Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-5 arrested three alleged members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) with 23 bombs from Saguna Purba Para village under Bagmara Upazila of the district in the early hours of yesterday, RAB sources…
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-5 in a drive arrested an alleged drug trader with 5.4 kg ganja in Shibganj upazila of the district on Saturday.The arrested person was identified as Md Durul Islam, 32, son of Md Nazrul Islam…
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) conducted raids in different frontier area of Chunarughat upazila of the district on Friday night and recovered 14 kg ganja and 31 bottles of Indian liquor.BGB source said different teams of BGB conducted raids…
Two workers on Sunday died and another fell sick after inhaling toxic gas in a septic tank of an under-construction building at BSCIC Industrial area in Sadar upazila in Kushtia.Witnesses said Ashiq, 22, son of Shahin Mollah, Shahin, 25, son…
Police last night rescued a kidnapped boy and arrested one of the abductors after four days of abduction.The victim was identified as Oshim, 7, son of Ripon Sheikh of village Khalshi under Daulatpur upazila of the district. Nazmul Nishat, Officer-in-Charge…
A total of 10,000 hectares of land have been brought under jute cultivation in five upazilas of the district in the current season.Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said, farmers cultivated jute on 10,000 hectares of land against the target of…
Eight business establishments were gutted in a devastating fire that broke out at Dolagaon Bazaar under Sadar upazila of the district in the early hours of today.The fire originated from an electric short-circuit of a shop at about 3.30 am…
Custom officials with the help of Armed Police Battalion (APBn) today arrested a youth with six gold bars weighing about 600 grams from the Canopy No-2 of Hazrat Shahjalal (R) International Airport here.”A team of customs officials recovered six gold…
Police today arrested nine Chhatra-Shibir activists along with four live bombs as they were allegedly holding a secret meeting at Govipur village under sadar upazila in the district.A police team of Sadar Police Station, led by Officer-In-Charge (OC) of Meherpur…
A mobile court in Bholahat upazila in the district realized Tk. 1,50,000 as fine for running unlicensed brick kilns on Wednesday.Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-5 sources said an operation team of RAB from Chapainawabganj camp along with executive magistrate Abul Hayat…
Police arrested three yaba traders from Pabna Mohila College at Bangura of Pabna Sadar on Tuesday night.Police recovered 300 pieces of yaba tablets from their possession. Arrested persons are police constable Golam Sarwar 35, Shuva 18 and Tariqul Islam 26.Officer…
Detectives in a drive arrested the Joypurhat district unit Jamaat-e-Islami ameer from in front of Muslimnagar Women’s College on the edge of the district town on Thursday.Tipped off, a team of the Detective Branch of police arrested Hasibul Alam Liton,…
A tractor driver was killed as his vehicle turned turtle at Birajot village in Sadar upazila today.The deceased was identified as Asadul, 15, son of Afij Uddin of the same village.
A cattle trader was gunned down by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Johorpur frontier under Shibganj upazila of the district last night.The deceased was identified as M Benjir Ahmed, 22, son of Budhu Miah of Gaipara village of the…
Police in a drive arrested two women drug peddlers and recovered 15-kgs of ganja from Dhaka road area in the district town here this morning.The arrested were Safia, 52, and Monowara, 55. Both of them are residents of Purba Jikabari…
A man allegedly killed his wife and her uncle-in-law at Yakubnagar under Kotwali Police Station in the port city on Tuesday night over an extramarital affair.The victims were identified as Asma Begum, 25, wife of Hridoy, and her uncle Maksudur…
Police in a series of overnight drives arrested 83 people from different upazilas of the district last night.Abdul Awal, Additional Superintendent of Police (Special Branch) of Chittagong district, said police detained 83 people with 300 pieces Yaba and 53 litres…
A man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree near his residence at Gopalpur in Tongi here this morning.The deceased was identified as Sujit, 30, son of Sri Haradhan of the same area.
A housewife, who was set ablaze by her mother-in-law on Thursday night, died here in the early hours of today after struggling with life for the past five consecutive days. According to police sources, the victim is Tahmina Begum, 30,…
At least 40 houses were gutted and a woman received severe burn injuries today (Monday) during a devastating fire at Bihari camp at Khalispur area in the city.Local People and Fire Service sources said, the fire originated from a rice…
Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) in a raid arrested four alleged members of a Yaba syndicate from city’s Boro Pool area under Halishahar Thana on Sunday night.The arrestees were identified as Rabiul Alam, 28, Abdul Mannan alias Enam, 23, Salauddin, 34…
A man in the southern district of Patuakhali has died in what the law enforcers describe as a ‘shootout’.
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-12 conducted raid at Bangabari area under Sirajganj pourashava this noon and arrested five male and female drug traders.RAB members also recovered 50 yaba tablets, 13 small packets of heroin powder and cash Taka 2,58,000 from their…
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-5 in a drive arrested two drug traders along with 400 grams of heroin in Chapainawabganj sadar upazila last night.The arrested were M Sadequl Islam, 30, son of Ainal Haque of Sundarpur village and M…
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon and Cultural Minister Asaduzzaman Noor today said that the archeological site at Nateshwar could be a great source of attraction for tourists.Forensic studies proved that the ruins of an old temple and…
A housewife was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband and in-laws in Alia Madrasah Road area of the district town on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Nipa, wife of Arefin, a resident of the area.Victim’s family members alleged…
Two minor siblings drowned in Kongshopura area of Sirajdikhan upazila on Saturday afternoon.The deceased were Raihan, 4, and Jihad, 2, sons of Bachon Matbbar of the area.Quoting locals, Yardous Hasan, officer-in-charge of Sirajdikhan Police Station, said the two brothers were…
Rivals attacked the office of a local trader in Chachra Raipara area of the Jessore district town on Saturday night.Police said Babor Ali along with his men Harun and Miraj had earlier several times attempted to occupy the house of…
A case has been filed against a stepbrother of the two minor boys, whose bodies were found at Dhulipara village in Sadar Dakshin upazila on Saturday afternoon, suspecting him of their murder.The deceased’s mother, Rekha, filed the case with Sadar…
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive recovered 1.20 lakh pieces of Yaba tablets worth Tk 3.5 crore from Hoangbrang bordering area in Teknaf upazila on Friday night.Topped off, a team of BGB led by Hila BoP Company…