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3 sentenced to death for gang-rape of Jamalpur housewife

Dhaka, April 23 -- A Jamalpur tribunal has sentenced three people to death and fined them Tk 200,000 each over the gang-rape case of a housewife in Jamalpur's Sadar Upazila. Women and Child Abuse Pre... Read More


Cambridge English co-hosts event on English proficiency, employability skills

Dhaka, April 23 -- Cambridge English and Compass Education Ltd, an education consultancy firm, have jointly hosted two rounds of discussions aimed at preparing Bangladesh's workforce for global compet... Read More


Emergency pipeline repairs to disrupt gas supply in parts of Dhaka

Dhaka, April 23 -- Residents in parts of Dhaka are set to face eight hours of low gas pressure as urgent pipeline repair work continues in Ashkona. On Thursday, Titas Gas Transmission and Distributio... Read More


Shanto scores ton as Tigers eye big total against New Zealand

Dhaka, April 23 -- Najmul Hossain Shanto has scored his fourth century in the One-Day International (ODI) format to give Bangladesh a strong chance at a massive total against New Zealand in Chattogram... Read More


Another child with measles symptoms dies at Mymensingh Medical

Dhaka, April 23 -- Another child with measles symptoms has died in the past 24 hours while undergoing treatment at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital. The child died around 11pm on Wednesday, said A... Read More


Rampant logging tears through Bandarban's Parabon forests as hills are carved to haul timber

Dhaka, April 23 -- Parabon Plunder: A Forest Unprotected Slicing through the slopes: Illegal trails are being carved into the hills to haul timber from the Parabon forest. Lush ridges are being strip... Read More


Bangladesh hikes bus fares by Tk 0.11 per km

Dhaka, April 23 -- Bus fares have been hiked by Tk 0.11 per kilometre as the conflict in the Middle East has raised diesel prices. Bus and minibus fares in the Dhaka and Chattogram metropolitan areas... Read More


Nearly 15,000 candidates clear NTRCA written exam in bid to head private institutions

Dhaka, April 23 -- The first written examination held to assess eligibility for top administrative posts in private schools, colleges, madrasas and technical institutions has produced nearly 14,952 su... Read More


Mutilated body of worker recovered from paddy field in Benapole

Dhaka, April 23 -- Police have recovered the body of a man from a paddy field in Jashore's Benapole. Locals believe he was killed following physical torture. The body was recovered from a paddy fiel... Read More


Bangladesh Supreme Court holds virtual hearings to save fuel

Dhaka, April 23 -- The Appellate Division and the High Court Division have started hearing cases virtually in a bid to save energy as Bangladesh faces frequent power cuts amid growing fuel crisis driv... Read More