Dhaka, May 26 (IANS) Bangladesh is witnessing an alarming rise in violence against women and children, triggering widespread concern and outrage among human rights organisations.Amid increasing gender-based violence across the country, multiple alleged rape and attempted rape incidents involving women and children have been reported from several districts, sparking renewed concerns over the public safety of vulnerable groups, local media reported on Tuesday.The police took the accused into custo…
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Bengaluru, April 8 (IANS) A special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has convicted and sentenced four Bangladeshi nationals in a transnational human trafficking case, the official statement said on Wednesday. The NIA Special Court in Bengaluru sentenced Zakir Khan, Badal Houladar, Kabir Talukdar, and Mohammed Bachchu Gharami to three years of rigorous imprisonment.The court also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on each of them, with an additional one month of imprisonment in cas…
Dhaka, Dec 23 (IANS) Bangladesh has witnessed a sharp rise in suicide cases, with an average of 40 people dying by suicide every day across the country, local media reported on Tuesday.The information was revealed on Monday by Additional Inspector General of Bangladesh Police (Crime), Md Ashraful Islam, at an event held at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (ICDDRB) in Dhaka.According to the senior police official, Jashore records the highest number of suicide cases among t…