A young motorcyclist was killed in a road accident at Kutrapara area on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway under Sarail upazila of the district on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Kamal Hossain Sarker, 25, a native of Govindaganj upazila of Gaibandha district.
Police of Kotwali Thana and Jessore Sadar Thana outpost in a drive arrested three drug peddlers from different areas of Jessore town on Saturday night and recovered heroin, yaba tablets and hashish from their possession.
About 50 illegal structures were pulled down at main bazar area of Natore town by a mobile court to pave the way for smooth traffic operation in the area on Sunday.The court, led by UNO of Natore Sadar Upazila Mohammad…
A truck driver died and three others fell sick after consuming contaminated liquor in Abhoynagar upazila headquarters of Jessore district on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Abul Kalam, 45, a resident of Guakhola village of the upazila.
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized huge Indian saris and other clothes worth Tk 6.75 crore from Amrakhali area on Benapole-Jessore road here on Sunday night.Lt Col Jahangir Hossain, commanding officer of BGB battalion-26, said tipped off, a team…
Traffic movement on Dhaka-Mawa highway came to a halt following a road accident which left a Junior School Certificate examinee dead in Kuchiamora area of Sirajdikhan upazila on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Rifat Ahmed, 12, son of Ripan…
Police arrested two young men along with seven sacks of ‘chocolate bombs’ from Srirampur area on Sylhet-Jakiganj road in the city on Sunday night.The arrestees were identified as Tajul Islam, 22, son of Ayub Ali, a resident of Balutikar village…
A newly-wed bride, who was abducted by a gang of miscreants at Rasulpur village in Araihazar upazila on Friday, was rescued by members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) from Kaliganj area of the upazila on Sunday night.The bride was identified…
Four shops were gutted in a fire in Khayerhat Bazar area in Sadar upazila early Monday.Locals said the fire was originated from an electric short circuit at a shop in the area around 1am and it soon engulfed three more…
A Jessore court on Sunday sentenced five Indian nationals to three years rigorous imprisonment in a gold smuggling case that was filed in 2014.The convicts are – Bijoy Kumar, son of Chand Lal Bajaj, Kamal, son of Ashok Odhin, Ram…
Leaders of the International Farakka Committee (IFC), New York at a news conference held at Jackson Heights New York on called for joint basinwide integrated management of common rivers of South Asia and called for a regional framework modelled on…
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The first year honours admission test of A (Arts) and B (Law) units of Rajshahi University under 2015-16 session will be held on Monday. The admission test will continue till November 14. The admission test of A and B units…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday hinted at temporary regulation of the internet in the coming days, in particular some communication apps like Viber, to allow police and detectives to trace the militants and their activities.
A court here on Sunday granted ad interim bail to Manjurul Islam Liton, Awami League MP from Gaibandha-1 constituency, in a case filed for shooting a minor boy.
Six people were sentenced to death in two sensational cases filed over the killing of teenage boy Samiul Alam Rajon in Sylhet and 12-year-old boy Rakib in Khulna after inhuman torture.
Members of Boarder Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) were deployed at different points of Gazipur district on Sunday evening.
STAFF REPORTER BNP yesterday termed party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s proposal for holding dialogue a good gesture for the government.
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Sunday issued arrest warrant against BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman in a defamation case filed for calling Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman “Pakbandhu” (Friend of Pakistan) at a discussion in East London.
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Sunday sentenced a young man to life term imprisonment for raping a class one student at Ashulia of Dhaka in 2011.
A man was found dead in a filed at Parankhali in Bheramara upazila on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Mantu, 38, a matchmaker by profession and son of late Nabir Uddin of Kuchiamora village in the upazila.Quoting witnesses, police said,…
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab)-8 arrested one drug peddler along with huge number of yaba tablets from this town yesterday.According to Rab sources, acting on secret information a Rab team led by Additional Police Super Mohammad Khaleduzzaman carried on…
Police in a drive arrested 22 people, including 15 activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, from different parts of the district early Sunday.Police said a team of police conducted separate drives in different parts of the district in the dead of night and…
An alleged dacoit was killed in a mass beating at Pathuria village under Sadar upazila early yesterday morning.The victim was identified as Anwar Hossain, 45, son of Bahar Uddin, a resident of Vagobanpur village of the upazila.
Chittagong District Police in overnight special drives arrested 90 people including 4 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), at different upazilas of the district Saturday night.The law enforcers also recovered 6200 pieces of…
A court here on Sunday convicted two people and sentenced them to death in the case over the killing of 12-year-old boy Rakib.The convicts are M Omar Sharif and Mintu Khan.Acting judge of Khulna Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court Dilruba Sultana…
A man sustained bullet injuries in an attack by miscreants at Ideal More in the city on Sunday morning. The victim was identified as Ruhul Amin, private secretary to Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) director SM Barkatullah.
An elderly man drowned in a pond at Ghoshpur village in Mohammadpur upazila on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Abu Sayeed Molla,65, a resident of the village.
Partners allegedly stabbed a fish trader and cut off the tendon of one of his legs following a dispute over sharing business money in Sadar upazila on Saturday night.They attackers later threw the injured into the Dakatia river beside Chandpur-Raipur…