A ten-year-old girl was allegedly raped in the capital Baridhara on Sunday
A case was filed with Gulshan police Station on Monday, said sub-inspector Naim Uddin Sujon of the station.
According to the case statement, the girl was a resident of Baridhara, the capital diplomatic quarter, where she lived with her mother.
On Sunday morning, one Sajal Hossain Palash, 40, entered their residence and finding her alone, violated her.
Later, the girl revealed the matter to her mother when she returned. She was sent to the one-stop crisis center of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital on Monday.
Police arrested Sajal in this connection.
The Bangladesh Army has said that it did not have any direct communication or request from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights regarding the comments made by UN High Commissioner Volker Turk in his interview with BBC HARDtalk, according to the Inter Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR).
In a press release issued on Monday, ISPR said Bangladesh Army finds it necessary to clarify certain aspects of Turk statement to ensure accuracy and transparency.
In an interview with the BBC programme HardTalk on Wednesday, Volker Türk said the Bangladesh army was warned about possible removal from peacekeeping operations for engaging in any repression during the July-August Uprising.
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has postponed the exchange of fresh notes for the public ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr.
The central bank today issued a directive to this end.
According to the directive, branches holding fresh notes must not exchange them and should keep them in reserve.
Banks have been advised to complete all cash transactions using re-circulated notes.
Talking to ST, a senior official of the central bank said banknotes with new designs will be released in April-May.
The Election Commission (EC) has issued a public notice inviting applications for registration of new political parties ahead of the upcoming 13th National Parliament elections.
The EC issued the public notice today, inviting applications for registration from new political parties wishing to participate in the elections.
Political parties can apply for registration until April 20 and new party can apply for registration according to the previous law, the EC public notice said.
It said that political parties under the section 90A of the Representation of the People Order, 1972 and capable of fulfilling the conditions mentioned in the Political Party Registration Rules, 2008 are hereby invited to apply for registration by April 20 by filling out Form-1 annexed to the rules as per the guidelines issued by the Election Commission.