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Govt not showing mercy to offenders: Quader

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said the government is taking actions against offenders whether they are very powerful or not, reports BSS."Recently, rape incidents have risen. But the government is showing no mercy to anyone. It is taking actions against offenders...

Many FB profile pictures go black

Alongside protests on the streets, netizens, especially women, have resorted to digital protests to raise their voices against sexual assault, harassment and torture of women, reports UNB. Many FB female users have blackened out their profiles as part of the protest, and have posted similar black images on Facebook condemning...

Minni appeals against trial court verdict

Ayesha Siddika Minni, widow of slain Barguna Internet service provider Rifat Sharif, on Tuesday filed an appeal with the High Court (HC) against a lower court order that sentenced her along with five other accused to death for killing Rifat, 25.Minni's lawyer Advocate Makkiya Fatema Islam submitted the petition in...

SC commutes death penalty of three to life until death

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday commuted the death sentence of three convicts to imprisonment till natural death in a sensational murder case filed for killing Gopal Krishna Muhuri, former principal of Nazirhat College in Chattogram.The principal was shot dead at his Jamal Khan Road residence in...

BNP seeks exemplary punishment for Noakhali woman repressors

Strongly denouncing the inhuman repression on a woman in Begumganjupazial of Noakhali district, BNP on Monday alleged that a grand festival of violence against women is "carried out by ruling party men" due to impunity culture, reports UNB. In a statement, party Secretary General MirzaFakhrul Islam Alamgir demanded immediate arrest...

Criminals behind Noakhali incident await quick legal action: Minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesday said legal action will be taken soon against the criminals involved in torturing and sexually humiliating a woman in Noakhali, reports UNB. "The criminals await immediate legal action," said the minister while talking to reporters at the Bangladesh Secretariat. Describing the incident as a...

47 Vietnam returnees freed from Kashimpur jail

GAZIPUR, Oct 06 (UNB): Forty-seven Bangladeshi workers, who were sent to jail after returning from Vietnam, were released from Kashimpur Central Jail in Gazipur on Tuesday following the court's directive. The authorities concerned of the Kashimpur Central Jail released them after getting release order from the court. Ratna Roy, Jail...

20 hand bombs seized in Benapole

BENAPOLE, Oct 06: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized a total of 20 hand bombs from a house near Benapole port on Tuesday afternoon.Commanding officer of 49-BGB Lt Col Selim Reza said on a secret information, BGB members raided Rashid's house in front of the port and seized 20 hand bombs...