Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-5 arrested an alleged drug trader with 350 bottles of contraband Indian phensidyl syrup from Uparchakpara village in Shibganj upazila on Friday.The arrested was identified as Md. Selim Reza, 26, son of Md. Zillur Rahman…
A young man died from electrocution at Permathurapur village in Harinakundu upazila on Friday.Mahtab Uddin, sub-inspector of Harinakunda Police Station, said Mizanur Rahman, son of Baser Ali of the village, came in contact with a live electric wire while repairing…
At least four dwelling houses were gutted in a devastating at Mazirghat area under Sadarghat thana in the city on Friday afternoon.Fire service sources said, the fire originated from an electric short- circuit in the house of Badsha Mia Sawdagor…
A schoolgirl was killed when a bus knocked down her in Gopal area of Sadar upazila on Saturday morning.Sources said Jharna Akter, 6, a class I student of a local school and daughter of Nur Ali, a CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver,…
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh in separate drives arrested a Myanmar citizen and recovered 80,000 pieces of Yaba tablet from different areas in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district on Saturday.BGB-42 commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel Abu Jar Al Zahid said…
Police recovered the body of a worker from a brickfield in Sonai Bridge area of Madhabpur upazila on Friday night.Officer-in-charge of Madhabpur Police Station Molla Manir Hossain said workers of Sonai Brickfield spotted the body of Ratan Bepari,24, son of…
Two people were killed and another was injured when a bus rammed into a pick-up van on the Dimla-Domar road at Kaliganj in Jaldhaka upazila on Saturday.A bus hit a pick-up van while overtaking in the area around 7:30 am,…
A truck driver was killed as he was allegedly pushed out of a bus carrying a picnic party following a brawl over a collision between two vehicles at Katlamari Bazar on the Kushtia-Meherpur highway in Mirpur upazila on Friday evening.Quoting…
A woman and her two-year-old son were stabbed to death allegedly by ‘her husband’ over a family feud at Pashchim Charbata village in Subarnachar upazila on Friday night.Nizam Uddin, officer-in-charge of Char Jabbar Police Station, said Lucky Rani Nath, 30,…
Police in anticrime drives arrested 55 persons, including a BNP activist and two Islami Chhatra Shibir workers, from different places in the district last night.According to police sources, the arrested persons also included absconding accused persons of different cases, warranties,…
Chittagong district police in a series of overnight drives arrested 84 persons including a Jammat Shibir activist with Yaba and Liquor from different Upazilas of the district on Wednesday night.Abdul Awal, Additional Superintendent of Police (Special Branch) of Chittagong district,…
A mobile court fined nine 9 gamblers with Taka 100 each and sentenced another one to seven days imprisonment without labour in Badarganj upazila town here today, police sources said.
An unidentified young girl aged about 20 was crushed under the wheels of a train in Fozdarhat Cadet College area under Sitakundu upazila on Thursday morning.Himangshu Das Rana, Officer in Charge (OC) of Government Railway Police (GRP) said the unidentified…
Seventeen-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer underwent “successful” surgery on his knee Wednesday and will be ruled out of action for one month, his agent said.Federer underwent the surgery to repair a torn meniscus sustained the day after his semi-final…
A school teacher was killed as she fell down from an easy bike in Itkhola Bazaar area in Sadar upazila on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Mahmuda Khatun, 35, an assistant teacher of Naliardangi Primary School in Sadar upazila…
One drug peddler was arrested by the members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-8 yesterday with 327 pieces of yaba tablets from Bhanga upazilla of the district.According to RAB sources, acting on a tip off a team of RAB members led…
Police recovered the hanging body of a furniture worker from Koitta under Saturia upazila of the district on Tuesday. The victim was identified as Mintu Sheikh, 14, of Char Ashutoshpur village of Pabna upazila under Pabna district. He was the…
A court here on Wednesday sent suspected leader of Myanmar insurgent group ‘Arakan Army’ Renin Suye and its three members to jail rejecting their bail petitions in two cases filed with Rajasthali police station.Additional judicial magistrate Sabrina Ali passed the…
Ferry movement on the Shimulia-Kawrakandi route in the Padma River resumed on Wednesday morning after nine hours of disruption caused by dense fog.Shah M Khaled Newaj, additional general manager of BIWTA, said the ferry service and plying of water vessels…
Border Security Force (BSF) of India detained a Bangladeshi farmer in Kamalpur frontier under Shibganj upazil of the district this morning.He was identified as Salim Miah ,27, son of Fazlur Rahman of Shialmara village under Shibganj upazila of the district.
Primary Teachers’ Training Institute (PTI) at Banglabazar area of the town was adjudged as the best PTI in the country in 2015.This judgment came on the basis of performance of departmental activities by the institute.The institute was established in 1964…
Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) Alhaj Sarfuddin Ahmed Jhantu has said modern road communication networks are being developed for turning Rangpur into a traffic jam free city.Jhantu, also a valiant freedom fighter, said this while launching road carpeting works…
Chittagong Metropolitan Police in separate drives arrested four persons with three firearms and ammunitions from different areas of the city early today.The detainees were identified as Abul Kashem, 28, Zamal Hossain, 35 and Abul Kalam, 36. They all hail from…
Police recovered the hanging body of a furniture worker from Koitta under Saturia upazila of the district today.The victim was identified as Mintu Sheikh, 14, of Char Ashutoshpur village of Pabna upazila under Pabna district. He was the worker of…
A brilliant half-century from Tariq Stanikzai helped Afghanistan Under-19 team to post their first win of the tournament with a four-wicket win in a low-scoring encounter against Canada Under-19 team held on Monday at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. Stanikzai…
A man has reportedly killed his elder brother in Sakoa village under Bagmara Upazila of the district yesterday evening, police and hospital sources here said yesterday.Quoting locals Motiar Rahman, Officer-in-Charge of Bagmara Police Station, said a conflict between the two…
Police in a drive arrested drug trader Dulal Kazi from Chandpur bus stand on Sunday.Acting on a tip off, a team of police of Hajiganj thana conducted the raid at Chandpur bus stand and arrested Dulal Kazi, 48, a native…
An elderly woman was killed as her blanket reportedly caught fire from a burning biri at Aima Rasulpur village in Panchbibi upazila on Sunday night.Achhiya Begum, 70, wife of Abdul Malek of the village, died inside her room, police and…
Police arrested a young man along with 35 mounds of jatkas (hilsa fish less than 10 inches in length) from a truck in Meghna Ludhua wharf of Kamalnagar upazila on Sunday noon. Rafiqul Islam, sub inspector of Kamalnagar Police Station,…
Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River resumed after 10 hours of disruption caused by dense fog on Monday morning.Salahuddin, manager (commercial) of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) at Aricha ghat, said they kept suspended ferry services…