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11-year-old boy detained for 'attempted rape' of 4-year-old girl

Dhaka, March 17 -- Police have taken an 11-year-old boy into custody for allegedly attempting to rape a 4-year-old at Nayabazar area in Keraniganj upazila of Dhaka. The victim has been admitted to th... Read More


NGO worker killed in Gazipur road accident

Dhaka, March 17 -- An NGO worker has been killed in a truck accident in Gazipur. The deceased, Suman Kumar Sutradhar (35), was the son of Sri Jiban Chandra Sutradhar from the Haturia Beramara area in... Read More


Cooking oil supplied on condition of 'purchasing other products'

Dhaka, March 17 -- Despite an increase in the supply of soyabean oil, traders are keeping their shelves selectively stocked. Instead of displaying all available bottles, they are reserving the oil for... Read More


Jul-Feb ADP execution lowest in 14 years

Dhaka, March 17 -- The government agencies are not seemingly functioning properly as their development programme-implementation rate in the first eight months of the current financial year was the low... Read More


DMP commissioner apologises amid backlash over 'rape' remarks

Dhaka, March 17 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sheikh Md Sazzat Ali has issued an apology over his comments on the use of the word "rape" in a recent event. He conveyed his apology through... Read More


Lending 27pc to CMSMEs made a must-do for banks

Dhaka, March 17 -- A latest regulatory move makes it a must-do for banks and nonbanks to lend minimum 27 per cent of their credits to cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises, as new government po... Read More


Titumir students reject 'Dhaka Central University'

Dhaka, March 17 -- "Titumir Oikya", the platform of the students of Government Titumir College, has rejected the university that is going to be formed through the merger of seven government colleges i... Read More


Houthis say launched retaliatory attack on US aircraft carrier

Dhaka, March 17 -- Yemen's Houthi group said it launched a retaliatory attack against the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea on Sunday in response to dozens of US airstrikes on its po... Read More


Helping farmers store surplus crops

Dhaka, March 17 -- Trade and commerce in this country remain as tricky as ever to take both the growers of crops of mass consumption and the consumers for a ride. Big businesses wield their all-pervas... Read More


Metro rail staff withdraw work stoppage, ticket sales resume

Dhaka, March 17 -- Dhaka metro rail workers have agreed to call off a work stoppage after disciplinary action was taken against Mass Rapid Transit Police personnel over an assault. Sales of single-jo... Read More