60pc rape victims children, 28pc perpetrator aged 11鈥�30
A survey by a woman rights organisation has revealed that in 2024, a staggering 60 per cent of the girl children who faced violence were victims of rape...
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Urdu-speaking people seek rehabilitation, land ownership
Most of the Urdu-speaking people, also known as Biharis, want government-led rehabilitation and ownership of land...
Full transparency in HEAT project evaluation: UGC chair
University Grants Commission of Bangladesh chairman Professor SMA Faiz on Tuesday said 100 per cent transparency and accountability were being ensured in evaluating Higher Education Acceleration and Transformation project...
UBL, UCL contribute Tk 8.62cr to WPPF
Unilever Bangladesh Limited contributed Tk 81,777,100 and Unilever Consumer Care Limited Tk 4,498,200 to the Bangladesh Workers Welfare Foundation Fund under the labour and employment ministry as part of their statutory commitment to the Workers鈥� Profit Participation Fund...
Implementation of Phulbari deal by Sept demanded
Activists on Tuesday demanded that the government implement the six-point Phulbari agreement, signed in 2006, by September, otherwise they would wage a tougher movement...
Shuvadda canal to be linked with Buriganga: Rizwana
Water resources, environment, forest and climate change adviser Syeda Rizwana Hassan on Tuesday said that the Shuvadda canal would be linked again with Dhaleshwar and Buriganga rivers for ensuring its smooth flow...
ACC sues Summit Communications chair, 6 others over revenue evasion
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed a case against seven people including Summit Communications Limited chairman Mohammad Farid Khan and former Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission chairman engineer Md Mohiuddin Ahmed..
BNP suspends Fazlur Rahman for three months
Bangladesh Nationalist Party has suspended all the party posts held by Advocate Fazlur Rahman, a member of the BNP Chairperson鈥檚 Advisory Council and a valiant freedom fighter, for three months.
OIC renews call for justice on Rohingya atrocities
On the eighth anniversary of atrocities in Myanmar鈥檚 Rakhine state, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation reaffirmed support for Rohingya Muslims, urging justice, accountability, and protection of their rights while renewing its call for...
BGB-BSF DG-level conference begins in Dhaka
The 56th director general-level border conference between the Border Guard Bangladesh and India鈥檚 Border Security Force began at the BGB鈥檚 Pilkhana headquarters in Dhaka on Tuesday.
Tax evasion soaring since 2012: survey
Tax evasion in Bangladesh witnessed a sharp increase for more than a decade, according to a Centre for Policy Dialogue survey...
Some July victims shot from above, doctor tells ICT
A government physician on Tuesday told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that leaders of the pro-Awami League doctors鈥� platform, Swadhinata Chikitshak Parishad (SWACHIP), had barred the other doctors from treating victims of the July uprising past year, labelling the protesters 鈥榯errorists鈥�...
Guardians demand trial of Milestone authorities, raise 9-point demand
Bereaved guardians have demanded a fair investigation and trial of the authorities of Milestone School and College in Uttara, accusing them of running illegal coaching business and not installing fire fighting equipment on the premises...
BUET students聽block Shahbagh
Bachelor of Science in engineering students, mostly from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, blocked the Shahbagh crossing in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday afternoon, pressing for reforms in the recruitment and promotion system...
ROHINGYA CRISIS: 10-15 deliveries at single hospital every day
At least 10 or more Rohingya women, many underaged and malnourished, bear child every day in a single hospital at Ukhiya in Cox鈥檚 Bazar.