Dhaka – A court here on Monday sentenced seven people to life term imprisonment for killing a Krishak League leader Tafazal Hossain in 2010 in Pabna .
Category: Districts
Fatepur to become climate-resilient beautiful village
Fatepur village under Saddyapuskorini union of Rangpur Sadar upazila of the district will become an ideal, climate-resilient and environment-friendly beautiful place decorated with fruit, timber and other varieties of trees. “The Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) has undertaken a tree…
Cox’s Bazar Truck overturns; Sylhet bus-truck collide: 8 die
Cox’s Bazar, Jul 16 – Five people were killed and nine others injured as a bamboo-laden truck overturned in front of Balukhali customs office in Ukhia Upazila on Monday morning.
Sylhet road crash leaves 3 dead
Dhaka – Three people, including a woman, were killed and 30 others injured in a road accident involving four vehicles in Lalabazar area of Dakkhin Surma upazila in Sylhet on Sunday.
Man to die for killing daughter in Netrakona
Dhaka – A court here on Sunday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing his daughter in 2009 in Netrakona .
Two brothers die from electrocution in Chattogram
Dhaka – Two brothers died from electrocution at Jabbarhat village in Hathazari upazila in Chattogram on Sunday morning.
26 drug peddlers jailed in Rajshahi
A Mobile court on Satuday sentenced 26 drug peddlers to different jail terms on charge of taking drugs and drug trading in the district. Earlier Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested 29 persons for their alleged involvement in drug dealing.…
Rajshahi schoolboy drowns in Padma
Dhaka – The body of a schoolboy was recovered from the Padma River near the city on Friday night, five hours after he drowned in the river.
Youth found dead in Jhenidah
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of an unidentified young man from Agmundia village in Kaliganj upazila in Jhenidah on Saturday morning.
Clash over land leaves 2 dead in Moulvibazar
Dhaka- Two people were killed and 40 others injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a disputed land at Pammadpur in Moulvibazar on Saturday.
Twins drown in Pabna pond
Pabna – A pair of twins aged just two-and-half, drowned in a pond in Boalmari village in Sathia upazila on Thursday.
UPDF man shot dead in Khagrachhari
Dhaka – An activist of the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF), the Chittagong Hill Tracts-based political party, was gunned down by unidentified miscreants in Alutila area of Matiranga upazila in Khagrachhari on Thursday.
Oli Ahmed’s vehicle vandalised in Cumilla
President of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Col (retired) Oli Ahmed’s motorcade came under attack and his vehicle was vandalised on Wednesday when he was on his way to a function in Chandina upazila.
Crab cultivation brings smile on farmers’ face in Khulna
Dhaka– Crab cultivation through sustainable technology has brought smile and made around 300 farmers self -reliant in Khulna, Bagerhat and Satkhira districts.
Couple electrocuted in Joypurhat
Dhaka – A couple was electrocuted at Rangta village in Sadar upazila in Joypurhat on Tuesday.
BCL leader hacked in Bagerhat
Dhaka – A local Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader was hacked by miscreants at Ariyamardan in Kachua upazila in Bagerhat early Tuesday.
Dawn-to-dusk strike underway in Naniarchar, Rangamati
Rangamati, Jul 10 – A dawn-to-dusk strike enforced by ‘Nabbya Mukhoshdhari Protirod Committee’ demanding rescue of 16 abducted villagers is going on in Naniarchar Upazila of the hilly district on Tuesday.
Schoolboy electrocuted in Natore
Dhaka- A schoolboy died from electrocution at Dabirer Mor in Sadar upazila in Natore on Monday morning.
2 killed in Gaibandha road crash
Gaibandha – Two people were killed and 24 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses on Dhaka-Rangpur highway at Kalitala Bazar in Gobindaganj upazila on Monday. The identities of the deceased could not be known yet.Mujibur Rahman, officer-in-charge…
2 workers hurt in city coil factory blast
Dhaka – Two workers were injured as the motor of a mixer exploded at a coil factory in the city’s Demra area on Monday.
Schoolgirl raped in Bagerhat
Dhaka – A schoolgirl was raped at Gharmul in Fakirhat upazila in Bagerhat on Sunday.
Minor boy drowns in Thakurgaon pond
Dhaka – A minor boy drowned while taking bath in a pond in Hawda village of Baliadangi upazila in Thakurgaon on Saturday noon.
By 15 including UPDF leader abducted in Rangamati Hill Dist
A leader of United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) and 14 villagers were abducted at gunpoint by some miscreants from Kaukhali and Naniarchar upazilas in the district on Sunday.
Aush paddy transplantation at final stage in Barind tract
Farmers are seen very much busy in their final stage Aush paddy transplantation everywhere in the region including its vast Barind tract. They are now transplanting the late varieties developed by Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) with the hope of…
Minor boy drowns in Thakurgaon pond
Dhaka – A minor boy drowned while taking bath in a pond in Hawda village of Baliadangi upazila in Thakurgaon on Saturday noon.
Six killed in Moulvibazar car-autorickshaw collision
Moulvibazar, July 7 – At least six people including four of a family were killed while three others injured in a head-on collision between a car and an auto-rickshaw on the Moulvibaza-Sylhet regional highway at Nadampur in Sadar Upazila on…
15-foot python captured in Faridpur
Dhaka– Villagers captured a 15-foot long python from a yard at Borail village in Madhukhali upazila in Faridpur early Saturday while it was taking shelter in a house.
Minor killed after failing off bridge in Cumilla
Dhaka – A minor boy was killed as he fell from a bridge and drowned in the canal in agannatpur village of Debidwar upazila on Friday.
Khulna City mayor, councilors take oath
Newly elected mayor of Khulna City Corporation (KCC) and councilors took oath at a function at Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) here today.
Save us from stalkers – Twin sisters to Charbhadrasan UNO
Faridpur, July 5 – Following weeks of harassment by a group of stalkers enjoying the protection of local influentials, a pair of twin sisters submitted their written allegations in letter form to the Charbhadrasan Upazila Nirbahi Officer, after fleeing an…