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Dhaka court grants police 5 days to quiz madrasa student over boy's 'rape', 'suicide'

Dhaka, May 21 -- A Dhaka court has granted police five days to interrogate 20-year-old madrasa student over the "rape" and abetment to "suicide" of a 10-year-old boy in Dhaka's Rampura. Dhaka Metropo... Read More


Measles: 7 more children die, 208 new confirmed cases

Dhaka, May 21 -- Seven more children have died of measles and measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh in a 24-hour count. Of them, three have died of confirmed measles cases and four have died with relat... Read More


7-month-old dies with measles symptoms in Sylhet, raising toll to 42

Dhaka, May 21 -- Another infant has died after showing severe measles symptoms while undergoing treatment at a top state-run hospital in Sylhet. The child passed away at the Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical... Read More


HC scraps petition to investigate Yunus government's 18-month activities

Dhaka, May 21 -- The High Court has summarily dismissed a writ petition seeking an investigation into the 18-month tenure of the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus and the trade agreement signed... Read More


Ensuring violence-free local govt polls is challenging, says CEC Nasir

Dhaka, May 21 -- Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin spoke of a history of conflict and violence in Bangladesh's local government elections, but says he does not want to see any bloodshe... Read More


'Will get bail when I die,' says ex-MP Tuhin after being shown arrested over 'attempted murder'

Dhaka, May 21 -- Former reserved seat MP Sabina Akter Tuhin has formally been arrested in a case of attempt to murder during the July Uprising, with a court denying her bail the same day. Dhaka Metro... Read More


Woman goes missing after boat capsizes in Jamuna River in Bogura

Dhaka, May 21 -- A passenger boat has capsized in the Jamuna River in the Dhunat Upazila of Bogura after a storm. Nine women have been rescued alive, while one still remains missing. The incident too... Read More


Ramisa murder: Law minister orders investigation report to be submitted within a week

Dhaka, May 21 -- Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman says that if a precedent is not set in handling the brutal rape and murder of Ramisa Akter in Dhaka's Pallabi, it will send a "bad message" to society. Af... Read More


Student 'injured in stabbing' at Chittagong University forestry area

Dhaka, May 21 -- A Chittagong University student has reportedly been stabbed and injured by an unidentified assailant on the campus grounds. The knife attack took place in the forestry area of the un... Read More


Bright School students stage protest after girl dies by suicide due to 'pressure, mistreatment'

Dhaka, May 21 -- Students of Bright School and College in the Dhaka's Donia are protesting on the school campus, alleging that Sabiqun Nahar, a student of the school, died by suicide due to "pressure ... Read More