Children film festival begins across the country
Razzaq gets lifetime achievement award
Please, rein in BCL hoodlums
Theft or hijacking of the year?
More BCL infighting, and more death and destruction
A tale of broken promises
Making green a threat again
Fighting inflation, but where is it?
25 bodies of foreigners found after Algeria bloodbath
Obama to take second oath of office today
Concern vented
Caretakers killed Ritu: family
Burners burn Royal Bengals
T20 success revives Hodge hopes
BGMEA taskforce makes little headway
NRB Commercial Bank to get licence on Feb 3
DUAA for social movement against women repression
Registration of Malaysian job aspirants ends today
Long-route bus fare hiked by 7pc
Verdict against Bachchu today
ACC to reply in national interest: Rahman
HC orders police to arrest attacker in 48 hours

Concern vented

Child rights activists hold a press briefing on the situation of child rights in Bangladesh at Dhaka Reporters Unity on Sunday. — New Age photo

A total of 90 children were raped and 201 murdered in the country in 2012, according to a child rights organisation. Besides, 49 children committed suicide after facing sexual harassment, 15 were victims of acid attacks and 59 were kidnapped in January-December 2012. Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum released the statistics at a press briefing... Full story

Caretakers killed Ritu: family

Mother of the minor girl Ritu, who was found dead in a commercial building at Topkhana Road on Saturday, alleged that caretakers and owner of the building were involved with the killing of her daughter. Full story

Schoolgirl commits suicide

A schoolgirl allegedly committed suicide in their Sonali Bank staff quarter house at Motijheel in the capital Sunday noon. The deceased, Afsana Rahman Oishi, 15, daughter of Bashirul Rahman, was a Class X student of Motijheel Model High School and College. Full story

Integrated plan needed for urbanisation

Former adviser to a caretaker government Hossain Zillur Rahman on Sunday stressed an integrated plan involving all stakeholders including economists, architects, town planners, geographers and environmentalists for planned urbanisation. Full story

SUST students rally for punishment of rapists

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology students on Sunday formed a human chain and held a rally, demanding speedy trial of all incidents of rape and exemplary punishment of the rapists. Full story

Man kills mother-in-law in N’ganj

A man killed his mother-in-law at her residence of village Mamudpur under Fatulla model thana in Narayanganj Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Rokeya Begum, 55, wife of Abdul Barek Sardar. Quoting family, police... Full story

Khulna jewellers go on strike

Khulna city jewelry shop owners on Sunday enforced a daylong strike, protesting at robbery at New Fancy Jewelers at Khalishpur in the city Friday night. The Bangladesh Jewelers’ Association Khulna unit enforced the... Full story

Change in temperature unlikely

Weather is likely to remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country till 6:00pm today. Moderate fog may occur over the river basins and light to moderate fog elsewhere over the... Full story

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