violence
PM warns students against violence
Asking students to refrain from resorting to vandalism in educational institutions, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government would no longer tolerate such activities.
Bachao: App to prevent sexual assault and rape
The Bachao App was created to help prevent rape, a crime that remains to be constantly on the rise. The Bachao app is an excellent initiative to fulfil this purpose. We should all contribute by...
PM warns students against violence
Asking students to refrain from resorting to vandalism in educational institutions, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government would no longer tolerate such activities.
Sporadic violence on a day of alarm
People across the country were fearing widespread violence and were panicking as tension built up ahead of yesterday's verdict in the
'80pc married women experience violence from partners'
Over 80 percent of the currently married women in Bangladesh have experienced violent behaviour from their partners at least once and such violence include, among others, physical, sexual, economic...
‘Minor injury marks found on Banasree housemaid’s body’
Doctors at Dhaka Medical College Hospital claim to have found a minor injury mark in head and throat of the housemaid who mysteriously died in Banasree area of Dhaka yesterday.
Unidentified gunman kills 9 football fans in South Sudan
At least nine people are killed and 11 wounded in South Sudan's capital, Juba, when an unidentified gunman open fire on people watching a football match on television at the weekend.
Jeers for Brazil president dampen Olympic joy
The Maracana stadium erupts in jeers as Brazil's unpopular interim president Michel Temer opens the Rio Olympics and the hostility spreads far beyond the sports venue.
'Shadow of death' hangs over Rio before Games
A sharp increase in police killings has cast "a shadow of death" over Rio de Janeiro as it prepares to host the Olympic Games, Amnesty International claim in a report.
‘Deplorable when sportsmen, artistes become victims of hate’
Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar, popularly known as 'Rawalpindi Express', says it is "unfortunate and deplorable" when they become victims of hate or crime.
Croatia, Turkey charged
UEFA hit Croatia and Turkey with disciplinary procedures Saturday following flare-throwing incidents at Euro 2016 matches as the Croatian press raged at its "shameful" fans.