Police recovered the body of a local Awami League leader at Battali in Pekua upazila of the district on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as AKM Shahabuddin Forazi, 55, son of late Moulovi Golam Haydar, a resident of Pashchim Shonaichari…
A young man hacked his wife to death and strangled his stepson in South Keraniganj upazila early Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Shahera,30, and her 10-year-old son Foysal.
A mobile court here yesterday seized 8,000 metres of current nets from different points of Padma river under Bagha upazila of the district.Upazila Nirbahi Officer and Upazila Fisheries Officer (UFO) accompanied by a BGB team conducted a combing operation and…
Police in an anti-crime drive arrested an alleged drug-trafficker with 1.6 kilograms of heroin from Godagari Hospital premises of the district on Tuesday, police sources said here yesterday.The arrested person was identified as Atikul Alam, 23, son of Abdul Khaleque…
Detective Branch of police today arrested Bogra district unit Jubo Dal president Shiper al Bakhtiar from Malatinagar area in Bogra town today.Police said Bakhtiar, also Bogra municipality Ward 11 councilor, was accused in 15 cases including of creating violence.
Chittagong District Police in overnight special drives arrested 98 people including five leaders and activists of Jamaat-Shibir in drives conducted at different upazilas of the district on Tuesday night.During the drives, the law enforcers also seized 156-litre locally made liquor…
Two youths were killed in a road accident at Noyakhaler Mukh area under Satkhania upazila of the district on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Anwar Hossain, 28, and Monwar Hossain, 23, both hailed from Mirersarai Upazila of the district.
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday said Manjurul Islam Liton, MP from Gaibandha-1 constituency, will have to stand trial after surrendering to the court in connection with the shooting of a minor boy.
RU Correspondent Demanding the fair admission test cancelling the one taken earlier in medical and dental the Progressive Student Alliance (PSA) of Rajshahi University (RU) unit observed a day-long strike on the campus with various programme on Wednesday.
A three-member team of Bangladesh Police will fly to Saudi Arabia on October 12 to bring back Kamrul Islam, the prime accused in the teenage boy Rajon murder case.
By Vaidehi Shah Abbas Pada, 45, pulls rickshaws through the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh for a living. Every evening, he returns to his living quarters in a slum, where he calculates how much of the day’s meagre earnings goes to…
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Russia’s violation of Turkish airspace over the weekend “does not look like an accident”, Nato has said. Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Russia had not provided “any real explanation” of the violation, which “lasted for a long time.” Russia says Saturday’s…
The US commander of international forces in Afghanistan has said an air strike on a hospital in the northern city of Kunduz was a mistake. Gen John Campbell said that the US would never intentionally target a protected medical facility.…
The Election Commission (EC) has sought information over Rohingya refugees from three ministries with a view to keeping them out of the country’s voter list.
A monkey that sneezes when it rains and a “walking” fish are among more than 200 species discovered in the fragile eastern Himalayas in recent years, according to conservation group WWF. WWF has compiled a survey of wildlife discovered by…
Foreign diplomats in Dhaka have sought security for their nationals living in Bangladesh in the wake of the murder of two foreigners.
RU Correspondent Director General of Local and Revenue Audit Directorate (LRAD) Md. Mahtab Uddin met the Vice Chancellor of Rajshahi University (RU) Professor Dr. Muhammad Mizanuddin at 10am on Tuesday at the VC’s conference room.
On Monday October 5, Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus joined The UAE Prime Minister and ruler of Dubai His Highness Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to inaugurate the Global Islamic Economy Summit at Madinat Jumeirah attended by 4,000 policymakers and…
STAFF REPORTER BNP yesterday asked the government whether it would allow others to be in politics in the country.
The killing of former chairman of the Power Development Board (PDB) Khijir Khan was preplanned although the motive behind the killing is yet to be ascertained, police said on Tuesday.
A young man allegedly committed suicide by taking poison at Arpara village in Sadar upazila of Jessore district early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Shamim Hossain,29, son of Fayjur Rahman, a resident of the village.
Police recovered the hanging body of a housewife from Batna village in Haripur upazila of the district on Monday. The deceased was identified as Razia, 42, wife of Koria Mohammad, a resident of the village.
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a Myanmarese national along with 1.50 lakh pieces of Yabatablet from Jaliapara in the Naf River in Teknaf upazila early Tuesday.The arrestee was indentified as Rahmat Ali,20, son of Amir Ali, a resident…