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Police arrest four for 'gang-raping' schoolgirl, 'molesting' another at Satkania farm

Dhaka, May 14 -- Police have arrested four people on suspicion of their involvement in the gang-rape of a ninth-grade schoolgirl and the sexual harassment of another student in Chattogram's Satkania U... Read More


Bangladesh to go on weeklong Eid-ul-Azha holiday

Dhaka, May 14 -- The government has announced a seven-day holiday from May 25 to 31 to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha, says a notification. The Ministry of Public Administration said in a notification on Thur... Read More


Six Chinese nationals, two others to be quizzed over 'cyber fraud, gambling, laundering'

Dhaka, May 14 -- A Dhaka court has granted police two days to interrogate eight individuals, including six Chinese nationals, in custody over their alleged involvement in online gambling, cyber fraud,... Read More


Shariful Karim appointed new vice-chancellor of Comilla University

Dhaka, May 14 -- MM Shariful Karim, a professor of English, has been appointed the vice-chancellor of Comilla University. The Ministry of Education announced the appointment for a four-year term on T... Read More


Prof Shariful Karim appointed new vice-chancellor of Comilla University

Dhaka, May 14 -- MM Shariful Karim, a professor of English, has been appointed the vice-chancellor of Comilla University. The Ministry of Education announced the appointment for a four-year term on T... Read More


Draft ACC reforms seek to bring foreign-based offenders under Bangladeshi law

Dhaka, May 14 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is drafting fresh amendments to its law, proposing sweeping changes that would bring even crimes committed from outside Bangladesh under its juris... Read More


New Delhi rolls out work-from-home, travel curbs to save fuel, cut pollution

Dhaka, May 14 -- New Delhi has announced two days of work-from-home per week for government employees and minimum use of vehicles to help conserve fuel amid rising global tensions, reports NDTV. Chie... Read More


Gazipur murders: Suspect's phone found on Padma Bridge, suicide suspected

Dhaka, May 14 -- Police have recovered a mobile phone from Padma Bridge reportedly belonging to the prime suspect in the Gazipur quintuple murder case, raising fears he may have jumped into the river.... Read More


Zubaida says disabled people will travel free on buses, trains, launches nationwide

Dhaka, May 14 -- People with disabilities will be able to travel free of charge on buses, trains and launches across Bangladesh, Dr Zubaida Rahman, spouse of the prime minister, has said. She made th... Read More


ICT concludes Inu trial, verdict on July killings pending

Dhaka, May 14 -- The International Crimes Tribunal-2 has concluded the hearing of closing arguments in the case against Hasanul Haq Inu, president of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, over crimes against h... Read More