Bangladesh
Youth gets life in prison for violating girl in Jhalakati
A tribunal here on Tuesday convicted a young man of violating a young girl in 2012 whereby she got pregnant and sentenced him to life imprisonment.
Woman ‘raped’ in Gazipur
A woman has allegedly been raped by a man after promising her to provide a job at Rawshan Road in the city on Saturday.
Bangladesh-Japan partnership shows remarkable progress: Envoy
Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Naoki Ito on Tuesday said the partnership between Bangladesh and Japan has shown a remarkable progress represented by the mega projects.
Two youths receive burn injury in gas cylinder explosion
Two youths received burn injuries when the gas cylinder of a kitchen exploded at a tin-shed house in the city’s Shyampur on Tuesday evening.
Zero tolerance against rape, says PM
Describing rapists as ‘beasts in the name of human beings’, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday declared zero tolerance against rape alongside terrorism, militancy and drugs.
Tarique, 11 others sued for ‘derogatory’ remarks on PM
A case has been filed against 12 people, including BNP acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, for allegedly making derogatory remarks about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Int’l community’s stronger role sought for Rohingya repatriation
Speakers at a programme here on Thursday urged the global community to play a stronger role for the sustainable repatriation of Rohingyas to their place of origin in Rakhine state of Myanmar.
6th JS session prorogued
The 6th session of 11th parliament, which is the first session of the calendar year, was prorogued on Tuesday after 28 sittings.
Wasa’s tariff-hike proposal irrational: TIB
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Tuesday described the proposal of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) to hike water tariff by 80 percent at residential and commercial levels as ‘irrational, repressive and unacceptable’.
Science Olympiad to begin on Feb 22
A Science Olympiad titled ‘Precise Energy’ organised by the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom will begin from February 22, for the universities of Rajshahi Division.