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Child stabbed to death for refusing to pluck betel nuts in Lakshmipur

Lakshmipur, Aug. 29 -- year-old boy was stabbed to death by a man after he refused to pluck betel nuts in Lakshmipur Sadar upazila on Saturday evening. The deceased, Rishad, was the son of Shahed Hos... Read More


Dr Niaz Abdur Rahman receives APVRS 2026 Distinguished Service Award

Dhaka, Aug. 29 -- Dr Niaz Abdur Rahman, a pioneer of modern retinal surgery in Bangladesh and a prominent ophthalmologist, has received the APVRS 2026 Distinguished Service Award from the Asia Pacific... Read More


Enforced Disappearances Day Sunday: Calls grow for justice, accountability

Dhaka, Aug. 29 -- The International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances will be observed in Bangladesh on Sunday, as elsewhere in the world, highlighting the plight of people who have gone m... Read More


Civil society calls for roadmap to safeguard human rights from climate impacts

Dhaka, Aug. 29 -- Civil society organizations on Saturday called for a clear roadmap to protect human rights from the growing impacts of climate change in Bangladesh, stressing the need for stronger i... Read More


US announces new sanctions campaign targeting Iran

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday proposed revoking Banque Misr UAE's correspondent banking access, launching a new sanctions campaign dubbed "Operation Economic Outcast". ... Read More


PM sets 4-month deadline for ETC rollout, orders Karwan Bazar kitchen market relocation

Dhaka, Aug. 29 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday directed the authorities concerned to introduce an Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) system at toll plazas on expressways and flyovers within... Read More


Nearly Tk 29 lakh worth of drugs, smuggled goods seized in Kushtia

Kushtia, Aug. 29 -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized drugs and smuggled goods worth around Tk 28.85 lakh in separate raids along the Kushtia border. BGB conducted the raids at different borde... Read More


Journalists' safety vital to media freedom: Kader Gani Chowdhury

Dhaka, Aug. 29 -- Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) Secretary General Kader Gani Chowdhury has said media freedom will be curtailed if journalists are not provided with adequate protectio... Read More


Zia International Rapid Rating Chess Tournament begins in Sirajganj

Sirajganj, Aug. 29 -- The Zia International Rapid Rating Chess Tournament began at Ekok Sangha Club in Sirajganj town on Saturday, with 75 players from across the country taking part. The tournament ... Read More


BNP wants to build democratic, prosperous country based on human rights: Ahmed Azam Khan

Dhaka, Aug. 29 -- Liberation War Affairs Minister Ahmed Azam Khan on Saturday said BNP wants to build a democratic and prosperous Bangladesh based on established human rights. "BNP wants to build a d... Read More