Chittagong is flying, Khulna wins with sweat

Desk Report: Chittagong is flying high in the National Cricket League (NCL) T20. The port city team has seen a hat-trick victory. They defeated Barisal by 8 wickets in the first match of the day today. Khulna had to sweat on the day of Chittagong’s big win. Mohammad Mithun’s team defeated Rangpur by 3 runs. Chittagong reached the target of 129 runs set by Barisal with 21 balls in hand at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. Mahmudul Hasan Joy was the hero of their victory by playing an innings of…

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Earthquake hits country for third time in September

Desk Report: Earthquake hits country for third time in September An earthquake has occurred in Monirampur, Jessore. It has been identified as a mild earthquake on the Richter scale. It was detected at 2:27 pm today, Saturday. Its magnitude was 3.5 on the Richter scale. Meteorologist of the Meteorological Department in Dhaka Dr. Abul Kalam Mallick told Ajker Patrika, ‘An earthquake occurred in Monirampur, Jessore at 2:27:29 am. It was 157 km southwest of the Meteorological Department in Agargaon, Dhaka. Its magnitude was 3.5 on the Richter scale. It was…

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Youth sentenced to life imprisonment for raping schoolgirl

Desk Report: Youth sentenced to life imprisonment for raping schoolgirl A court has sentenced a young man named Khairul Islam (24) to life imprisonment in a case of rape of a schoolgirl in Chuadanga. At the same time, he was fined Tk 50,000 and sentenced to another six months in prison in default. This Sunday afternoon, Judge Syed Habibul Islam of the Chuadanga Women and Child Abuse Prevention Tribunal announced the verdict in the presence of the accused. The convicted Khairul Islam is the son of Sirajul Islam of Buzruk…

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Case filed against Khulna Medical College doctor Shamshun Nahar for torturing domestic worker

Desk Reports: A case has been filed in court against doctor Shamshun Nahar Lucky for allegedly torturing a domestic worker in Khulna. Doctor Lucky is a professor at Khulna Medical College and the head of the hospital’s gynecology and obstetrics department. On Tuesday (September 2), domestic worker Aklima Khatun filed a case with the Khulna Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (Sadar Amli) Court, alleging torture. The court judge took cognizance of the case and ordered the PBI to investigate. The next date for the case was fixed for September 30. Plaintiff’s…

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