Police in a special drive arrested seven activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir from a mess in Momin Para area of the district town on Saturday evening.The arrestees were identified as Sabbir Hossain, Mohammad Farhaduzzaman, Mohammad Yunus, Mohammad Uzzal, Abdus Salam,…
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)seized 180 bottles of Indian wine and one kilogram of cannabis in three separate drives from Madavpur upazila of the district on Friday.A patrol team of the BGB-55 Battalion, led by Naike Saidur Rahman, in…
Cultivation of mustard, a robi crop, has been exceeded in all the seven upazilas of the district this year with an expectation of bumper production against the crop.Office sources said the department of agriculture extension (DAE) set a target to…
Detective Branch (DB) of Barisal Metropolitan police in a drive arrested three persons with 105 pieces of yaba tablets from a hotel of the city area on Thursday night.Three arrested persons were identified as Milon Sarkar, 27, M Jahidul Islam,…
A college girl and a man committed suicide in two separate incidents in Shailkupa upazila of Jhenidah on Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Sima Khatun, 17, daughter of Nazrul Islam, a resident of Borodah village and a college student of…
A man was stabbed to death and his wife injured allegedly by his son-in-law in Uttar Shalgaria Sarderpara area of the district town Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Mojaffar Hossain, 60, a resident of Baushgari village in Santhia upazila.
In the fourth phase, 105 members of 21 families belonging to two former Indian enclaves—Dohola Khagrabari and Doikhata—in Debiganj and Boda upazilas left for India on Thursday as they earlier embraced Indian nationality during the enclave swap between the two…
Police seized a covered van loaded with 56 sacks of Indian cumin worth Tk8 lakh from rail gate area in Akkelpur upazila of the district on Wednesday night.Officer-in charge of Akkelpur police station Sazzad Hossain said a team of police…
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in different drives recovered 31-kg ganja and 160 bottles Indian whisky from different areas of Kosba upazila in the district on Wednesday.The BGB team conducted the drives at Aksin and Rautkhola frontier area and…
A schoolgirl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling of her room at Jayfarpur village in Osmaninagar upazila on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Jaheda Begum, 13, daughter of Abdus Sobhan of the village and a class VII…
Police arrested an alleged drug peddler along with two grams of heroine (15 packs) from Sherpur bus stand of the district on Tuesday afternoon.The arrestee was identified as Dipu Poddar, 35.
More than 300 children were admitted to different clinics and hospitals after being affected with diarrhea and pneumonia in the last seven days.Residential Medical Officer of Laxmipur Sadar Hospital Dr Md Anowar Hossain said nearly 70 children were admitted to…
A three-day long ‘Rash Mela,’ one of the main festivals of the Hindu community, began today (Wednesday) at Dakkhina Kali Mandir in Mohalchari upazila of the district.Commanding Officer of Mohalchari Army Zone Lieutenant Colonel Humayun Kabir inaugurated the festival on…
Detective Branch (DB) of Police in a drive arrested two alleged arms traders and recovered two foreign made pistols, four magazines and 12 rounds of bullet from Banbelghoria Bypass crossing in the district town last night.The arrested were Abdul Latif,…
A court here yesterday sentenced one person to death for killing his wife at Joypurpara in the district town in 2000.The court also fined him Taka one lakh.Judge of Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-1 SM Saiful Islam pronounced the…
President of Chittagong city unit of Awami league and former Mayor ABM Mohiuddin chowdhury has said some war criminals exist also in our party and more are in hiden in the society in disguise. He said this while addressing an…
At least 10 people were injured in a clash between two groups of Swechchhasebak League, the volunteer wing of ruling Awami League, in the city on Monday noon.Witnesses said the district and city units of Swechchhasebak League brought out a…
Joint force’s teams in separate drives from Monday night to early Tuesday arrested 30 people, including 24 Jamaat-Shibir activists, from six upazilas of the district on various charges.Enamul Haque, officer-in-charge of Satkhira Detective Branch (DB) of police, said the joint…
A physically challenged young man was tortured inhumanly at the local bus terminal in the district town early Monday over a theft charge.He sustained severe burn injuries as the torturers scalded him with burning polythene bags.
Members of Rapid of Action Battalion (RAB) arrested an alleged drug trader with 885 Yaba tablets from Baneshwar Bazar area under Puthiya Upazila of the district last night, RAB sources here said yesterday.The arrested person was identified as Babu Hossain,…
A case was filed on Sunday against 50 people over a clash between activists of Jubo League and Sramik League in Goalabazar area of Osmaninagar upazila.Nabedur Rahman Chowdhury, brother of Afazalur Rahman Nazlu, general secretary of Osmaninagar Awami-League, filed the…
A man died after falling from a tree and two others injured while cutting the tree at Bhelta village in Faridganj upazila on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Sohel, 28, resident of the village.
Two people, including a schoolgirl, allegedly committed suicide in separate incidents in Jessore district on Sunday night and Monday morning.The deceased were identified as Ratna Khatun, 12, class VI student of a local high school and daughter of Nazrul Islam,…
Joint forces teams in separate drives from Sunday night to early Monday arrested 27 people including 12 Jamaatactivists from eight upazilas of the district on sabotage charges.Enamul Haque, Sub-inspector of Satkhira district police, said the joint team conducted separate drives…
Police recovered a hanging body of a young man from Chalibandar area of city on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Liton Das, 24, a resident of Alimpur village of Habiganj district, who used to works at a mobile flexi…
A joint forces team in a drive arrested acting chairman of Shibganj upazila Sayma Khatun from Mirzapur village of the upazila early Monday in an extortion case.Sayma Khatun is also a leader of the local unit BNP.
A court here on Monday sent president of Khulna metropolitan unit of BNP Nazrul Islam Manju to jail, turning down his bail petition in a sabotage case.Judge of Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court Amirul Islam passed the order rejecting the bail…
There is no impact of dawn to dusk hartal called today by Jamaat-e-Islami protesting the execution of top war criminal Ali Ahasan Mohammad Mojaheed.He was also buried yesterday here after execution at mid night at Dhaka central jail.
The teachers can play the most vital role in improving quality of education through disseminating time-befitting knowledge among the students with utmost sincerity, professionalism and noble commitments.The opinion came at concluding ceremony of a seminar on ‘Role of Teachers in…
A television journalist sustained bullet injuries at Gohira village under Raozan Upazila of the district today when unidentified miscreants attacked a microbus carrying journalists who were returning Dhaka after covering the burial news of the executed war criminal Salauddin Quader…