Crime
Poppy fields destroyed in Bandarban
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive found and destroyed four poppy fields at Keokradong in Ruma upazila on Friday noon.
Orphan, 12, tied to electric pole and tortured by employer
Police on Monday arrested two people accused of torturing a child from Laxmipur municipality area.
French trial exposes how church covered for predator priest
One of the first people to notice Bernard Preynat's unhealthy obsession for young boys was the supervisor at the seminary where, still a teen, the future priest started training for his career in the church.
Juli & Tuli: Sweet-talking kidnappers came in guise of tenants
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) rescued an abducted minor boy and arrested his alleged kidnappers from Gazipur city on Saturday night.
RMG worker ‘gang-raped’ in Savar for not paying house rent
A female garment worker was reportedly ‘gang-raped’ after confining her husband to a room in Jamgora area of Ashulia early Wednesday as they reportedly failed to pay the house rent.
Woman’s body found in Faridpur
Police recovered the body of an unidentified elderly woman from Kumar Nad at Chakbazar in the district town on Saturday morning.
Body of upazila JL leader recovered in Cumilla
Police recovered the body of a local Jubo League leader in Mostafapur area of Sadar Dakkhin upazila on Thursday afternoon.
Girl ‘gang-raped’ in Habiganj, another ‘violated’ in Khulna
A college girl has allegedly been gang-raped in Habiganj while a madrasa student ‘violated’ in Khulna and a youth has been arrested from Narayanganj for rape attempts on two sisters in Narsingdi.
Sixth grader ‘kills self after rape’ in Panchagarh
A Class-VI girl reportedly took her own life at Monnapra village in Sadar upazila early Monday by hanging herself hours after allegedly being raped by a young man.
Two held over ‘gang rape’ of teenager in Chattogram
Police here on Sunday arrested two young men for allegedly gang raping a teenage girl in Hathazari upazila.