Allegations have been raised that a 14-year-old domestic worker was scalded with boiling water in the Charhogla village of Mehendiganj upazila, Barishal. The injured teenager is receiving treatment at Mehendiganj Upazila Health Complex. Following the incident, police have arrested Faiza Akter, wife of expatriate Zahir Talukdar.
Police have recovered the body of a school teacher in Gobindaganj upazila, Gaibandha, with her hands and feet tied and a scarf wrapped around her neck.
Priority is being given to controlling drugs among various issues, Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said.
Allegations have been raised that a housewife, Protima Rani, 24, was beaten to death in Patnitala, Naogaon. Police recovered the body from the victim's own residence in Uzirpur Chaudhuri Para area of Nazipur union in the upazila around 11 am on Saturday, February 28.
A contractor has been accused of threatening Fatikchhari Upazila Engineer Junayed Absar Chowdhury over the phone. An audio recording of their conversation went viral on social media on Friday. In the audio, the contractor is heard saying, "I'll kick you like a football when you're in your room, I'll knock you flat."
Finance Minister Amir Khosru did not speak about increasing taxes on individuals, but rather about raising the tax-GDP ratio, Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir has said.