Wife slaughtered by husband in Joypurhat
A 31-year-old woman was slaughtered by her husband over a family dispute on Tuesday night in Akkelpur Upazila of Joypurhat district. The deceased was identified as Panna Begum, 31,…
Man arrested for allegedly raping girl in Ctg
A 21-year-old man was arrested on charge of raping a class-seven female student in the port city of Chattgoram on Wednesday. The arrestee-Rasel is from Mohora area under Chandgaon police…
Reduction in WFP assistance could drive up crimes, radicalization in Rohingya camps: ARSPH
The Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights (ARSPH), a group based in Cox's Bazar refugee camps, has expressed deep concerns about the recent announcement that the World Food…
Fugitive criminal arrested in CTG: RAB
A fugitive accused of a murder and nine other cases was arrested by members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Monday. The accused, Bachani, 45, was arrested with passport…
Court says South Korea responsible for Vietnam War massacre
A South Korean court on Tuesday ordered the government to pay 30 million won ($24,000) to a Vietnamese woman who survived a gunshot wound but lost several relatives when South Korean marines rampaged through her village during the Vietnam War in 1968.I...
HC issues contempt of court ruling against 2 Dhaka mayors, Rajuk chairman
The High Court on Tuesday issued a contempt of court ruling against two mayors of Dhaka City Corporations and Chairman of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) for their failure to stop illegal car parking and demolish illegal establishments from Dhaka...
1488 kg sand found in govt wheat consignment in Chuadanga; 3 arrested
Three people were arrested by Chuadanga Sadar Police over putting sand and stones in the same truck carrying government wheat consignment.A case has been filed by Sadar Upazila food inspector and officer-in-charge of Chuadanga Sadar Food Warehouse, Naz...
Each country should have ‘Data Protection Act’: Law minister
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq said on Monday that every country should have the ‘Data Protection Act’.The minister came up with the reply a day after US Ambassador in Dhaka Peter Haas said that many US organisations would h...