Dowry behind one-third of violence against women
Dowry-related offences contribute one-third of violence against women while rape and abduction are two major crimes reported to the police.
PM seeks Jakarta help
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday requested the Indonesian government to play a role in sending back the Myanmar refugees from Bangladesh.
HC summons DWASA MD, DSCC CEO to explain
The High Court Division on Tuesday summoned the managing director of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority and the chief executive officer of Dhaka South City Corporation to personally explain to it on March 19 why a blind man died falling inside an uncovered manhole at Paltan in the capital Monday.
Cops attacked again, 2 held in Comilla
Police on Tuesday arrested two suspected extremists while they were trying to get away after launching an attack on police on Dhaka-Chittagong Highway at Kutumbopur under Chandian in Comilla.
President Donald Trump signs new travel ban, exempts Iraq
President Donald Trump signed a new executive order Monday that bans immigration from six Muslim-majority countries, dropping Iraq from January's previous order, and reinstates a temporary blanket ban on all refugees.
Jeff Sessions says he didn't mislead Congress in testimony
Attorney General Jeff Sessions defended his answers about Russian contacts to the Senate Judiciary Committee as "correct" in a letter Monday, as he sought to tamp down questions after it came to light that he had met with the Russian ambassador twice last year.
Putin spokesman: American 'hysteria' hurting relations
Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin, told CNN that "hysteria in official Washington and in the American media" is harming relations between the two nations.
Sikhs: Religious minority target of mistaken hate crimes
The victim of a possible hate crime in Washington state Friday would not be the first Sikh to be targeted.
HC orders immediate closure of Hazaribagh tanneries
The High Court on Monday asked the government to shut down all the tanneries at Hazaribagh in Dhaka immediately as they missed several deadlines for relocation to Tannery Industrial Park at Savar.
Historic March 7 today
The ruling Awami League along with its like-minded political and socio-cultural organizations would celebrate the 46th anniversary of the epoch making speech Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivered at Suhrawardy Udyan on March 7, 1971.
