Category: BDFA News
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Dhaka Woman Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Torturing Teenage Domestic Worker
A Dhaka court has sentenced Parveen Chowdhury to five years in prison for torturing a 14-year-old domestic worker at her home in Sheorapara fifteen years ago. The verdict was delivered on Monday by Judge Golam Kabir of the Dhaka Third Women and Child Abuse Prevention Tribunal, marking the end of a long-delayed trial. According to…
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Kakon Bibi: The Indigenous Freedom Fighter Who Turned Pan into Resistance
Kakon Bibi, one of Bangladesh’s most fearless Indigenous women freedom fighters, fought in nearly 20 battles during the 1971 Liberation War, serving as a scout for the Muktibahini and sustaining multiple bullet wounds. She carried those scars on her body until her death on March 21, 2018, in Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital. Born…
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Man Sets Wife, Children, and Relatives on Fire in Narsingdi Over Family Dispute
Six people, including a woman and her children, were severely burnt after a man allegedly poured petrol on them and set them on fire while they were asleep in Narsingdi’s Chinishpur Union early Wednesday morning. The accused, Farid Mia (44), a pickup driver from the Ghoradia area, allegedly carried out the attack at around 3…
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