Bangladesh
HC adjourns bail plea of OC Moazzem for 3 months
The High Court (HC) on Wednesday adjourned the bail petition filed by Moazzem Hossain, former officer-in-charge of Sonagazi Police Station in Feni, for three months, in a case filed over circulating a video statement of deceased madrasa girl Nusrat Jahan Rafi on social media.
Bangladesh cancels importing rice from Myanmar in wake of military takeover
Bangladesh has turned down a proposal to import 100,000 metric tons of rice from Myanmar due to the current situation in the neighboring nation.
Sunamganj journalist assault: 1 more held
Police on Wednesday arrested a man over his assault of a journalist who was covering a report on sand and stone lifted illegally from the River Jadukata.
Inflation in Bangladesh falls slightly in Jan
The inflation rate declined to 5.02 percent in January last from 5.29 percent in the previous month (December).
Case filed over violating 13-year-old in Sunamganj
A thirteen-year-old girl was kidnapped and sexually violated by a man in Sunamganj, according to a complaint lodged under the ‘Prevention of Women & Children Repression Act’ by the girl’s father.
Modi likely to visit Tungipara on Mar 26
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Tungipara in Gopalganj on March 26 to pay homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Australia eager to support women's rights, child protection in Bangladesh
Australia has expressed eagerness to support programmes aiming to establish women's rights (especially underprivileged) and child protection in Bangladesh.
PM Hasina orders action against those responsible for flawed project designs
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday directed the authorities concerned to take action against those responsible for incorrect project designs that lead to project revision, pushing up costs.