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Man arrested in connection with rape of 8-year-old in Jashore

A man was arrested on charges of raping an eight-year-old in Sharsha upazila of Jashore district yesterday.
Need at least 6 months to fix everything in Brahmanbaria: railways minister

Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan today said it would take at least five to six months to fix everything, including Brahmanbaria Railway Station, damaged during the mayhem by Hefajat-e-Islam supporters and activists last month.
409 pedestrians killed in 398 road accidents in last 3 months: report

In total 409 pedestrians were killed on roads and highways in 398 accidents in January-March this year.
Hefajat's organising secretary placed on 7-day remand

A Dhaka court today placed Hefajat-e-Islam organising secretary Azizul Haque Islamabadi on a seven-day remand in connection with the mayhem in the capital in May, 2013.
Mamunul’s ‘confinement’ in resort: 4 Hefajat activists remanded after arrest

Four members of Hefajat-e-Islam were placed on remand in Narayanganj today, a day after their arrest in two cases filed over the mayhem centering the "confinement" of Hefajat's Joint General Secretary Mamunul Haque at a resort in Sonargaon upazila of the district.
India overtakes Brazil as world’s second worst-hit country by Covid-19

India reported a record 168,912 Covid-19 infections overnight, overtaking Brazil to become the second-most affected country globally by the coronavirus.
Faridpur violence: Fearing arrest, most Saltha men flee their villages

Almost all the men in 70 villages of Faridpur’s Saltha have gone into hiding following cases filed in connection with violence on April 5 in the area.
Lasso wins Ecuador presidency in upset over socialist rival

Ecuadorean banker Guillermo Lasso pulled off a surprise win in presidential runoff against socialist economist Andres Arauz, putting the country on track to maintain open market policies rather than return to socialism.
Bullet-hit Indian youth handed over to BSF at Kurigram border

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has handed over an Indian citizen who was critically injured after being shot by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) while trying to illegally enter Bangladesh through Kurigram’s Fulbari border.
Top US diplomat criticises China, says 'need to get to the bottom' of Covid-19 origin

China’s failure to provide access to global health experts made the Covid-19 pandemic worse than it had to be, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said, and it was important to “get to the bottom” of the origin of the novel coronavirus.