UN voices ‘serious concern’ over growing violence against women in BD
The United Nations (UN) has strongly recommended an urgent reform of the criminal justice system to support and protect victims and witnesses, and to speed up the slow trial process expressing "serious concerns" over the increasing violence against women in Bangladesh, reports UNB. "United Nations (UN) expresses serious concerns over...
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BD has highest prevalence of child marriage in South Asia: UNICEF
Despite significant progress in recent years, Bangladesh has the highest prevalence of child marriage in South Asia and ranks among 10 countries in the world with the highest levels, according to a new UNICEF report.The new UNICEF report calls for accelerated action to end child marriage in Bangladesh by 2030,...
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Monument to Abrar erected at Plassey
A monument was erected on Wednesday at Plassey intersection, adjacent to Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), in the city to immortalise the memory of Abrar Fahad who was beaten to death allegedly by a group of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders and activists on the university campus on...
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City witnesses highest temperature
The country's highest temperature was recorded in Dhaka on Wednesday despite experiencing increased volume of rainfall.Met Office recoded maximum temperature in the city at 34.4 degrees Celsius on Wednesday while it was 32.4 degrees on Tuesday.However, it also recorded 23 millimeters (mm) of rainfall in Dhaka until 6:0pm on the...
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PM inaugurates Kishoreganj’s all-weather road today
KISHOREGANJ, Oct 07 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to inaugurate the Itna-Mithamoin-Astagram all-weather road on Thursday.She will inaugurate it through a video conference in the morning, said Executive Engineer of Kishoreganj Roads and Highways Department Mohammad Rashedul Alam.The government has built a 47-kilometre high and 35-kilometre submersible road...
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