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Alarm Over Child Sexual Abuse in Bangladeshi Madrasas Sparks Debate

Alarm Over Child Sexual Abuse in Bangladeshi Madrasas Sparks Debate

SakibAugust 13, 2026
A surge in reported incidents of sexual abuse and rape targeting young students within Bangladeshi madrasas has reignited a fierce national debate regarding institutional accountability, regulatory oversights, and the protection of vulnerable children. While overall crime statistics compiled by human rights organisations track nation-wide sexual violence, they do not systematically categorise offences by specific educational […]
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Power Crisis Devastates Bangladesh’s Agriculture, Fisheries, and Poultry Sectors

Power Crisis Devastates Bangladesh’s Agriculture, Fisheries, and Poultry Sectors

SakibAugust 13, 2026
An unrelenting national energy deficit coupled with erratic load-shedding is inflicting severe damage on Bangladesh’s primary economic sectors. Whilst metropolitan districts endure scheduled power cuts lasting between five and six hours a day, interior rural regions face blackouts extending from 10 to 16 hours daily, severely disrupting local livelihoods. The primary production sector—spanning crop farming, […]
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Jamalpur Auto-Rickshaw Drivers Block Transit Route over Gas Shortage

Jamalpur Auto-Rickshaw Drivers Block Transit Route over Gas Shortage

SakibAugust 13, 2026
Auto-rickshaw drivers operating compressed natural gas (CNG) powered vehicles staged a demonstration on Thursday, blocking the key Jamalpur–Tangail highway to protest against a severe local fuel shortage and to demand the establishment of new refuelling facilities. The blockade, which commenced at approximately 6:00 am, led to extensive traffic congestion on both sides of the highway. […]
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BNP Youth Wing Member Stripped of Post Over Moral Misconduct

BNP Youth Wing Member Stripped of Post Over Moral Misconduct

SakibAugust 13, 2026
The Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal, the youth wing of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has formally expelled Saiful Islam, a member of its Sonagazi Upazila executive committee in Feni, following a high-profile scandal that compromised the organisation’s public standing. The expulsion was triggered by the widespread online circulation of a video showing the local […]
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Load Shedding Spreads to Dhaka After Grinding Rural Areas Load Shedding Spreads to Dhaka After Grinding Rural Areas

Load Shedding Spreads to Dhaka After Grinding Rural Areas

SakibAugust 13, 2026
The prolonged power outages that have long plagued Bangladesh’s rural regions and district towns have now reached the capital city, Dhaka. Severe load shedding hit various neighbourhoods across Dhaka on Wednesday night, 12 August, plunging residents into extreme distress and disrupting everyday household routines after working hours. Affected citizens turned to social media platforms to […]
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Chhatra Dal Leader Accused of Attempted Rape on Pregnant Woman

Chhatra Dal Leader Accused of Attempted Rape on Pregnant Woman

SakibAugust 13, 2026
Law enforcement authorities in Shariatpur have initiated a manhunt for a local leader of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD)—the student affiliate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party—following serious allegations of attempted rape against a seven-month pregnant woman. The event, which transpired on the afternoon of 5 August in Dhali Kandi village within the Char Kumaria Union […]
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Senior Awami League Official SM Farooq Hossain Detained in Faridpur

Senior Awami League Official SM Farooq Hossain Detained in Faridpur

SakibAugust 13, 2026
Police authorities in Faridpur have apprehended SM Farooq Hossain, a prominent Awami League official and former local council chairman, following a targeted operation linked to an ongoing anti-terrorism investigation. Mr Hossain, who served as the finance secretary for the Boalmari Upazila branch of the Awami League and formerly headed the Ghoshpur Union Parishad, was taken […]
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Severe Water Shortage Deprives Over 1.3 Million Gaza Residents

Severe Water Shortage Deprives Over 1.3 Million Gaza Residents

SakibAugust 13, 2026
The acute humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in the Gaza Strip has worsened significantly, leaving a substantial proportion of the population without access to clean drinking water, adequate sanitation, and essential hygiene services. A report released by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has exposed the compounding strain on the enclave’s remaining […]
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