The Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMPs) yesterday said the number of rape incidents reported in the country this September was the highest in a single month since 2010. It said 232 rape incidents, including 19 gang rape cases, took place in September. The number was 169 in August. Among the victims, 15…

One more died of dengue, a mosquito-borne disease, in Magura district yesterday. The deceased was identified as Nazmul Mullah, 30, son of Rashid Mullah from Magura sadar. He passed away while being taken to the capital for better treatment. “Nazmul was admitted to the Magura General Hospital on…

Britain’s top diplomat in New Zealand made a low-key “expression of regret” to Maori yesterday over deadly clashes that occurred when…

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said the Sangh cannot be bracketed into any ideology, does not believe in any ism and is not represented by any book including one authored by its second head M S Golwalkar. The Sangh’s core value is that India is a Hindu rashtra (state) and it is non-negotiable, he said.…

North Korea fired what appeared to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile, Seoul said yesterday, just days before Washington and Pyongyang were set to resume long-stalled nuclear talks. Pyongyang frequently couples diplomatic overtures with military moves, as a way of maintaining pressure on negotiating…

A special ship designed to clean the oceans has harvested its first plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch since setting sail from San Francisco…

Detectives arrested a trader and his two associates along with Tk 1.25 crore in cash and 2,000 Yaba pills from his house at Rasulpur in Rupganj upazila early yesterday. The arrestees are Jamal Hossain and his accomplices Mostafa and Manik. Acting on a tip-off, a team of Detective Branch of police launched…

At least 10,000 people were stranded in parts of the Sadar and Shibganj upazilas on Wednesday as the water level of Padma and Mahananda rivers increased further. Low-lying areas, including crop fields, and a number of houses have been flooded, locals said. Syed Shahidul Alam, executive engineer of the…