Bangladesh delivers first verdict awarding death penalty for rape

Online desk A Tangail court on Thursday sentenced five people to death in a case filed over the gang-rape of a madrasa girl in Bhuiyanpur

Legal action against ‘false, confusing,’ social media posts about govt, law enforcers: home ministry

Legal action against ‘false, confusing,’ social media posts about govt, law enforcers: home ministry

Star Online Report The Ministry of Home Affairs today issued a statement forbidding citizens, both at home and abroad, from spreading “false, fabricated, confusing, and

Bangladesh’s emergence, Bengali nation’s self-identity closely linked with Bangabandhu: PM

Bangladesh’s emergence, Bengali nation’s self-identity closely linked with Bangabandhu: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the emergence of Bangladesh, its independence and self-identity of the Bengali Nation are closely linked with the life

Burial of St Joseph School Principal Brother Robi to be held today

Burial of St Joseph School Principal Brother Robi to be held today

Burial of Brother Robi Purification, Principal of Saint Joseph Higher Secondary School in the capital, will be held this evening. He breathed his last at

Madrasa girl ‘raped’ in Barishal: One held

Madrasa girl ‘raped’ in Barishal: One held

A madrasa girl was reportedly raped by a young man at Charpattania in Sadar upazila on Tuesday. Police arrested Monir Hosain Jibon, 29, son of

Farooqi murder case: Report on Novemver 15

Farooqi murder case: Report on Novemver 15

A Dhaka court has set November 15 to submit probe report in the case lodged over murder of Islamic scholar and TV personality Mawlana Nurul

Dhaka seeks durable solution to Rohingya crisis

Dhaka seeks durable solution to Rohingya crisis

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday sought a durable solution to the Rohingya crisis through their peaceful repatriation and termed the killings at

Survivor of gang-rape in Noakhali files rape case against Delwar

Survivor of gang-rape in Noakhali files rape case against Delwar

The survivor of the attempted gang-rape in Noakhali has filed a rape case against two people including “Delwar Bahini” chief Delwar in connection with torturing

Tea workers observe 2-hour work abstention demanding pay hike

Tea workers observe 2-hour work abstention demanding pay hike

Workers of 200 tea gardens across the country observed a two hour- work abstention today, demanding a hike in wages and bonus for Durga Puja.

Noakhali gang-rape: Rape case filed against Delwar, his second-in-command

Noakhali gang-rape: Rape case filed against Delwar, his second-in-command

Police arrested two more people in connection with the incident of the gang-rape and torture of a woman in Begumgunj upazila of Noakhali. The arrestees

Noakhali Gang Rape Victim: Delwar raped her several times before

Noakhali Gang Rape Victim: Delwar raped her several times before

The survivor of the gang-rape in Noakhali was previously raped multiple times at gunpoint by prime accused Delwar Hossain, the National Human Rights Commission found

HSC, equivalent examinations cancelled, evaluation to be based on JSC, SSC results

HSC, equivalent examinations cancelled, evaluation to be based on JSC, SSC results

The education ministry has decided to cancel this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations. The examinees will be evaluated based on the

‘They said we would face more trouble ahead’

‘They said we would face more trouble ahead’

Prior to being elected vice president of DUCSU, Nurul Haque came to limelight through the movement for quota reforms in public service. Since then, he

Mother, 8-month-old child killed as bus hit battery-run cycle van

Mother, 8-month-old child killed as bus hit battery-run cycle van

A mother and her minor child were killed after a speedy bus hit their battery-run cycle van on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in Goplaganj on Monday

Ex-DUCSU VP Nurul sued for ‘abduction and rape’

Ex-DUCSU VP Nurul sued for ‘abduction and rape’

A case has been filed at the Kotwali police station of the capital city against former vice president of Dhaka University Central Students Union (DUCSU),

Radwan Mujib to launch new magazine WhiteBoard Sunday

Radwan Mujib to launch new magazine WhiteBoard Sunday

Centre for Research & Information (CRI) is set to launch WhiteBoard, a magazine objectively and comprehensively analyzing and narrating the policies in Bangladesh, on Sunday.