Bangladesh
Chattogram: Army cadet goes missing after 'drowning'
Army Cadet Asif, 19, went missing on Monday after going for a swim in the River Sangu in Chattogram.
International Mother Language Day: Islami Bank organises discussion, prayers
Islami Bank Bangladesh organised an online discussion and prayers on the occasion of Shaheed Day and International Mother Language Day on February 21.
Rakib murder: SC upholds life-term of 2 convicts
The Appellate Division of Supreme Court on Monday upheld the life term imprisonment of two convicts for killing Rakib Hawlader, a minor boy of Khulna city, in 2015.
Public uni students in show of strength for reopening halls of residence
Students of different public universities, including Dhaka, Rajshahi, Jahangirnagar, Chattogram, Kushtia’s Islamic University (IU) and Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), continuing their protests with the demand of reopening dorms, which had been kept shut citing pandemic.
6 get life imprisonment for Kishoreganj housewife murder
A Kishoreganj court on Monday sentenced six people, including two women, to life imprisonment for killing a housewife in Mogolpara village of Karimganj upazila in 2011.
The convicts were identified as – Lutfu alias Rukon, 30, his cousin Sharif, 22, his uncle Sohrab, 45, his aunt Josna, 40, Muslim, 55, and his wife Nur Nahar, 35.
Police officials recognized for their work during monthly crime review
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam on Monday asked his officials to work more relentlessly to prevent crime in Dhaka city performing their respective duties properly.
Govts must assist Rohingyas stranded at sea: Amnesty International
Amnesty International (AI) has said the governments in the region must immediately deploy search and rescue measures to assist those Rohingyas stranded in Indian Ocean.
CSO platform observes Feb 21
BDCSO Process, a platform of local Civil Society Organisations, on Monday emphasized building a local civil society with self dignity while observing the International Mother Language Day.
Sreda, BCSIR to work together for developing hydrogen fuel
As there is good potential for development of hydrogen fuel, Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (Sreda) and Bangladesh Council of Science and Industrial Research (BCSIR) have said they will work on the issue through a joint collaboration.