Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested four people for allegedly gang-raping a teenage girl at a birthday party at Nayanpur of Sreepur upazila in Gazipur. Three of the arrestees were identified as Sharif Hossain, 18, Imran Hasan Sujan, 19, and Sharif Uddin Mollah, 20, while the other…

A ‘Gayebana Janaza’ (token funeral prayer) was held at the Dhaka University campus yesterday for Bangladeshi nationals killed along the country’s borders with India. Students under the banner Bangladesher Nagorikbrindo (Citizens of Bangladesh) organised the funeral prayer that was…

Four new dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours until 8 am yesterday, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.  In its regular update, the DGHS noted that fifteen patients are being treated for dengue in Dhaka. Bangladesh experienced a massive dengue outbreak last…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the Awami League government always gives importance to all sorts of sports aiming to make the children of the country as worthy citizens. "The Awami League government always gives importance to sports, and we want our children to grow participating in…

At least six persons lost lives in separate road accidents in Barishal, Barguna and Kushtia districts yesterday. In Barguna, three of a family died in a road crash that left 10 others injured. The accident took place when a bus veered off the main road and fell into a ditch near A K School at Amtoli…

Police arrested two students of Khulna University for their alleged links with banned militant group 'Neo JMB' from Gollamari Khurshednagar in the city early yesterday.  The arrestees were identified as Nur Mohammad Anik, 24, and Md Mujahidul Islam Rafi, 23. The duo were planning to carryout…

State Secretary at Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said they expect Myanmar to fully implement the provisional measures ordered by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). "Norway takes note of the order of the @CIJ_ICJ in the case against #Myanmar. We expect the provisional measures…

Two boys, who went missing from Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area last Tuesday, were rescued from Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj district on Friday. The two boys are – Khalid Hasan Dhrubo and his nephew Tanzim Al Islam Dibos. Family members of the missing boys thanked police and RAB (Rapid Action…