Dhaka –Police recovered the body of an unidentified minor boy from Zamaddarpara area of the district town on Saturday.Sub-inspector of Jessore Railway police Station Edris Ali said locals spotted the body of the boy, aged around 11, beside on a…
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Housewife found dead in Bogra
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of a housewife from her house at Chhatiani village in Dhunat upazila in Bogra on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Asma Khatun, 35, wife of Al Mahmud of the village.Quoting locals, officer-in-charge (investigation) of…
7 BGB members hurt as truck overturns in Comilla
Dhaka –Seven members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) were injured as a truck carrying them overturned on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Raipur Nathbari area of Daudkandi upazila in Comilla on Saturday morning.
Two killed over robbery in Sylhet
Sylhet, Mar 4 – Two people were killed — one in an attack by robbers and another during a clash with cops over a robbery, at Mostafanagar village in Companiganj upazila on Saturday morning. The victims were identified as Jilu…
Husband gets death sentence for killing wife in Natore
Dhaka – A court Husband gets death sentence for killing wife in Natorehere on Thursday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing his wife in Baraigram upazila in 2015.The condemned convict is Kajal Kumar Sarker, son of…
Teacher abets SSC examinee’s cheating!
Dhaka – A mobile court here on Thursday sentenced a teacher and an SSC examinee to a month and 15 days in prison respectively for adopting unfair means during the exam in Mathbaria upazila in Pirojpur .The teacher’s name is…
12 girls return from India serving jail term
Dhaka – Twelve Bangladeshi young girls returned home from India on Thursday after languishing in jail there for three years.Those returned are Sathi Khan, 22, of Rajbari district, Sonia, 21, of Sreepur village in Magura district, Sima Akter, 23, Rupa,…
Three killed in Pirganj bus plunge
Dhaka, Mar 2 – Three people, including two women, were killed and 22 others injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch on Rangpur-Dinajpur highway in Pirganj upazila headquarters under the same district early Thursday.
Son held for murder attempt on Jhalakati mayor
Dhaka – Police arrested the son of Jhalakati municipal mayor Liakat Ali Talkudar from the district town on Wednesday on charges of attempted murder and carrying firearms illegally.Officer-in-Charge of Jhalakati Police Station Mahe Alam said mayor Liakat rebuked his son…
Mix farming can revive small indigenous fish species
Fisheries experts in a training session observed mix fish farming could be the effective means of reviving the small indigenous fish species besides boosting its production which is important for cutting protein deficiency and unemployment problem in rural areas. They…
Sifat murder verdict review sought at RU
Rajshahi – Demanding fair investigation and review of the verdict in Wahida Akhter Sifat murder, a student of Mass Communication and Journalism (MCJ) department of Rajshahi University (RU) a human chain was formed in front of the department at 12.00pm…
One killed in Satkhira road crash
Dhaka– A human-hauler driver was killed in a collision between his vehicle and a trolley near Tala Government College in Tala upazila in Satkhira on Tuesday morning.
Attack on Cox’s Bazar Ansar camp: Mastermind held
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested Nurul Alam, the mastermind of the attack on an Ansar camp in Teknaf upazila that killed an Ansar member, from Kutupalang Rohingya camp of Ukhiya upazila on Tuesday.Tipped off, a team…
Two motorcyclists hit by truck killed Mymensingh
Mymensingh, Feb 28 – Two motorcyclists, including a Union Parishad member, were killed as a truck smashed their bike at Bottola in Ishwarganj upazila of Mymensingh early Tuesday.
