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2 held over rape under pretense of marriage in Moulvibazar

Shakil Rashid Chowdhury/Shakib Ahmed

Two individuals were arrested by police reportedly over raping a 20-year-old woman under the pretense of marriage at Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar district on Wednesday.The arrests were made early Wednesday in Rautgaon union area of the upazila.The arrested individuals are

JL leader killed in attack by 'BNP activists' in Jashore

Ziaur Rahman/Shakib Ahmed

A local Jubo League leader and a village doctor was killed in an attack reportedly carried out by BNP activists at Chuagachha upazila in Jashore district.The incident took place around 7:30-8 PM on Tuesday evening at a tea stall in

Bangladesh stumble to 38-4 in reply to South Africa's 575

Shakib Ahmed

Bangladesh suffered a top-order collapse losing four wickets for a mere 38 runs in reply to South Africa's daunting total of 575 on day two of the second and final Test in Chattogram on Wednesday.Opening batsman Saadman Islam fell for

South Africa declare at 575 against Bangladesh

Shakib Ahmed

South Africa declared their first innings at 575 for six wickets on day two of the second and final Test at Chattogram on Wednesday.To boost the team score, Mulder was unbeaten on 105 off 150 deliveries while Senuran Muthusamy was

Restriction on tourism in Rangamati lifted

Saikh Imtiaj/Shakib Ahmed

Rangamati district administration has lifted the restriction on tourism following the improvement in the law and order situation.Deputy Commissioner of Rangamati Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain Khan said tourists will be allowed to visit the district from November 1 and enhanced security

Four held with fake stamps worth Tk 15cr

Shakib Ahmed

Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) seized counterfeit stamps worth approximately Tk 15 crore and arrested four individuals involved in the illegal trade.During raids conducted by the Web-based Crime Investigation Team of the DB-Cyber and Special Crime Division

No haste over constitutional matters: Tarique to interim govt

UNB/Shakib Ahmed

Stating that the government should not make any hasty decisions regarding constitutional matters, BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Tuesday called upon all to maintain the national unity at any cost to resist any plots by evil quarters, reports UNB.While

Committee formed to monitor enforcement of polythene ban

UNB/Shakib Ahmed

The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change has formed a five-member committee to monitor the ban on polythene shopping bags.This initiative, spearheaded by the ministry's Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan, aims to ensure the effective implementation of the polythene ban,

Nur denies alliance between Gono Odhikar Parishad and BNP

Shakib Ahmed

Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur on Tuesday clarified that his party has not formed an alliance with BNP, despite the BNP's recent directive for its members to support Nur's activities in the Patuakhali-3 constituency.We have not formed any

7 held with firearms, local weapons in city's Geneva camp

Shakib Ahmed

Bangladesh Army personnel on Tuesday detained seven more individuals for their alleged involvement in different criminal activities and seized 2 firearms along with local weapons during a raid at Geneva Camp in the capital's Mohammadpur.Earlier, on Monday a team of