek Asian allies’ support
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has visited Japan to rally support from Washington’s closest allies in Asia, calling for deeper collaboration with Japan, India and Australia as a bulwark against China’s growing regional influence.
6 October 2020, 17:46 PM
Qatar Airways thanks teachers with 21,000 complimentary tickets
On the occasion of World Teacher’s Day, Qatar Airways will give away 21,000 complimentary tickets to teachers to thank them for their vital work in educating young people worldwide during the challenges brought by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
6 October 2020, 17:10 PM
Auto-rickshaw driver, 2 others allegedly gang-rape woman in Habiganj
A woman was gang-raped allegedly by a CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver and two others in Nabiganj upazila of Habiganj.
6 October 2020, 17:08 PM
Receiving top care, Trump says Americans are learning to live with Covid-19
US President Donald Trump has said Americans were learning to live with Covid-19, a day after returning from hospital to the White House where he will receive intensive treatment for coronavirus unavailable to most people.
6 October 2020, 16:51 PM
Covid-19 vaccine may be ready by year-end: WHO chief
A vaccine against Covid-19 may be ready by year-end, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said, without elaborating.
6 October 2020, 16:22 PM
Mastermind of ‘question leak gang’ placed on 5-day remand
A Dhaka court today placed a machine operator of the Directorate General of Health Education (DGHE) on five-day remand on charges of leaking medical and dental admission test question papers.
6 October 2020, 15:51 PM
4 killed in clashes in Ukhia’s Rohingya refugee camp
At least four people were killed in sporadic clashes which broke out between two groups of Rohingyas in Ukhia of Cox’s Bazar this evening.
6 October 2020, 15:48 PM
National emergency helpline: 2 teenage girls rescued from prostitution ring in Chattogram
Police rescued two teenage girls from a prostitution ring operating from a flat in Kalpolok Residential area under Bakalia police station in Chattogram and arrested two persons in this connection after receiving a call through 999, the national emergency helpline.
6 October 2020, 15:39 PM
South Korea seeks Bangladesh’s support for top post at WTO
South Korea has sought Bangladesh’s support to the Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee's bid for the top post of the World Trade Organization.
6 October 2020, 14:49 PM
One held for raping woman in Bandarban
Police yesterday (October 5) detained one person in connection with the rape of a woman in Bandarban town.
6 October 2020, 14:08 PM
Noakhali victim tells NHRC Delwar raped her multiple times before at gunpoint
The Noakhali gang-rape victim was previously raped multiple times at gun-point by prime accused Delwar Hossain, the National Human Rights Commission found after visiting the survivor today.
6 October 2020, 13:46 PM
9 Rohingya men held with firearms in Cox’s Bazar
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) have detained nine Rohingya men along with firearms in their possession from a hill adjacent to Whykong Chakmarkul Rohingya camp, in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf upazila today.
6 October 2020, 13:36 PM
One held on charge of raping a boy in Natore
Police today arrested an eighteen-year-old on charge of raping a boy in Natore’s Lalpur upazila.
6 October 2020, 13:31 PM
Bangladesh, US for joint efforts to develop inclusive blue economy
Bangladesh and the United States have discussed ways to develop an inclusive blue economy by working together, sharing knowledge, data and ideas, building greater capacity and enhancing professional collaboration.
6 October 2020, 12:54 PM
47 Vietnam returnees freed from Kashimpur jail
Forty-seven Bangladeshi workers who were sent to jail after returning from Vietnam, were released from Kashimpur Central Jail in Gazipur today, following the court's directive.
6 October 2020, 12:43 PM
Trio win Nobel Physics Prize for black hole research
Roger Penrose of Britain, Reinhard Genzel of Germany and Andrea Ghez of the US won the Nobel Physics Prize today for their research into black holes, the Nobel jury say.
6 October 2020, 12:31 PM
Rifat Sharif murder: Ayesha Siddika Minni files appeal with HC
Ayesha Siddika Minni today filed an appeal with the High Court challenging the Barguna court verdict that convicted and sentenced her to death in the murder case of her husband Rifat Sharif.
6 October 2020, 12:20 PM
Sixth grader gang-raped in Dinjapur after abduction; 2 arrested
Police have arrested two persons, including a woman, in connection with a case filed for the rape of a sixth-grader after her abduction in Biral upazila of Dinajpur.
6 October 2020, 12:16 PM
Noakhali gang-rape: Badal placed on 7-day remand, UP member on 3-day
A court in Noakhali today placed Badal, the prime accused in Noakhali gang-rape incident on a seven-day remand and Eklashpur union UP member Moazzem Hossain Sohag on three-day remand in the incident.
6 October 2020, 12:15 PM