Dhaka– Five people, including a woman, were killed as a covered van hit a bus at Borotakia in Mirsarai upazila of Chittagong on Saturday morning. Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Category: Districts
Rab rescues six fishermen after gunfight with robbers
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) rescued six kidnapped fishermen following a gunfight with forest robbers in the Sundarbans under Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira district on Friday, UNB news agency reported. The Rab force also recovered four firearms…
Youth hacked dead in Gaibandha; one held
Dhaka – A young man was hacked to death by some miscreants at Jhilpara in Gobindaganj municipality area in Gaibandha early Friday.Quoting local people, police said a group of miscreants intercepted Durjoy Chaki, son of Ujjal Chaki, near his home…
Newly harvested jute in Narsingdi markets
Narsingdi Correspondent The newly harvested jute has started coming to the local markets and other growth centres for the last couple of days. The growers here are happy as they are getting fair price of jute this year. The new…
Two Bangladeshis shot dead by BSF in Kurigram, Jhenidah
Dhaka – Two Bangladeshi nationals were shot dead by the members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Kurigram and Jhenidah districts early Friday, UNB news agency reported.
‘Dead newborn’ cries out at burial in Faridpur
Dhaka – Six hours after a physician declared it dead, a newborn baby was found alive while being buried at Alipur graveyard of Faridpur district town on Thursday morning, UNB news agency reported.
Kathalia Press Club Eid reunion held
Dhaka – An Eid reunion of the Kathalia Press Club was held on Wednesday in honour of the working journalists and respected personalities of the upazila, says a message received in Dhaka.
RMG workers on strike in Gazipur for arrears
Dhaka -Workers of a garment factory in Tongi BISIC area of Gazipur district went to a strike on Wednesday morning demanding immediate payment of their two months’ outstanding salaries.The workers of Kant Asia Garment Factory went to their workplace in…
Housewife kills self in Jessore
Dhaka- A housewife allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling of her house at Dhopakhola village in Sadar upazila of Jessore district early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Laki Khatun,22, wife of Milon, a resident of Bhomra village…
Pheromone trap gains ground among T-aman farmers in Rajshahi
Rajshahi Correspondent Environment-friendly “sex pheromone trap” for killing harmful insects is gaining popularity among farmers of transplanted aman in the region including its vast Barind tract, thanks to the awareness and motivational programme of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE).…
12 hurt in mad dog attack in Jessore
Dhaka – At least 12 people were injured as sick dogs bit them in Barandi Mollapara area of Jessore district town in Benapole on Sunday night.The injured were admitted to Jessore Medical College Hospital,UNB News Agency Reported.
Tangail AL leader Faruk murder: MP Rana sent to jail
Dhaka – A court in Tangail on Sunday sent MP Amanur Rahman Rana to jail rejecting his bail prayer in the Awami League leader Faruk Ahmed murder case, UNB new agency reported.
Woman’s floating body recovered in Kushtia
Dhaka – A woman’s body was recovered from Padma river in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia disrict on Saturday night, UNB news agency reported. The deceased could not be identified immediately.
Chuadanga schoolboy murder accused killed in ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – An accused in a schoolboy murder case was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Gobindopur village in Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga district early Sunday, UNB news agency reported.
Road crashes claim 11 lives in Tangail
Eleven people were killed and around 40 people injured in separate road accidents in the district on Saturday.Five people, including a woman and her son, were killed and 12 more people injured in a head-on collision between a bus and…
2 teenage girls commit suicide in Magura
Dhaka- Two teenage girls took their own lives by hanging themselves in two separate places of the district in Magura on Friday.The deceased were identified as Reshma Begum,14, a resident of Laxmipur village in sadar upazila, and Tammi Islam Oishi, 18,…
Madaripur road crash kills 3
Dhaka -Three people were killed and 10 others injured as a bus collided with a human hauler on Dhaka-Barisal highway in Boro Bridge area in Rajoir upazila in Madaripur on Friday.The deceased were identified as human hauler driver Billah Hossain,…
Bus, microbus collide killing eight in Brahmanbaria
Dhaka – Eight people were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision of a bus and a microbus on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Shosoi in Bijoynagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district on on Friday.
One killed, three injured in Cox’s Bazar copter crash
Dhaka – A man died and three others were injured as a helicopter of Meghna Aviation crashed near Rizu Khal in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Friday, UNB news agency reported. The identity of the deceased could not be…
Two siblings missing in Meghna trawler capsize
Dhaka – Two siblings went missing as a trawler they were riding, being hit by another trawler, capsized in the Meghna River at Moulvir Hat in Hizla upazila of Barisal district on Thursday night.
Youth drowns beneath Khagrachari waterfall
Dhaka – A young man drowned while bathing under a waterfall at Ringsa in sadar upazila of Khagrachari hill district on Thursday, UNB news agency reported.
Four RMG workers killed in Tangail as bus overturned
Dhaka – Four people were killed and 20 others injured when a bus with a group of garment workers on board overturned on the Tangail-Mymensingh Road near Pouli bridge in Kalihati upazila of Tangail early Friday, UNB news agency reported.
Missing youth found dead in Pirojpur
Dhaka – A young man, who went missing while taking bath in a canal in Mallikbari Bus Stand area of Sadar upazila in Pirojpur on Wednesday, was found dead on Thursday.Locals said Raju Khan, son of Jahangir Khan of Khamkata…
Hermaphrodite killed in attack in Jamalpur
Dhaka – A hermaphrodite (called hijra in Bangla language) was stabbed to death in an attack by some miscreants at Batchar village in Islampur upazila in Jamalpur early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Haider Ali Koli, 40, of the village.Quoting…
College student stabbed dead in Laxmipur
Dhaka – A college student was stabbed to death in an attack by miscreants in Abhirkhil area of Sadar upazila in Laxmipur on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Hossain Ahmed Shaon, son of Belayet Hossain of Radhapur village in the…
13 lose lives in road crashes in 6 dists
Dhaka – Thirteen people were killed and 48 others injured in road accidents in Dinajpur, Thakurgaon, Dhaka, Chittagong,Sirajganj and Jhalakati districts on Wednesday.In Dinajpur, four people, including a woman and a child, were killed and 40 others injured as a…
Couple found dead in Khulna
Dhaka – A couple was found dead in two ponds at Ekhri village in Terokhada upazila in Khulna on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Khasru Mollah, 40, and his expecting wife Lippi Begum, 38, residents of the village.Mesbah Uddin,…
Bus plunge kills 4 in Rangpur
Dhaka – Four people were killed and 25 others injured as a bus plunged into a ditch by Dhaka-Rangpur highway in Pirganj upazila in Rangpur on Monday.The deceased could not be identified yet.Officer-in-charge of Pirganj Police Station Rezaul Karim said the…
2 held with phensidyl in Ctg
Chittagong Correspondent Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-7 arrested two men for their alleged involvement in peddling drugs from city’s Port connecting road area on Sunday. They also seized 500 bottles of phensidyl and some cash from their possessions. On…
‘Robber’ killed in B’baria ‘gunfight’ with cops
Dhaka – An alleged robber was killed in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and police in Aoul Bhanga Bridge area of Nabinagar upazila in Brahmanbaria early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Kajol, a resident of Sirirampur village of the upazila.Officer-in-charge…