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DU female students demand abolition of discriminatory 'evening curfew', right to free movement

Dhaka University, Aug. 3 -- A group of Dhaka University female students demanded the abolition of discriminatory evening curfew and right to free movement across the campus. They raised these demands... Read More


Dhaka seeks Delhi's cooperation to stop Hasina's political activities from its soil

Dhaka, Aug. 3 -- Ahead of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's reported August 5 programme, Bangladesh on Monday conveyed to India that Dhaka expects New Delhi's cooperation in ensuring that any pers... Read More


Schoolgirl 'gang-raped' in Narsingdi; 2 held

, Aug. 3 -- Police on Monday arrested two suspects in a case filed over the alleged gang rape of a schoolgirl at Charmarjal village in Raipura upazila of Narsingdi district. The arrestees were identi... Read More


BDRCS provides livelihood grants to July uprising survivors

Dhaka, Aug. 3 -- Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) on Monday provided livelihood grants to the first group of 26 injured survivors of the July uprising under the Pathways to Healing (P2H) Projec... Read More


Govt plans prevention-focused primary healthcare overhaul with 100,000 new community health workers

Dhaka, Aug. 3 -- Bangladesh is planning a major overhaul of its healthcare system by shifting its focus from treatment to prevention, with a proposal to establish a primary healthcare unit in every un... Read More


No clear directives yet on local government polls: EC secretary

Dhaka, Aug. 3 -- Election Commission (EC) Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed on Monday said they have not yet received any clear instructions from the government regarding the local government elections. ... Read More


Man burned to death in Magura fire

Magura, Aug. 3 -- year-old man was burned to death and two others sustained burn injuries in a fire that broke out at a house in Bhaina area of Magura district town on Monday. The deceased was identi... Read More


Actor Zaher Alvi gets HC bail in case over wife's death

Dhaka, Aug. 3 -- The High Court on Sunday granted bail to television actor Niamat Ullah Bhuiya, popularly known as Zaher Alvi, in a case filed over his wife's death. The HC bench of Justice KM Zahid ... Read More


Prime Minister's Gold Cup to engage students from 50,000 educational institutions

Dhaka, Aug. 3 -- The Prime Minister's Gold Cup, a nationwide football tournament for educational institutions, is set to bring together students from around 50,000 schools, colleges, madrasahs and tec... Read More


NCP didn't turn out the way people hoped after uprising: Mahfuj

Dhaka, Aug. 3 -- Former adviser to the interim government Mahfuj Alam on Monday said the National Citizen Party (NCP) failed to live up to the expectations people had of it in the aftermath of the Jul... Read More