More reserved seats for women in parliament demanded
Women rights activists on Saturday iterated their call on the interim government to increase the reserved seats for women in the national parliament...
Bangladesh
Farida urges to build country with no rights violations
Fisheries and livestock adviser Farida Akhter at a programme in Dhaka on Saturday urged to build a country where human rights would not be violated...
Baby, elderly among four killed in road accidents
A toddler and an elderly man were among four people who were killed in road accidents in Bogura, Sherpur and Netrakona districts on Saturday...
Charge sheet filed against banned BCL leader Naimul, 13 others
The police have filed a charge sheet before a court in Dhaka against 13 people, including president of Mohammadpur unit of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League, Naimul Islam Russell, in a case allegedly for sexually abusing a woman for taking part in the anti-quota student movement in July 2024...
Robbery suspect killed as crude bomb explodes in hand
A suspected robber was killed on Saturday when a cocktail exploded in his hand during an attempted robbery on engine-run trawlers on the River Meghna at Gazaria upazila of Munshiganj...
BCL leader held for Mujib murder anniv event
The police arrested a leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student organisation of the Awami League, at Bahadurpur under Sarsha upazila in Jashore, allegedly for arranging a programme to mark the death anniversary of the country鈥檚 founding president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman...
BARD鈥檚 58th annual planning conference inaugurated
The 58th annual planning conference of the Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development was inaugurated at the Lalmai Auditorium of the BARD in Cumilla on Saturday...
1,929 crime suspects held in countrywide drive in 24hrs
The police have arrested 1,929 more crime suspects during the ongoing countrywide anti-criminal drive in the past 24 hours...
Elections are crucial for resuming democratic journey: workshop
Speakers at a youth-focused workshop on Saturday highlighted the importance of elections and the role of students鈥� unions for resuming the democratic journey of the country...
Two cases filed over the recovery of four bodies of same family
Two separate cases were filed over the recovery of four bodies of the same family in Rajshahi reportedly in a murder-suicide incident...
Kushtia Officers鈥� Welfare Forum holds reception to new committee
The reception ceremony of the newly elected advisory and executive committee of the Greater Kushtia Officers鈥� Kallyan Forum, Dhaka for the year 2025鈥�2026 was held at the National Archives Auditorium of Agargaon in Dhaka on Saturday...
Two killed in train accident in two dists
Two people were killed after being run over by train in Rajshahi and Naogaon on Saturday...
Doctors urged not to torture poor patients by prescribing unnecessary medical tests
Law adviser Asif Nazrul on Saturday urged the doctors not to prescribe unnecessary medical tests or force patients to buy medicines of specific companies, calling it a form of 鈥榯orture鈥�, particularly targeting poor patients...
Expatriate hacked in Noakhali for refusing to pay extortion money
An expatriate was seriously injured as he was hacked in the Alipur area under Begumganj upazila in Noakhali on Saturday, allegedly for refusing to pay extortion money...
202 more dengue cases reported in 24hrs
The Directorate General of Health Services on Saturday said that 202 new dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country in the past 24 hours...