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Main Suspect in Sumi Akhter Murder Case Arrested in Cumilla

Cumilla: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has apprehended the main suspect in the murder case of housewife Sumi Akhter Putul, aged 25, from the Laksam Police Station area in Cumilla, after evading capture for four years. The murder occurred…

Accused in 13 Cases Held with One-Shooter Gun in Jashore

Jashore: Police have arrested a criminal accused in 13 criminal cases from Kotwali thana area of Jashore district. The arrested has been identified as Md. Imlak Hossain Mollah, 30, son of Md. Altaf Hossain Mollah of Shaliat Village under 4th Noapara U…

River Erosion Threatens Kurigram as Hundreds of Houses Devoured

Kurigram: River erosion has intensified at 33 points along the Teesta, Brahmaputra, Dharla, and Dudhkumar rivers in Kurigram district, affecting thousands of people and devouring hundreds of houses and vast areas of agricultural land over the past two…

Parveen Mahmud Receives SAFA Lifetime Woman Leadership Award

Colombo: Parveen Mahmud from Bangladesh received the ‘Lifetime Woman Leadership Award 2025’ at the SAFA Women Leadership Award Ceremony on Tuesday at Hotel Cinnamon Life, City of Dreams, Sri Lanka.

According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, she is t…

Women Fishers Must Have ID Cards, Says Fisheries Adviser

Dhaka: Fisheries and Livestock Affairs Adviser Farida Akhter today stressed on issuing ID cards against women involved in fishing along with their male counterparts. “Fishing is a family profession. Women often work harder but remain unrecognized. Onl…

Female Bank Official Jailed for Five Years in Ctg

Chattogram: A special court here today sentenced a female bank official to five years in jail for embezzling money deposited by clients as utility bills amounting to Tk. 3.57 lakh. Mizanur Rahman, judge of Chattogram Divisional Special Judge Court, pr…

EU Ambassador Calls On Cultural Affairs Adviser

Dhaka: European Union (EU) Ambassador to Bangladesh Michael Miller today paid a courtesy call on Cultural Affairs Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki at the latter’s office at the secretariat here. During the meeting, they discussed aspects of cultural coo…

Bangladesh Triumphs Over Afghanistan to Keep Asia Cup Hopes Alive

Abu dhabi: Opener Tanzid Hasan Tamim hit a blistering fifty and spinners complemented him impeccably as Bangladesh kept their Asia Cup hopes alive, beating Afghanistan by 8 runs in a ‘do or die’ contest at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi today. They…