Category: Districts

Police arrested two activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, of the district unit from Rupatoli area of the city here last night.The arrested were Kamrul Islam and Khan Mohammad Saifullah.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three alleged drug traders with 705 bottles of phensidyl in a raid at Shibganj upazila of the district on Wednesday.The arrested persons were identified as Md. Mojibur Rahman, 45, and his brother Abdul…

A mobile court today fined three brick kilns at Rauzan upazila of the district for causing pollution and operating the plants without licenses.Officials familiar with the drives said an executive magistrate conducted the mobile court and fined the owners of…

At least eight dwelling houses were gutted in a devastating fire at Borokabarstan area under Chandgaon thana in the city on Wednesday morning.Fire service sources said, the fire originated from an electric short circuit at around 5.40 am and quickly…

Five Bangladeshi teenagers who were trafficked to India three years back returned home through Benapole check post on Tuesday night.Indian police handed them over to Bangladesh Immigration Police at night.

An activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was hacked to death allegedly by some activists of the organisation he belonged to in the city on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Quazi Habib, an activist of the city unit of…

A Sramik League leader was hacked to death by miscreants at Birpur in Sadar upazila on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Omar Faruk, 28, organising secretary of Sramik League of word no. 2 Narsingdi municipality unit and son of…

One person was killed and 10 others were injured when a bus carrying them rammed into a tree on the Dhaka-Rangpur highway near Mahila College area in Gobindaganj upazila on Wednesday morning.Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.

Three day labourers were killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a human hauler (Nasimon) at Jaigirhat Pakapul on the Rangpur-Bogra highway in Mithapukur upazila on Tuesday night.Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.

Police recovered six live bombs from Kholadanga area in Sadar upazila on Tuesday night.Police said being informed that two rival groups—one led by Hasan and Azizul and another by Hemayet—were taking preparation for a clash with firearms, police conducted a…

A policeman was killed and three others were injured as a police pickup van fell into a roadside ditch after being hit by a truck at Kajirdighi on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Sadar upazila early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as…

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a young man along with a foreign-made pistol, six rounds of bullet and a magazine at Sapura in the city on Tuesday afternoon.The arrested was identified as Saurov Hossain, 30, son of Siddikur…

They say the victim’s family owed Najma Begum a large sum of money.Narayanganj’s Additional Superintendent of Police Mohibul Islam said the woman was nabbed early on Tuesday from Damudya Upazila’s Sedelkurha area in Shariatpur.He said Najma was arrested as a…

A court here on Tuesday placed the three students of Chittagong University suspected of being members of banned militant group Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on a five-day fresh remand in two cases.Judicial Magistrate Mosaddeque Minhaz passed the order after police…

One person was killed and five others including four policemen and CNG driver injured in two separate road accident here this morning and Monday night.A motorcycle rider Jasimuddin, 18, died on the spot when his motorcycle collided head on with…

Chittagong district police in a series of overnight drives arrested 97 persons including a Islami Chhatra Shibir activist from different upazilas of the district on Tuesday night.Abdul Awal, Additional Superintendent of Police (Special Branch) of Chittagong district, said police detained…

Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) Alhaj Sarfuddin Ahmed Jhantu today sought cooperation as well as constructive criticisms from the mass media in building a beautiful and modern Rangpur city.”The media representatives can effectively focus the local problems, needs and…

A court in Rangamati on Monday convicted five members of the banned Islamist outfit Jama atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and sentenced them to 10 years rigorous imprisonment each for their involvement in a bomb attack in 2005.Additional District and Sessions…

Five activists of the district unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) has been suspended in connection with a factional clash on January 4, the founding anniversary of BCL.The suspended BCL activists are GM Siraji Mizan, Saurav Chandra Das, Khalid Siraji…

Five activists of the district unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) has been suspended in connection with a factional clash on January 4, the founding anniversary of BCL.The suspended BCL activists are GM Siraji Mizan, Saurav Chandra Das, Khalid Siraji…

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) handed over four Bangladeshi nationals to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Jaynagar check post in Darsana area of Damurhuda upazila on Sunday noon.The returnees are: Fatema Bibi, 40, wife of Abdus Salam, a resident of…

About 100 illegal structures were pulled down in Mozampur Gate area under Kushtia town by the Railway authority to clear its lands on Sunday.One hundred shops and business establishments were illegally erected by occupying Railway lands in the area, Kushtia…

A minor boy was killed as a bus hit him at Purba Borochar on the Shaestaganj-Habiganj road under Shaestaganj upazila of the district yesterday morning.The deceased was identified as Himel, 8, a student of class two and son of Tahir…

Police recovered the body of an unidentified man from Baganbari area on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway under Bahubal upazila of the district yesterday morning.Being informed, a team of police from Shaestaganj Highway Thana rushed to the spot and recovered the body…

A gang of dacoits looted cash and gold ornaments worth about Taka 50 lakh from a jewellery shops at Thana road in the district town on Sunday night.Police said a gang of dacoits entered the shop owned by Liton Gop…

A world-record T20 partnership by Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson gave New Zealand a comprehensive 10-wicket win in the second Twenty20 against Pakistan in Hamilton on Sunday.Set a target of 169, Guptill finished the match with a boundary to take…

A young man died after falling from the rooftop of a running train at Pewarapur in Laksam upazila on Saturday evening.The deceased was identified as Ramjan Ali, 25, son of Mesbah Uddin, a resident of Hossainpur village in Shahrasi upazila…

Two people were killed and three others injured as a microbus hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on the Laxmipur-Begumganj road in Banglabazar area of Begumganj upazila on Sunday morning.The deceased were identified as Helal,25, and Kabir, 28.

Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) picked up two Bangladeshi nationals from Burimari land port area in Patgram upazila early Saturday.The victims were identified as Milon Hossain, 27, son of Safiar Rahman, and Abdus Salam, 34, son of Abdul…

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 318 pieces of goatskin worth Tk5 lakh from Daulatpur bordering area in Benapole on Saturday night.BGB-21 Battalion commander Subedar Samsul Haque said tipped off that a huge number of goatskins would be smuggled…