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Lone accused in child rape case sentenced to death in Chattogram

Chattogram, July 9 -- A tribunal in Chattogram on Thursday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing a 8-year-old girl after failing to rape her. Judge of the Women and Children Repressi... Read More


Enjoy the passion of World Cup shunning violence: State Minister Aminul

Sangsad Bhaban, July 9 -- State Minister for Youth and Sports Md. Aminul Haque on Thursday urged people across the country to celebrate the ongoing FIFA World Cup in a spirit of joy and sportsmanship,... Read More


Bangladesh urges stronger energy cooperation with Algeria

Dhaka, July 9 -- Bangladesh on Thursday requested Algeria to enhance collaboration in the field of energy to ensure country's long-term energy security. The two countries discussed avenues to strengt... Read More


UGC promises research funding boost for universities

Dhaka, July 9 -- The University Grants Commission (UGC) has assured that academic freedom and autonomy of the country's universities will remain fully intact even as research budgets are implemented t... Read More


'Bangladesh must accelerate reforms to strengthen competitiveness lying ahead'

Dhaka, July 9 -- International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Bangladesh President Mahbubur Rahman on Thursday said Bangladesh must accelerate structural reforms, strengthen macroeconomic stability and enh... Read More


Inmate escapes by scaling wall of Khulna district jail

Khulna, July 9 -- An inmate escaped from the old district jail in Khulna on Thursday afternoon after scaling its boundary wall, officials said. Emon Majhi, 30, escaped at around 4:45 pm, confirmed Kh... Read More


RAB foils mugging attempt, recovers medical student's snatched phone in Dhaka

Dhaka, July 9 -- A member of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a suspected mugger and recovered a mobile phone snatched from a female medical student during an alleged snatching incident near Shah... Read More


Opposition MP's proposed bill to amend CrPC eventually withdrawn

Sangsad Bhaban, July 9 -- A private member's bill proposing amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1898 to ensure gender-sensitive post-mortem examinations and allow families to forgo au... Read More


Rain-triggered landslides, floods kill 15 Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar camps: RCP

Dhaka, July 9 -- At least 15 Rohingya refugees, mostly children, have died and over 26,000 others have been affected as relentless monsoon rains triggered landslides, flash floods and wind-storms acro... Read More


UNHCR mourns Rohingya camp deaths, urges stronger disaster preparedness

Dhaka, July 9 -- UNHCR Representative in Bangladesh Ivo Freijsen on Thursday described the loss of lives in landslides and floods in Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar as a heartbreaking reminder of how vu... Read More