Advocate Salma Ali, executive director of Bangladesh National Women Lawyers Association (BNWLA), yesterday said at least 362 incidents of sexual assault were recorded in Bangladesh in 2015, which is 24 percent higher than the previous year, reports UNB. “The incidents of blackmailing children…

CHITTAGONG: A fire service staff was killed in a road accident at Sitakunda Bazaar in Sitakunda upazila of the district yesterday afternoon, reports BSS. The deceased was identified as Maharram Ali, 29, hailed from Manoharganj of Comilla.  Police said Maharram, a cook at Sitakunda Fire Service…

Iranian Ambassador to Bangladesh Abbas Vaezi yesterday called on Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor Professor AAMS Arefin Siddique, at the latter's office, a DU release said, reports BSS. During the meeting, they discussed the possibilities of undertaking joint collaborative academic and research…

Laxmipur: A robber was injured in a reported gunfight between his cohorts and the members of the Detective Branch (DB) of police in Jafarpur area of Char Shahi union in Sadar upazila early yesterday, reports UNB The injured was identified as Mehraj Uddin, a listed robber accused in several cases including…