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5 imprisoned until death for mutilating child and 'forcing them into beggary'

Dhaka, April 9 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced five people to imprisonment until death and two minors to 10 years in prison for "maiming" a 7-year-old child in order to "force them into beggary" in Dha... Read More


India election: Assam turnout 59%, Kerala 50%, Puducherry 56%

Dhaka, April 9 -- Voting has begun across key Indian regions, with turnout gaining momentum in Assam while Kerala remains slightly behind in the current phase of elections. On Thursday, polling opene... Read More


Medical assistant under fire for administering fever-stricken girl with 'anti-rabies shot'

Dhaka, April 9 -- Authorities at the Shahrasti Upazila Health Complex in Chandpur have served a notice to a medical assistant for allegedly injecting an anti-rabies vaccine into a girl who complained ... Read More


Safura Begum Rumi, former Awami League reserved seat MP, arrested

Dhaka, April 9 -- Police detectives have arrested Safura Begum Rumi, a former MP from the reserved women's constituency No. 2 (Lalmonirhat-Kurigram) and the president of the Rangpur District unit of t... Read More


Separate questions in public exams 'not fair,' says education minister Milon

Dhaka, April 9 -- Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon has announced plans to hold public exams with a single question set. According to him, it is "unfair" for students from different educatio... Read More


Israel pounds Beirut as Lebanon death toll hits 254 despite Iran ceasefire

Dhaka, April 9 -- Even as a ceasefire between Israel and the United States paused direct hostilities with Iran, the region remained on a knife-edge as Israel launched its heaviest air strikes yet on L... Read More


'Some' Dhaka city schools to have 3 days of online classes a week

Dhaka, April 9 -- The Ministry of Education has decided that some educational institutions in the Dhaka Metropolitan Area will hold three days of online classes and three days of offline classes a wee... Read More


Measles: 2 more infants with symptoms die at Mymensingh Medical

Dhaka, April 9 -- The number of deaths among patients with measles-like symptoms continues to tick up at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH). Two more patients with the symptoms have died at t... Read More


Bangladesh LPG prices rise above official rate as consumers pay Tk 400-500 extra per cylinder

Dhaka, April 9 -- Abdul Khalek, a resident of Mohammadpur in Dhaka, relies on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for cooking. Long frustrated by persistent supply issues, he now faces further distress as ... Read More


Human Rights Commission Ordinance scrapped, AL era law reenacted

Dhaka, April 9 -- Despite objections from the opposition, a bill has been passed in the parliament to repeal the ordinance related to the Human Rights Commission issued during the interim government's... Read More