Dhaka – A mentally challenged elderly man allegedly committed suicide by jumping under a speeding train at Moshioli in Sadar upazila of Khulna on Tuesday afternoon.
Category: Districts
Decomposed body of woman found in Magura
Dhaka – Police recovered the decomposed body of an unidentified woman from Shaha Para residential area of the district town on Tuesday morning.Azmal Huda, officer-in-charge of Magura Police Station, said locals noticed a bad smell coming from a jungle at…
7 get 17 years in prison Khulna for mass robbery
Dhaka – A court on Monday sentenced seven robbers to 17 years’ imprisonment in a case filed over mass robbery at six houses in Terokhada upazila of Khulna district in 2008.
Nepali student missing from Sylhet City hostel
Dhaka – A Nepali student of a private medical college in the northeasters city of Sylhet has been missing for the last 13 days. The missing student was identified as Sawgat Gewali, 26, a student of North East Medical College…
Decomposed body of woman found in Magura
Dhaka – Police recovered the decomposed body of an unidentified woman from Shaha Para residential area of the Magura district town on Tuesday morning.
Cop stabbed by miscreants in Chuadanga
Dhaka – A policeman was stabbed by miscreants at Dharshana Dakhshin Chandpur village in Damurhuda upazila in Chuadanga on Sunday night.Abul Khalek, officer-in-charge (investigation) of Damurhuda Model Police Station, said a gang of miscreants, numbering 3-4, waylaid Shamim Ahmmed, 30,…
Newborn stolen from hospital in Jessore
Dhaka – A newborn baby was allegedly stolen by an unidentified woman from Ghop Jail Road area of the district town in Jessore on Sunday evening.Family sources said wife of Rezaul, a resident of Boren Dhali village of Keshabpur upazila,…
Santals may get back their lands through court: DC
The Santal people may get back their lands only through the court decision and under due course of law, said deputy commissioner (DC) of Gaibandha district.
Father confesses to killing baby girl in Sylhet
Dhaka – A man confessed before a court here on Sunday that he had killed his six-month old daughter at Ghungadia village in the upazila in Beanibazar .Sylhet Metropolitan Magistrate Farzana Shakila recorded the statement of Ujjal Ahmed, father of…
Schoolboy ‘commits suicide’ in Jhenidah
Dhaka – A schoolboy reportedly committed suicide by taking pesticide at Bahirgachi village in Kaliganj upazila on Saturday morning.The deceased was identified as Milon Hossain, 12, a class VII student Bahirgachi Secondary School and son of Badrul Mia of the…
One held with pistol in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested an alleged arms trader along with one foreign pistol,one magazine and six rounds of bullets from Kalinagar village in Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabgan on Saturday.The arrestee was identified as M Anwar,…
Youth’s body recovered from Piyain river at Jaflong
Dhaka – The body of a young man was recovered from the Piyain river at Jaflong in Goainghat upazila on Saturday morning 18 hours after he went missing.The deceased was identified as Pavel, 18, son of Abdul Khaled of R…
2 killed in Khulna road crash
Dhaka – Two people were killed as a private car rammed their bicycle in Arongghata area in Khulna on Saturday noon.The deceased were identified as Asad Sheikh, 45 and Salam Bhuiyan,50, resident of Raimahal area of the city,UNB News Agency Reported.
New AL entrants must be vetted: Maya
Chandpur – Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya on Saturday said the door of Awami League is open to everyone except Jamaat and ‘the wicked’. “Many people want to join Awami League swayed by the government’s development…
123 school buildings risky in Khulna
Dhaka – Students of at least 123 primary schools and madrasahs in eight upazilas of the district are either attending their classes under the open sky or with constant fear of a roof collapse due to dreadful situation of the…
2 killed 8 missing in Madaripur bus plunge
Dhaka – Two people were killed and eight others went missing as a bus plunged into a roadside pond at Pantapara on Dhaka-Barisal highway in Kalkini upazila of Madaripurearly Saturday. The identities of the deceased could not be confirmed.
