Zonta biennial conference ends in Dhaka
The three-day 18th biennial conference of Zonta International District 25, a global voluntary organisation of professional women, ended in Dhaka on Sunday.
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JU students protest against civilian killings in Sudan
The Jahangirnagar University unit of Jatiya Chhatra Shakti, the student wing of the National Citizen Party, staged a human chain on campus on Sunday to protest the killing of civilians in Sudan.
Rain damages 19,000ha aman paddy
At least 19,568 hectares of cropland, mostly with aman paddy, have been damaged across four districts in Rajshahi division in the several days of torrential rain caused by a low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal.
Three bodies found in city
The police recovered bodies of three persons, including a woman, from the Khilgaon and Badda areas in the capital Dhaka on Saturday.
Initiative to train youths ahead of polls raises concerns
Politicians and security experts have expressed serious concerns over the interim government鈥檚 initiative to train youths in a bid to strengthen 鈥榥ational defence鈥� without any policy or a political consensus on such a crucial issue.
Man held over rape in Savar
The Police have arrested a man in connection with the alleged rape of a young woman by two individuals in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka.
25 injured in Faridpur village clashes
At least 25 people were injured in a violent clash between residents of two villages in Gopinathpur, Hamirdi Union of Bhanga upazila, Faridpur, over land disputes.
Expatriates鈥� voter registration under way in 11 countries, says Akhtar
The senior secretary of the Election Commission Secretariat, Akhtar Ahmed, on Sunday said voter registration and National Identity Card services for expatriate Bangladeshis are currently under way at 21 stations in 11 countries.
Bangladesh now has 127,612,384 voters, says EC
The number of voters in the country is currently 127,612,384. Of them, 64,760,382 are male voters, 62,850,772 are female and 1,230 are transgender voters.
Five dengue patients die, 1,162 hospitalised across Bangladesh in 24 hours
The dengue crisis in Bangladesh continues to deteriorate as five more patients died and 1,162 were admitted to hospitals across the country in the 24 hours leading up to Sunday morning...
ICT charges Inu, Hanif
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Sunday charged detained Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal鈥揓asod president Hasanul Haq Inu, absconding Awami League joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif and three other absconding Kushtia AL leaders...
Bishwa Ijtema to be held after polls: Khalid
Religious affairs adviser AFM Khalid Hossain on Sunday said that the next 鈥楤ishwa Ijtema鈥� of Tablighi would be held after the national elections.
Three suspected cattle lifters lynched by local people in Gaibandha
Three people, suspected to be cattle lifters, were beaten to death by local people in Nasirabad area on early Sunday...
City people suffer for hours due to road blockade, street protests
City dwellers suffered for at least three and a half hours until 6:00pm on Sunday as different groups staged separate street protests and a road blockade in front of the Jatiya Press Club and its adjoining areas in the capital, mainly to press...
Youth shot to death by rivals in B鈥檅aria over establishing dominance
A youth was shot dead and three others were injured in a firing incident allegedly over establishing supremacy in Nabinagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district on Saturday night...
