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DNA test confirms madrasa teacher as father of newborn
DNA test confirms madrasa teacher as father of newborn

Country

DNA test confirms madrasa teacher as father of newborn

Advocate Nurul Kabir Rubel, Public Prosecutor of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal, has confirmed that the accused madrasa teacher Aman Ullah Mahmudi Sagar has been identified as the father of the newborn born from the rape of an 11-year-old child in Madan of Netrokona. The matter has been confirmed in the DNA test report.

Legal assistance must be aade accessible to ensure child protection
Legal assistance must be aade accessible to ensure child protection

Law and Judiciary

Legal assistance must be aade accessible to ensure child protection

Legal assistance must be made accessible, and children must have access to prompt and effective legal support to ensure their safety and protection. Speakers made this observation at a coordination meeting organized by Nari Maitree on 24 August 2026.

APBn will be able to investigate criminal offences
APBn will be able to investigate criminal offences

National

APBn will be able to investigate criminal offences

The Cabinet has given principle and final approval to the draft of the ‘Armed Police Battalion Act, 2026’ under which the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) is getting the power to investigate criminal offences and conduct related activities.

Actress Shelley Fabares dies
Actress Shelley Fabares dies

Entertainment

Actress Shelley Fabares dies

Shelley Fabares, actress known for popular American television series "The Donna Reed Show" and "Coach," has died. She breathed her last in Los Angeles after an illness on Saturday. She was 82 at the time of her death.

Rangpur 4 murders: Questions raised over accused, police official wearing similar shirts
Rangpur 4 murders: Questions raised over accused, police official wearing similar shirts

Country

Rangpur 4 murders: Questions raised over accused, police official wearing similar shirts

Questions have been raised over a shirt worn by one of the two accused arrested in the killing of former teacher Ganapati Chakraborty, his wife and two children in Machhuapara area of Rangpur city. A similar shirt was seen being worn by an official of Rangpur Metropolitan Police on the day the bodies were recovered, sparking widespread discussion and criticism on social media.

Woman engineer dies after scarf, hair get entangled in generator in Ukhiya
Woman engineer dies after scarf, hair get entangled in generator in Ukhiya

Country

Woman engineer dies after scarf, hair get entangled in generator in Ukhiya

Farhana Haque, 29, a woman engineer, died after her scarf and hair got entangled in a generator while inspecting work at a hospital in a Rohingya camp in Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar.

Case filed against Jamaat MP's personal assistant over demand for Tk 2 million in extortion
Case filed against Jamaat MP's personal assistant over demand for Tk 2 million in extortion

Country

Case filed against Jamaat MP's personal assistant over demand for Tk 2 million in extortion

Md. Arman Uddin has been sued over allegations of demanding Tk 2 million in extortion from an expatriate in Chattogram. Arman is the personal assistant (PA) to Shahjahan Chowdhury, member of parliament for Chattogram-15 and a member of Jamaat-e-Islami's central working council.

5 more die of measles symptoms, 1,232 new cases
5 more die of measles symptoms, 1,232 new cases

Health & Medicine

5 more die of measles symptoms, 1,232 new cases

Five more people have died of measles symptoms across the country in the last 24 hours, of whom three died in Dhaka. In the same period, 1,149 people have newly developed measles symptoms, while another 83 have been confirmed to have measles through testing.

Xi Jinping congratulates President Mirza Fakhrul
Xi Jinping congratulates President Mirza Fakhrul

National

Xi Jinping congratulates President Mirza Fakhrul

Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on assuming office as President of Bangladesh.

Bangladesh interested in Mecca defence pact: Humayun Kabir
Bangladesh interested in Mecca defence pact: Humayun Kabir

Foreign Affairs

Bangladesh interested in Mecca defence pact: Humayun Kabir

Humayun Kabir, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, has said Bangladesh has expressed interest in the "Mecca Joint Defence Agreement," signed between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan. He said, however, no formal progress or final decision has been made on the matter yet.

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