Police foil students’ long march towards Nasirnagar
Brahmanbaria – Police on Friday foiled the planned long march of the students of Dhaka University (DU) and Jahangirnagar University (JU) towards Nasirnagar in Ashuganj upazila.
2 motorcyclists killed in Panchagarh road accident
Dhaka – Two motorcyclists were killed and three people were injured in a road crash at Jogdol Bazar in sadar upazila in Panchagarh on Thursday.The deceased were identified as Ashraful Islam, 22, son of M Alam, and Delwar Hossain, 22,…
2 given death penalty for killing schoolboy in Comilla
Dhaka – A tribunal here on Wednesday convicted two people and sentenced them to death for killing a schoolboy in 2013.The condemned convicts are: Mahe Alam Nayan and Kuddus Alam Rabin,both residents of Ratnabati village in Sadar upazila.According to the…
Writ challenges legality of police firing on Santals
Dhaka – A writ was filed with the High Court on Wednesday challenging the legality of police firing on Santal people during a clash with law enforcers and workers of Rangpur Sugar Mill in Gobindaganj upazila.
Teacher ‘commits suicide’ in Gazipur
Dhaka – A female college teacher reportedly committed suicide by hanging herself at her house in Hakkani Housing Society of Joydebpur are in Gazipur on Tuesday noon.The deceased was identified as Afsana Akter, 35, wife of Mafiz Uddin,a resident of Shripur…
One held in Bandarban for robbery attempt
Dhaka – Police arrested an alleged robber for trying to loot Janata Bank’s Lama branch in Bandarban on Monday night.The arrestee was identified as Robin.Anwar Hossain, officer-in-charge of Lama Police Station, said a gang of robbers, numbering 4-5, went to the…
Court indicts 7 militants for Kunio Hoshi murder
A special tribunal here today indicted seven alleged operatives of outlawed Jama’atul Mujahedeen Bangladesh (JMB) for murdering Japanese national Kunio Hoshi on October 3 last year.”The tribunal indicted the seven accused . . . five of them were brought on…
Gaibandha district admin distributes relief among Santal families
Dhaka – The Gaibandha district administration Monday went to the Santal families in Gobindhaganj upzila to distribute relief materials but they rejected it, saying that they want their lands back instead of food. After being evicted, these ethnic families are…
Man’s hanging body recovered in Laxmipur
Dhaka – Police recovered the hanging body of truck driver in Kanchani Bazar area of Sadar upazila in Laxmipur on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Raju, son of Nurul Alam of Charruhita village in the upazila.Locals spotted his body…
Madrasha student stabbed dead in Bagerhat
Dhaka- A madrasha student was hacked to death by a group of miscreants over previous enmity at Chalitabunia village in Morelganj upazila in Bagerhat on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Al-Amin Sheikh, 18, son of Hossain Ali Sheikh, a…
7 including 5 policemen killed in Bogra van truck collision
Dhaka – Seven people, including five policemen, were killed and five people injured in a head-on collision between a police van and a truck at Mahipur Bazar on Dhaka-Bogra Highway in Sherpur upazila ofBogra district early Saturday.
‘Drug addict’ man kills brother in Bogra
Dhaka – A ‘drug addict’ man stabbed his elder brother to death at Hajorki-Begunipara village in Nandigram upazila in Bogra early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Mofazzel Hossain, son of Abdul Jabbar of the village.Officer-in-Charge of Nandigram Police Station Abdur…
2 electrocuted in Gaibandha
Dhaka – Two people including a woman were killed after being electrocuted by live electric wire allegedly laid down by rivals in a disputed paddy field at Jinia village of Sundarganj upazila in Gaibandha on Saturday morning.The deceased were identified…
Suspected ‘Terrorist’ held with gun in Jessore
Dhaka – Police arrested an alleged terrorist along with one shooter gun and one round of bullet from Kholadanga Kadamtala Mor in Jessore town early Saturday, UNB news agency reported.