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PM for prompt action against child repression

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government was careful so that prompt action could be taken against any kind of oppression of children in the country

Four women raped every day on average in Bangladesh amid COVID-19 pandemic

The recent series of rapes amid the COVID-19 pandemic has sparked widespread controversy across Bangladesh

Failed to act on gang-rape case: High Court pulls up government in Bangladesh

Taking suo motu cognizance of  September 2 Noakhali gang-rape incident, a high court bench in Bangladesh on Monday asked authorities to show cause why they should not be directed to take the appropriate legal and departmental actions against the officials of the Begumganj police station

Bangladesh economy shows signs of recovery amid COVID-19

Bangladesh's economy was showing signs of recovery amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as inflow of remittances continue to increase, while foreign exchange reserves were also on course to surpass the $40 billion milestone, a media report said

Member of banned Bangladeshi militant outfit arrested

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) has arrested a member of the banned Neo-Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant outfit in Gazipur district

Biman Bangladesh suffers losses over leased Boeings

Biman Bangladesh has suffered losses worth Tk 11 billion ($129 million) over two Boeing 777-200 aircraft leased from Egypt five years ago, according to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism

Noakhali gang rape: main accused among four arrested in Bangladesh

Law enforcers have arrested four people, including the main accused, over the incident of gang-rape and torture of a woman in Noakhali that sparked outrage after a recorded video of the incident was released on social media

Bangladesh-made vaccine BANCOVID shows high efficacy in pre-clinical trial on mice: Globe Biotech

The lone Bangladeshi coronavirus vaccine developer Globe Biotech Ltd said their coronavirus vaccine --named BANCOVID-- has shown high efficacy in pre-clinical trial on mice

Bangladesh PM Hasina to lead global leaders at CVF event Tuesday

Bangladesh along with Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) will host the virtual Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) leaders’ event on Tuesday

Foreign diplomats hail Bangladesh PM Hasina for 'able, prudent' leadership

Foreign diplomats stationed in Dhaka have praised Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her "able and prudent" leadership and tireless efforts in changing the course of national progress, braving a sea of challenges and setbacks along her way

Biman Bangladesh inaugurates Sylhet-London route

Biman Bangladesh Airlines on Sunday inaugurated the new Sylhet-London-Sylhet route

Bangladesh PM Hasina praises Health Ministry's COVID-19 response

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has praised the Health Ministry for its efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic in the country

Outrage as woman gang-raped, filmed in Bangladesh

There is widespread outrage on social media as the graphic video of a woman in Noakhali being gang-raped was uploaded and shared yesterday

Rooftop solar projects beam through pandemic haze in Banngladesh

Like any other business, new clean energy ventures are facing disruptions to their tempo for the COVID-19 pandemic

Kidnapped schoolgirl rescued, Bangladesh TV journo held from hotel

A journalist working for Shomoy TV was arrested from a hotel in Kuakata town in south-eastern Bangladesh early on Saturday and a schoolgirl he had allegedly abducted was rescued, police said