Bangladesh

3 held over gang-rape of girl in city

Shawdesh Desk: Police have arrested three people on charge of raping a female worker inside an under-construction building in Hazaribagh area in the capital on Saturday. The arrestees were identified

Jamaat leader held in Chottogram

Shawdesh Desk: Police arrested a leader of Jamaat-e-Islami in Chatogram in connection wiht several sabotage cases early Saturday. The arrestee was identified as Abul Monsur, ameer of Chattogram’s Bakolia thana

RAB arrests DSCC councillor Moynul Haque Manju

Shawdesh desk: The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested Moynul Haque Manju, the councillor of ward No. 39 under Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) along with alcohol and firearms from

ACC sues Satkhira Medical College ex-director, 4 others over graft

Shawdesh Desk: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against 5 persons including former director of Satkhira Medical College Hospital (SMCH) Dr Sheikh Shahjahan Ali for embezzling government money

Bangladesh to verify Myanmar’s claim of ‘voluntary’ Rohingya repatriation

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh will verify Myanmar’s claim over voluntary nature of some Rohingyas to Myanmar as Myanmar keeps spreading misleading information to the international community to avoid repatriation. “We’ll issue

Upholding of Azharul’s death sentence lauded in Rangpur

Shawdesh DesK: People of Rangpur region today (Thursday) lauded the verdict upholding death sentence against assistant secretary general of Jamaat-e-Islami ATM Azharul Islam on charges of crimes against humanity committed

Mirpur Cylinder Blast: Balloon vendor arrested

Shawdesh Desk: Police arrested the balloon vendor in connection with a case filed over Wednesday’s cylinder blast at Rupnagar Residential Area in Mirpur, which left seven children dead and 20

4 children among 5 die in Mirpur gas cylinder blast

Shawdesh desk: At least five persons including four children were killed and seven others injured critically in a gas cylinder blast at Rupnagar of Mirpur in the capital. The deceased