A grocery shopkeeper has been arrested in Debhata upazila, Satkhira, on charges of repeatedly raping a Class IX schoolgirl after filming the act and blackmailing her with the video. Police arrested the accused, Mostafizur Rahman, 34, following a case filed under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act.
Social Welfare Minister Dr A Z M Zahid Hossain expressed anger and frustration over the environment and mismanagement at the Rangpur District Social Services Office on Saturday, July 4. He scolded officials after noticing dust accumulated on chairs, tables and computers in various rooms of the office.
Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the Teesta master plan will be implemented at any cost, through which new horizons of development will open for the people of the Teesta region.
The distribution of family cards will begin in every upazila across the country, including Rangpur city, within the next 10 to 12 weeks, Social Welfare Minister Dr A Z M Zahid Hossain has said.
A Class IX student, Kohinur Akhter, 15, was allegedly gang-raped and murdered in Mithamain, Kishoreganj, with her body thrown into a river after her hands and feet were tied. Police have detained two suspects in connection with the incident.
A local BNP activist has been accused of raping a mentally unstable woman in Sadar South upazila, Cumilla. Police have launched an operation to arrest the accused after a CCTV footage of the incident went viral on social media.