A young man has died after being lynched by a mob over allegations of theft in Kendua upazila of Netrokona. The incident took place in the Puranbari area of Gamruli village under Royailbari union of the upazila on Saturday afternoon (July 18).
The Feni district administration has issued a directive restraining students from hanging out at tea stalls and loitering unnecessarily after dusk in a bid to curb teen gang activities and crime. While miking was conducted across various areas of the district to build public awareness for implementing this decision, the language used in the announcements has triggered controversy and drawn mixed reactions from various quarters.
Police have recovered the throat-slit body of a leader of the banned Awami League in Santhia upazila of Pabna. The body was recovered from a bamboo grove in Ratanpur village under Bhulbaria union of Ataikula police station in the upazila on Saturday afternoon (18 July).
Trolling, criticism or propaganda will not be able to divert the government from the path of education reform in any way, said Education Minister Dr A N M Ehsanul Haque Milon. He said the government is working with the responsibility of improving the country's education system and educating the nation, and will not deviate from this duty under any pressure or criticism.
In the first phase, international standard sports villages will be built in 10 regions of the country, with Narayanganj set to be prioritised on that list, said Youth and Sports State Minister Md Aminul Haque.
Police have arrested six people on charges of forcibly abducting and raping a 16-year-old girl who was out with her boyfriend in Abhaynagar, Jashore. A case has been filed over the incident, accusing the arrestees of rape and extortion.