Dhaka – Police recovered the body of a girl cut into eight pieces from two cartons on Dhaka-Sylhet highway under Kagajpur Bridge in Osmaninagar uapzila in Sylhet on Wednesday.Police said local people saw the hand of a human being in…
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‘Thief’ beaten dead in Jessore
Dhaka – A suspected thief was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Mahmudkati Madhyapara village in Manirampur upazila in Jessore early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Rabiul Islam, 35, son of Liakat Sardar of Balida Pachakari village in the upazila,UNB…
Youth found dead in sack in Buriganga
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of an unidentified young man, stuffed in a sack, from the Buriganga River at Kamrangirchar in the capital on Tuesday.Locals spotted a sack floating in the river around 11 am and informed police, said…
Domestic help found dead at Barisal judge’s house
Dhaka – A minor domestic help was found dead at the residence of a judge in Barisal on Monday night.The deceased was identified as Razia Khatun, 13, daughter of Nurul Islam of Khunna Gobindapur village in Hizla upazila of the…
4 hurt in Dinajpur boiler blast
Dhaka- Four workers suffered burn injuries in a boiler explosion at a husking mill at Raniganj Bazar in Raniganj upazila in Dinajpur on Monday night.The victims were identified as Rafiqul Islam, son of Khabir Uddin of Raniganj upazila, Geda, son…
4 jhut godowns gutted in Gazipur fire
Dhaka – Four warehouses of jhut (garment scraps) were gutted in a fire in Tongi area in Gazipur early Tuesday.Fire service sources said the fire broke out at a jhut godown at Bank Basti around 3 am and it soon spread…
Mother, 2 children found dead in Feni
Dhaka – A woman and her two minor children were found dead at their residence at West Ukilpara in the district town in Feni on Monday night.The deceased were identified as Marzina Akhter, 28, wife of Italy expatriate Tarek Mahmood,…
Suspected ‘robber’ killed in Kushtia ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – A suspected robber was killed and four others suffered bullet wounds in a ‘gunfight’ with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Barmail in Bheramara upazila of Kushtia early Monday. The deceased was identified as Abdus Salam, a…
Army man killed in Natore road crash
Dhaka – An army man was killed and two others were injured as a vehicle carrying them overturned on Natore-Pabna highway in Rajapur area of Boraigram upazila on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Corporal Ziaur Rahman,UNB news agency reported.
Farmer shot dead by BSF along Lalmonirhat border
Dhaka- A farmer was shot dead by members of Indian Border Security (BSF) along Durgapur border in Aditmari upazila in Lalmonirhat early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Asaduzzaman, 23, son of Abul Hasan of Chowratari area of Durgapur union
Man gunned down in Chittagong
Dhaka- A young man was shot to death by a group of miscreants in GPO More area of the port city in Chittagong on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Ibrahim, 32. Officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station Jasim Uddin said…
89 held in Jessore
Dhaka – Police in a special drive from Friday night to Saturday night arrested 89 people from different areas in the districtin Jessore on various charges,UNB news agency reported.
‘Terrorist’ bullet-injuried in ‘gunfight’ with rivals in Jessore
Dhaka – An alleged terrorist was shot in a gunfight between two groups of criminals in TB Clinic area of the district town in Jessore on Saturday night.The injured was identified as Yusuf, 30, son of Abdul Latif, a resident…
Alleged ‘terrorist’ bullet-injuried in Jessore ‘gunfight’ with rivals
Dhaka – An alleged terrorist was shot in a gunfight between two groups of criminals in TB Clinic area of Jessore district town on Saturday night.
6 held at Chuadanga border
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested six people while they were going to India illegally through Munsipur border area on Friday night.The arrestees are: Toiab Ali, 18, son of Rabbani, Nur Mohammad Sardar, 30, son of Mannan…
Youth burnt to death as house in city slum catches fire
Dhaka – A young man was burnt to death as a house in a slum in Shahjahanpur area of the city caught early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Shipon, 30.Atikul Islam, duty official of the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD)…
One held with gun, heroin in Jessore
Dhaka – Police arrested an alleged terrorist along with a one-shooter gun, 100 gram heroin and one round of bullet from Putkhali border area here in Benapole on Friday night.The arrestee was identified as Rana, 24, son of Harun, a…
3 Hindu temples vandalised in Lalmonirhat over 12 months
Dhaka – Though three Hindu temples were vandalised and desecrated in Kaliganj upazila of Lalmonirhat over the last twelve months, no legal step has been taken in connection with those incidents.
3 killed in Mymensingh road accident
Dhaka- Three people, including a woman, were killed and three others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a human hauler at Mujahat in Tarakanda upazila in Mymensingh on Friday morning.Two of the deceased were identified as Madina,…
2 Pabna Medical College students ‘missing’
Pabna – Two MBBS 4th year students of Pabna Medical College have been missing for over a week, said family sources.
Case filed over killing of 3 youths in Natore
Dhaka – A case was filed on Thursday against 16 unidentified people in connection with the killing of three youths, including two Jubo League activists.Roksana Bewa, mother of Redwan Sabbir, a member of Natore municipality unit of Jubo League, filed…
Couple found dead in B’baria
Dhaka – Police recovered the hanging bodies of a couple from their house at Ibrahimpur Pal Para in Nabinagar upazila in Brahmanbaria on Thursday morning.The deceased were identified as Mithon alias Mintu, 22, and his wife Beauty Rani Pal, 19.
Construction worker found dead in Jessore
Dhaka – The body of a construction worker was recovered at Koraitola in Chowgacha upazila in Jessore on Thursday noon.The deceased was identified as Hossain Ali, 50, of South Koyerpara village,UNB news agency reported.
5 Huji men held from Chittagong ‘militant training camp’
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested five suspected members of Harkat-ul-Jihad (Huji) Bangladesh from a reported ‘militant training camp’ in port city Chittagong’s Colonel Haat area on Thursday. The arrestees were identified as Nazim…
Shimulia-Kawrakandi ferry services resume
Dhaka – Ferry services on the Shimulia-Kawrakandi route in the Padma river resumed after three and a half hours’ disruption caused by dense fog in Munshiganj on Wednesday morning.Shah Khaled Newaj, assistant general manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation’s…
60 held including Jamaat activists in Satkhira
Dhaka – Police, in special drives from Monday night to this morning, arrested 60 persons, including two activists of Jamaat-e-Islami with 500-gram of ganja from seven upazilas in Satkhira.Sources with the district police said they were picked up from different…
College girl Khadija attack case hearing begins
Dhaka – A Sylhet court on Monday started hearing a case filed against suspended Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader Badrul Alam for stabbing college girl Khadiza Akter on October 3. Witnesses gave depositions on the day Md Saifuzzaman, Chief Metropolitan…
Fog disrupts Paturia-Daulatdia Ferry service in BD
Dhaka – Ferry Service on Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma river was disrupted following dense fog early Tuesday.
Bullet-ridden bodies of 3 Natore JL men found in Dinajpur
Dhaka – On Monday, locals at a village in Ghorhaghat Upazila of Dinajpur reported to police after spotting three bullet-ridden bodies. Police recovered the bodies, found near a pond, around 10am. All of the bodies had bullet wounds on the…
3 Jamaat men among 84 held in Jhenidah
Dhaka – Police arrested 84 people, including three activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, in a special drive from different parts of the district in Jhenidah on Monday on various charges,UNB news agency reported.