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Female garment workers demand an end to violence against women

Dhaka, March 7 -- A group of women, including garment workers, have taken to the streets demanding an end to violence and sexual abuse against women, as well as the ensuring of six months of maternity... Read More


Police charge baton, fire tear gas to disperse Hizb ut-Tahrir rally at Baitul Mukarram

Dhaka, March 7 -- Police have fired tear gas and charged batons to break up a rally by banned organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque. Scores of Hizb ut-Tahrir members gath... Read More


Dhaka University student seeks to withdraw harassment case, citing 'death, rape threats'

Dhaka, March 7 -- The Dhaka University student who filed a case after being harassed over her attire has submitted an application to withdraw it. Shahbagh Police Station chief Khaled Mansur told bdne... Read More


RAB, police deployed at Baitul Mukarram entrance, security checks ongoing

Dhaka, March 7 -- The authorities have deployed a large number of police and Rapid Action Battalion personnel at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque after Hizb ut-Tahrir, a banned Islamist organisatio... Read More


Three Hizb ut-Tahrir members arrested while planning to attend Baitul Mukarram programme

Dhaka, March 7 -- The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime, or CTTC, unit of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, has announced the arrest of three members of Hizb ut-Tahrir, a banned Islamist organisa... Read More


Girl 'raped' in Magura hospitalised in Dhaka. Police arrest her brother-in-law and his father

Dhaka, March 7 -- A girl who went to her sister's house for a visit and was allegedly raped has been admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for treatment. She is currently in the hospital's Paedi... Read More


Khagrachhari man slits mother's throat, stabs father after being denied money to 'buy drugs'

Dhaka, March 7 -- Local residents have nabbed a man and handed him to the police after he allegedly stabbed both his parents in Khagrachhari's Matiranga Upazila. The incident took place around 12:45a... Read More


Fire at BRP Slum in Vashantek brought under control

Dhaka, March 6 -- A fire at the BRP Slum in Dhaka's Vashantek has been brought under control after half an hour. The fire was brought under control through the efforts of five firefighting units on T... Read More


It's not possible to accept Independence Award, says Badruddin Umar

Dhaka, March 6 -- Writer and intellectual Badruddin Umar has said accepting the Independence Award is "impossible" for him. He explained that he has been nominated for awards by different government ... Read More


Police arrest former Dhamrai MP Malek

Dhaka, March 6 -- Police have arrested MA Malek, former Awami League member of parliament for Dhaka's Dhamrai. Malek has been named in four cases filed with the Ashulia Police Station over the killin... Read More