Sohel Rana, the prime accused of raping and murdering eight-year-old Ramisa Akhter in Mirpur area, claimed that he and his wife were innocent.He claimed this during the hearing of the case at the Dhaka Metropolitan Child Violence Prevention Tribunal on
Cumilla District Council Administrator Md Mostak Mia has reiterated his claim that Tk 25 crore was allocated for development projects in the upazilas represented by National Citizen Party (NCP) leaders Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan and Hasnat Abdullah, while denying that
At least 186 people were killed and more than 600 injured in 169 road accidents across the country during the Eid-ul-Azha travel period from May 25 to May 31, exposing once again Bangladesh's persistent road safety crisis despite heightened holiday
Government and private offices, courts, banks, insurance companies and capital market institutions across Bangladesh will reopen on Monday (today) after a seven-day Eid-ul-Azha holiday, bringing administrative, financial and commercial activities back to full operation.The public holiday for Eid-ul-Azha ran from
Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman has said that the government will seek the maximum punishment for the accused in the rape and murder case of child Ramisa Akhter, while also indicating that constitutional reforms under the proposed July Charter will proceed
Ad-din Medical College authorities have backtracked on a decision to announce the findings of an internal investigation into the deaths of six newborns on May 27.Though the report was to be released on Sunday afternoon, the decision has been scrapped
Violence against women and children in Bangladesh increased further in May, with sharp rises in rape, gang rape, rape-related killings and sexual harassment, according to a monitoring report released by Manabadhikar Shongskriti Foundation (MSF) on Sunday.The rights organisation's gender-based violence
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its affiliated organisations observed the 45th martyrdom anniversary of former President Ziaur Rahman on Saturday with various programmes across the country and in several countries abroad.As part of the observance, party flags were kept
Today is the 11th day of Jyeshtha and the 127th birth anniversary of Bangladesh's National Poet, Kazi Nazrul Islam, widely known as the Rebel Poet. Various programmes are being held across the country in remembrance of the poet whose works
Bangladesh Human Rights Foundation (BHRF) has demanded the formation of a special monitoring cell, speedy investigations, and priority hearings in higher courts to end what it described as a culture of impunity in cases of violence against women and children.At