Savar – A man was killed and 30 others injured in a clash between the supporters of two member candidates of Kaundia union parishad (UP) in the upazila on the outskirts of the capital on Friday night.The deceased was identified as…
Category: Districts
Teacher thrashed for violating student in Narayanganj
Narayanganj – A female student was reportedly raped by a teacher of Tajek Pradhan High School in the Sadar upazila on Saturday morning.Victim’s father has already filed a case against the teacher with Narayanganj Sadar Police Station in connection with…
One held, 440 pieces Yaba seized in C’nawabganj
CHAPAINAWABGANJ -Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-5 conducted raid at Tetultala square of Kaliganj village under Sadar upazila of the district on Friday night and arrested a drug peddler with 440 pieces of Yaba tablet.The arrested was identified as Md.…
Pak citizen among 3 killed in Narsingdi factory fire
Narsingdi – Three people, including a Pakistani citizen, were burnt to death and 10 others injured as a fire broke out at a dyeing factory of Pakiza Group at Shekher Char in Sadar upazila on Saturday morning.Station officer of Sadar…
Woman killed in Patuakhali house collapse
Patuakhali – A woman was killed during a storm at Uttar Charlaxmi village in Dasmina upazila early Saturday as cyclone Roanu moved towards Bangladesh’s coastal areas, UNB News Agency Reported.
8 Shibir men held in Rajshahi
Rajshahi – Police in a drive arrested eight leaders and activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, from Shimultala Ghat in Bagha upazila on Friday evening.Tipped off, a team of police raided the area and arrested the…
38 ‘drug peddlers’ held in city
Dhaka – Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 38 alleged drug peddlers special anti-narcotics drives in the capital in 24 hours till 6:00 am on Friday.Local police stations and the Detective Branch (DB) of DMP conducted separate drives from 6:00 am…
2 housewives found dead in Chandpur, Shariatpur
Dhaka -Two housewives were found dead in separate incidents in Chandpur and Shariatpur on Thursday.In Chandpur, police recovered the body of Mobashera Begum, 50, wife of a homeopathic physician, Abul Kashem, from a water-body near her house on Chandpur-Comilla road…
1 killed in post-UP poll violence in B’baria
Brahmanbaria – A man was killed and at least 20 others injured in a post-union parishad polls clash between the followers of elected and defeated candidates in Telikandi village of Pakshimul union in Sarail upozila on Thursday night.
One killed in elephant attack in Rangamati
Rangamati – A man was killed in an elephant attack in Rajnagar area of Longdur upozila on Thursday night.The deceased was identified as Abdus Salam, 45, a resident of Marishay in Baghaichori upazila.
School teacher killed in Ctg road crash
Chittagong – A school teacher was killed as a truck hit his motorcycle in Eidgoan area under Pahartoli thana in the city on Thursday morning.The victim, Towhid Ahmed, 30, hailed from Noakhlai, was a teacher of a private school in…
Rajbari road crash leaves 3 dead
Rajbari – Three people were killed and 31 others injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch after hitting a motorcycle at Chandni on Rajbari-Kushtia regional highway in Sadar upazila on Thursday noon.
Girl locked in youth’s room after rape in Jessore
Jessore – A case has been filed against a youth for raping a class VIII girl at Baliadanga village on the outskirts of Jessore town.The accused was identified as Mamun Hossain, 24, son of Mamun Ali of the village.
