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December 25, 2024, 3:03 pm

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President Hamid signs ordinance on capital punishment in rape cases

Staff Correspondent Bangladesh President Md Abdul Hamid has issued an ordinance elevating the maximum punishment in rape cases to the death sentence from life imprisonment. Hamid on Tuesday signed the

22-day ban on catching, selling hilsa begins tomorrow

FBD Desk: Fisheries and livestock minister SM Rezaul Karim has said no one will be allowed to catch mother hilsa during the hilsa ban which starts from 14 October. “No

Lalmonirhat farmers stare at hunger as rains flatten crops

Lalmonirhat Correspondent: Lalmonirhat , Aman cultivation , rain , Lalmonirhat farmers , Hunger , COVID-19 pandemic , torrential rainfall Already hit hard by Covid-19 and related restrictions, farmers of five

DNCC mayor, wife test positive for Covid-19

FBD Desk: Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayor Atiqul Islam and his wife Dr. Shaila Shagufta Islam have been infected with Covid-19. As they were feeling unwell, their samples were

Papia, husband awarded 27-year imprisonment in arms case

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court today sentenced expelled Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papia and her husband Mofizur Rahman Sumon to 20-year imprisonment in an arms case. Dhaka Metropolitan

Cabinet gives nod to death penalty for rape

Staff Correspondent: The cabinet has given final approval to the revised draft of the Prevention of Violence against Women and Children Act, 2000, with the provision of death penalty as