Police in a drive arrested three people along with 80 gold bars from a bus at PTI intersection in Magura district town early this morning.The arrestees were identified as Subadh Kumar Shil, 32, son of late Santosh Kumar Shil of…
Day: August 26, 2015
30-kg ganja seized in Jamalpur
Police seized a huge quantity of ganja from a private car in Melandah upazila of the district today.Superintendent of Police (SP) Md Nizamuddin said receiving prior information police intercepted the car in the area coming from Kurigram district and seized…
Shipyard worker killed in generator explosion in Ctg
A shipyard worker was killed when a generator exploded at a shipyard in Shitolpur area under Sitakund upazila of the district on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Ilias, 30, son of Abdul Jalil, hailed from Kolsi are under…
Muktijoddha complex to be constructed at N’ganj
A Muktijoddha complex would be constructed on 16 decimal of land on the bank of Shitalakkhya river near Narayanganj BIWTA Port Terminal for the welfare of local freedom fighters here.The decision was taken at a meeting held today at the…
Schoolboy’s throat-slit body recovered in Bogra
Police recovered the body of a schoolboy with the throat slashed from a jute field at Katakhali village in Sariakandi upazila on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Shohag, 7, son of Nakumuddin, hailing from Katakhali village.
Minor girl strangled in Kushtia
A minor girl was strangulated to death at Muslimnagar village in Doulatpur upazila of the district on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Maya, 5, daughter of Moinul Islam, a resident of Muslimnagar village. Locals said Maya was playing in…
1 killed as bus plunged into ditch in Sylhet
A bus helper was killed as the vehicle plunged into a roadside ditch at Rashidpur in South Surma upazila on Tuesday afternoon.The identity of the deceased could not be ascertained immediately.
Missing schoolgirl found dead in Chandpur
Police recovered the body of a missing schoolgirl, stashed in a sack, from Shekdi village in Faridganj upazila of the district on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Rubi, 7, a student of class five of Shekdi Government Primary School and…
Thief killed in lynch-mob attack in Kustia
An alleged thief was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Noudapara village in Kushtia sadar upazila on early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Taslim Uddin Khan, 35, son of Tabir Uddin Khan, hailing from Khejurtala village. Locals said Taslim…
3 minor babies drowned in Lalmonirhat, Jessore
Two minor babies died after drowning in a ditch in village Durakuti under Sadar upazila in Lalmonirhat district this afternoon, local sources and public representatives said.The victims are Mohid Uddin, 3, son of Sirajul Islam and his paternal cousin Mohir…
12 rescued while being trafficked to India
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive rescued 12 Bangladeshi citizens, including five women and three children, while they were being trafficked to India through Putkhali border point here on Tuesday night.All the rescued are from different areas…
3 Indian citizens arrested from Mirganj border
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested three Indian citizens for intruding into Bangladesh territory along with 1,100 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Mirganj border area in Bagha upazila of the district on Tuesday night.The arrestees were identified as…
Train services of Chittagong with Dhaka, Sylhet resume
Train communications of Chittagong with Dhaka and Sylhet were restored on Wednesday morning after seven hours of suspension following derailment of two bogies and an engine of a train at Shashidal Railway Station in Brahmanpara upazila on Tuesday night.
Fire exchanged at Myanmar Border
Border guard troops have exchanged fire with a ‘separatist outfit’ of Myanmar near the international border in Bandarban.
China keen to build road to Kunming via Myanmar
China has offered to establish a Dhaka-Cox’s Bazar-Myanmar-Kunming road link, aiming to boost connectivity among the three countries. The offer came when a Chinese delegation, led by its Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng, met Finance Minister AMA Muhith at his secretariat…
China shares fail to lift on the central bank’s rate cut
Chinese shares continued to lose ground despite the central bank’s latest effort to reassure traders. The mainland’s benchmark Shanghai Composite was down 1.1% to 2,930.23 points after a volatile open earlier. The index had already fallen about 16% this week,…
PM frightened to face people, says Bnp
BNP on Tuesday claimed that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is inaugurating different development projects through video conferencing as she ‘fears to go’ before people. “This government is afraid of people as it’s not elected by them. We’re observing that the…
Extrajudicial killings cannot be tolerated: UK minister of state
Visiting UK Minister of State for International Development Desmond Swayne on Tuesday said extrajudicial killings cannot be tolerated in any democratic country and called for bringing the ‘perpetrators’ to justice. “Bangladesh is a democracy, and it’s essential that democratic values…