Youth beaten dead over theft in Ctg
Chittagong -A young man was beaten to death allegedly by a group of local people at Shitalpur village in Sitakunda upazila early Wednesday on allegation of stealing a mobile phone set.The deceased was identified as Abdul Malek,26, son of Siddik…
2 kids drown in Ctg
Chittagong – Two minors drowned in a pond at Kachukhain village in Raozan upazila on Tuesday noon. The deceased were identified as M Mamun, 8, son of Manir Ahmed of the village, and Sumiya Akter, 7, daughter of Farid Alam…
Sheikh Hasina’s homecoming day observed in Ctg
CHITTAGONG – Bangladesh Awami League (AL) and its front organizations today celebrated the homecoming day of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina through day-long programmes.Chittagong city, north and south district units of AL celebrated the day through elaborate programmes including placing…
One held with arms, ammos in Birampur
RANGPUR – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-13) arrested a man with smuggled arms, ammos and phensidyl from Chetra Mour frontier under Birampur upazila in Dinajpur district today.RAB and police sources said a team of the elite force from Dinajpur…
Nazrul’s birth anniversary to be observed in Manikganj
MANIKGANJ – The 117th birth anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam will be observed in Manikganj on May 25 with due respect and festivity.On the occasion Manikganj district administration finalized a day-long programme to celebrate the birth anniversary of…
4 suspected ‘killers’ of RU teacher Rezaul Karim arrested
Rajshahi – Police in their separate drives arrested four suspected killers of Rajshahi University teacher AFM Rezaul Karim from Gaibandha and Rajshahi on Sunday and Monday night respectively.Rajshahi Metropolitan Police Commissioner M Shamsuddin came up with the disclosure at a…
DNA test finds rape evidence in Tonu’s body
Comilla – Unlike the report of the first autopsy conducted on the body of Sohagi Jahan Tonu, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has found rape evidence on the body of the Comilla Victoria College student in its DNA test.”We’ve found…
Gazipur schoolgirl killed ‘after rape’
Gazipur – A schoolgirl was strangulated to death allegedly after rape at Dakkhin Khan in Joydebpur upazila on Sunday night. Khandaker Rezaul Hasan Reza, officer-in-charge of Joydebpur Police Station, said the eight-year-old girl, also a class II student of Hyderbad…
Ctg gold smuggler gets life term RI
CHITTAGONG – A Chittagong court today for the first time sentenced a gold smuggler to life term rigorous imprisonment (RI) in a case filed for smuggling gold.The court of Chittagong Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad Shah-e-Nur also fined him TK 10…
Seven BSF men suspended on charge of killing
CHUADANGA -Seven Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) men were suspended by the concerned authorities on Sunday on charge of killing a Bangladeshi minor boy at Notun para border area under Jibannagar upazila of the district.The Bangladeshi minor boy was killed…
Snatcher arrested with foreign pistol in Ctg
CHITTAGONG – Chittagong Metropolitan Police in a drive arrested an alleged snatcher with an American-made pistol from city’s Textile area under Akbar Shah thana early today.The arrested was identified as Shah Jalal alias Jalal, son of Tonu Mia, hailing from…
2 youths hacked to death in Gazipur
Dhaka – Two young men were hacked to death by miscreants in Tongi area of Gazipur city, north of capital Dhaka on Sunday morning, unb news agency reported. The deceased were identified as Sharif Hossain, 30, and Jumman, 32, residents…
Family temple torched in Pirojpur
Dhaka – A family temple in the residence of general secretary of the Ittefaq Workers Union Dipak Chandra Roy was torched by miscreants at Laxmipur area in Bhandaria upazila of the southern district of Pirojpur district Saturday night, unb news…
Bodies of 2 Kishoreganj boat capsize victims recovered
Kishoreganj – The bodies of an elderly woman and her grandchild, who had gone missing in a boat capsize in Katiarkanda area of Itna upazila on Friday afternoon, were recovered on Saturday morning.
7 Swechhasebak Dal men held in city
Dhaka, May 14 (UNB)- Police arrested seven leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Swechhasebok Dal from Nayapaltan area in the city during their protests against submitting chargesheet against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia.
Youth shot dead by BSF in Chuadanga
Chuadanga -A Bangladeshi young man was shot to death by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Natunpara bordering area of Jibannagar upazila on Saturday.
35 sued over Ansar man killing
Cox’s Bazar – A case has been filed against 35 unidentified people in connection with the killing of an Ansar member who was gunned down by robbers inside the Rohingya refugee camp in Teknaf upazila on Friday.