Bangladesh
Two-day education fair, Mina exhibition begin in Netrakona
Netrakona, Mar 18 (UNB) - A two-day long ‘Education Fair and Mina Exhibition’ began on the Central Shaheed Minar premises on Monday.
1 gets life in prison over woman’s miscarriage for beating
Kishoreganj, Mar 18 (UNB) – A court here on Monday sentenced a man to life imprisonment and two people to six months in prison over the miscarriage of a woman following torture on her.
50-year-old man held in Khulna for ‘raping’ young girl
Khulna, Mar 18 (UNB) – Police arrested a 50-year-old man at Rayermahal Paschimpara in the city on Sunday night reportedly for raping a young girl.
1 ton Jatka, 30 lakh metres Current Jal seized in Chandpur
Chandpur, March 18 (UNB)— Members of Coastguard seized one ton of jatka during a drive on Monday at Meghna confluence, Horina, Loggimara Char and other adjacent areas in the Meghna River.
2-yr jail for adulterating fish, fish products; law coming
Dhaka, Mar 18 (UNB) – The Cabinet on Monday approved in principle the draft of the Fish and Fish Product (Inspection and Quality Control) Bill, enhancing the maximum punishment to two-year imprisonment for adulterating fish and fish products, and other offences under the proposed law.
Housewife found dead in Bagerhat
Bagerhat, Mar 18 (UNB) – A housewife was found dead at a fish enclosure at Phultala village in the Sadar Upazila on Monday.
Students demo for Ducsu reelection
Dhaka, Mar 18 (UNB) – Students of Dhaka University on Monday demonstrated on the campus demanding reelection to Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu).
Next hearing in Gatco graft case on April 17
Dhaka, Mar 18 (UNB) – A court here on Monday fixed April 17 for the next hearing in the Gatco corruption case filed against BNP chief Khaleda Zia and others as she could not be produced before the court due to illness.
Talks on social entrepreneurship held in city
Dhaka, Mar 18 (UNB) - Youthpreneur Network has recently organized the first episode of the fourth season of a series of talks, Menta Liberation.
Trudeau phones Hasina, both want global movement against terrorism
Dhaka, Mar 18 (UNB) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau phoned Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday morning and they underscored the need for initiating a global movement against terrorism, urging the international community to act together to uproot terrorism.