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Two, including a child, die of dengue fever in Barishal

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- Another two patients have died of dengue fever while undergoing treatment at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in Barishal. Shyamal Krishna Mondal, director of the Directorate ... Read More


Chhatra Dal leader killed in clash 'while giving out sweets' after Hasina verdict

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- A Chhatra Dal leader has been stabbed to death in Barishal over a dispute that began during a "sweet distribution" programme following the announcement of a death sentence against ou... Read More


Keramat Ali Khan receives state recognition as Freedom Fighter two years after death

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- Barishal resident Md Keramat Ali Khan has received state recognition as a Bir Muktijoddha, or Freedom Fighter, 54 years after independence and two years after his death. His name ap... Read More


Locals loot seized hilsa from Barishal fisheries department

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Locals have reportedly looted a large quantity of juvenile hilsa, locally known as Jatka, seized by the Barishal Divisional Fisheries Office. The incident took place late on Friday n... Read More


Barishal rape survivor traumatised nine years after attack

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- Nine years after being gang-raped in Barishal, a young woman remains deeply traumatised despite a court delivering justice in her case. Earlier this year, a tribunal sentenced four m... Read More


NCP has organisational presence in all 300 constituencies: Hasnat

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Hasnat Abdullah, chief organiser of the National Citizen Party's southern region, has said his party has a full national footprint with organisational presence in all 300 constituenci... Read More


Four sentenced to death for gangrape of woman in Barishal

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- A Barishal court has handed down the death penalty to four men for gangraping a housewife in 2016. Barishal Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Md Rakibul Islam ... Read More


No prospect of lifting ban on Awami League's activities, says Asif Nazrul

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- There is no possibility of lifting the suspension on Awami League's activities, Law Advisor Asif Nazrul has said. Asked about Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus's comments on the party dur... Read More