At least 259 women and girls, including 145 girls and 114 women, suffered various forms of violence and abuse, including rape, in Bangladesh in May, according to an analysis of data by the central legal aid sub-council of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad.
After being in prison for almost 13 months, former Narayanganj City Corporation mayor Selina Hayat Ivy has finally been released on bail.
A legal notice has been sent to the four children of Noorjahan Begum, 75, whose decomposed body was recovered from a flat in Mirpur, capital, demanding an explanation regarding their legal and moral duties towards their mother.
State Minister for Youth and Sports Aminul Haque has invited Syeda Khaleda Akter Poly, a primary school teacher from Feni who went viral for encouraging her students to play football in the rain, to contribute to the development of women's sports in the country.
The High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging the legality of the election schedule and voter list for the Bangladesh Cricket Board election, clearing all legal obstacles to holding the polls as scheduled on June 7.
A delegation from Mitsui & Co., one of Japan’s largest trading and investment firms, met Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman on Wednesday morning (June 3).