RANGPUR: Bangladesh has become a role model for development and empowerment of the women with their increasing emancipation in the economic activities to attain sustainable national development, reports BSS. The views were expressed at a discussion styled ‘Women Empowerment and Evaluation’…

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a young man with seven lakh fake Indian rupees from Lahapur Dhoppukur village in Shibganj upazila on Wednesday. The arrestee was identified was Suman Ali, 28, son of Hazrat Ali, a resident of Kolabari area in the upazila. Tipped off, a team of the elite…

Tangail: Members of Rapid Action Battalion arrested four people along with 1,946 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Rabna Bypass in Sadar upazila on Wednesday, reports UNB. The arrestees were identified as Mahmudul Hasan Pias, 38, of Dhaka, Khorshed Alam, 25, of Savar, Iqbal Sheikh, 24, and Harun…

Natore: A court here yesterday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing his wife in 2012, reports UNB. The condemned convict was identified as Hasan of Pakuria village in Singra upazila. According to the prosecution, Asma Begum, a garment worker and wife of Hasan was strangulated to death…