Woman killed ‘by brother-in-law’ in city

A 32-year-old woman was killed allegedly by her brother-in-law over land dispute in the city's Shyampur area on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Nazma Begum, wife of Abul Kashem, resident of Shayampur. Md Sentu, brother-in-law of Nazma, hit Nazma with a sharp weapon while she was busy in her household work

Assaulting girl for wearing western attire: Woman held in Narsingdi

A woman who assaulted a girl for wearing western attire at Narsingdi Railway Station has been detained from Shibpur upazila in Narsingdi, said Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Monday. The detainee was identified as Marzia Aktar alias Shila alias Shayla, a matchmaker of Narsingdi Sadar upazila. Rab-11 Narsingdi Camp Commander Flight Lieutenant

Struggling Bharoti Rani changes fortune of villagers

Bharoti Rani Sen, a struggling woman, has become an icon of women empowerment through changing fortune of local women and villagers overcoming many hurdles in her life. Born in a poor Sanaton family in remote Gangadas Baraipara village of Haridebpur union under Rangpur Sadar upazila in 1977, she suffered a lot