Shifat murder: Husband gets 10 yrs imprisonment
Dhaka – Husband Asif Pisly has been convicted and sentenced to 10 years behind the bar on charge of instigating his wife Wahida Shifat, a former student of Department of Mass Communication and Journalism of Rajshahi University, to commit suicide…
Transport strike in Khulna division withdraws
Dhaka – The indefinite period transport strike at 10 districts of Khulna division was withdrawn this evening which was enforced by the Bus-Truck Workers Federation protesting the life-term imprisonment of a bus driver.The decision came after a meeting between road…
Road accident kills schoolboy in Gazaria
Dhaka – A schoolboy was killed and five others were injured in a road accident at Baluakandi under Gazaria upazila of the district today.The victim was identified as Bisal Chandr Das, 11, son of Biswanath Das, a resident of Narsingdi…
Mahfuz, Ruhul elected Ctg Taxes Bar president, GS
Dhaka -Mohammad Mahfuzul Hoque Moni and Mohammad Ruhul Amin have been elected president and general secretary (GS) respectively of the Chittagong Taxes Bar Association (CTBA). Election Commissioner Mohammad Abdul Malek today in the morning declared the results of CTBA polls…
AL activist killed in Khulna
Dhaka -Miscreants killed an AL activist of Daulatpur Thana due to controlling over the supremacy of a shrimp gher at Beel Pabla area in the early hours of today.Police recovered the dead body from a shrimp gher at Beel Pabla…
Young man gunned down in Pabna
Dhaka, Feb 27 – The bullet-hit body of an unidentified young man was found near Pakshi Paper Mill in Ishwardi upazila in Pabna on Monday.
Youth stabbed to death in Ctg
Dhaka – A youth was stabbed to death by his rival in the city’s Zianagar area under Akbarshah thana on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Yasin Mia, 25, hailed from Colonel Hat area under Akbarshah thana in the port…
Three to die for killing two children in Bahubal
Dhaka -A court here today sentenced three persons to death for killing two children at Jashpal village under Bahubal upazila of the district in 2008.Additional District and Session Judge Mafroja Parvin pronounced the verdict.The convicts are Abdul Ali, 30, Sayed…
Excessive smoke from mosquito coil kills teenager
Dhaka – A teenager was suffocated to death and his father fell ill due to excessive smoke emanating from a mosquito coil in a house of Kuril Biswa Road in the city on Sunday afternoon.
Unidentified man’s dead body found in Keraniganj
Dhaka – An unidentified man, estimated to be aged around 40, was found dead behind the Crown Melamine Factory at Shakta area of the district on Sunday.Locals spotted the body with its hands and legs tied up and throat slit.
AL chooses Joya Sengupta for Sunamganj-2 by-polls
Dhaka – Ruling Awami League has picked Dr Joya Sengupta, wife of Suranjit Sengupta, as its candidate in the upcoming by-election to Sunamganj-2 constituency.It has also nominated Anjum Sultana for Comilla City Corporation polls.The decisions were taken at the joint…
3 to walk gallows for killing two siblings
A court here on Sunday sentenced three men to death for killing two siblings in Bahubal upazila in 2008. The convicts are Abdul Ali, 40, son of Abdus Samad, Sayed Ali, 36, son of Marfat Ali, Arzu Miah, 40, son…
180 sued over Laxmipur clash
Dhaka – A case was filed against 180 people in connection with Friday’s triangular clash among police, villagers and devotees in Tumchar area in Laxmipur of Sadar upazila.
Gold ornaments, cash looted from Patuakhali jewellery shop
Dhaka – A group of robbers looted a huge amount of gold ornaments and cash from a jewellery shop at Kundupatti Road in Bauphal municipality on Saturday evening.Krishna Saha, manager of Bina Jewllers, said a group of 7-8 men entered…
Female medical student killed in city road crash
Dhaka – A female medical student was killed in a road accident at Nayabazar in the city’s Bangshal area on Saturday morning.The victim was identified as Sathia, 22, a student of Dhaka National Medical College and daughter of Mohammad Hasanuzzaman,…
Couple among 3 burned to death in Old Dhaka
Dhaka – Three people, including a couple, were burned to death in a fire that broke out at a tin-shed house in the city’s Islambagh area on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Shamim, 35, his wife Sima, 27, and her…