Category: Districts

Police recovered hanging bodies of a young couple from their house at Borgoan village in Nabiganj upazila yesterday morning.The deceased were identified as Jubayel, 24, and his wife Lina Begum, 20, residents of the village.

A suspected thief was beaten to death at north Ramjanpur village of Kalkini upazila in the district early today.The deceased was identified as Bachchu Bepari, 45, son of Moslem Bepari of the village.

A saloon owner was murdered allegedly by some miscreants in Isdaer area under Fatullah upazila of the district last night.The deceased was identified as Abul Kasem, 42, son of Mahiuddin, a resident of Uttar Gabtoli area under the upazila.

A school teacher was crushed to death under the wheels of a trolley in Takurakona area here on Netrakona -Barhatta road this afternoon.Police and witnesses said, the victim was identified as Khandakar Nurul Huda, 50, the assistant teacher of Takurakona…

At least 50 people were injured, including three with bullets, in a clash over catching fish in a water body at Karilgaon village in Chhatak upazila on Wednesday afternoon.The three bullet-injured were Sokhojjul Islam, Sadikur Rahman and Saheb Ali, residents…

A court here of Wednesday convicted a man and sentenced him to life term imprisonment for killing his younger brother on October 24, 2011.The convicted was identified as Majibur Rahman, 40, son of Aftab Uddin, a resident of Natmorichai village…

Police arrested a local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami from Arpara Bazar in Shalikha upazila on Wednesday afternoon.The arrestee was identified as Abdur Rashid, secretary of Shalikha upazila unit of Jamaat.

An elderly man was crushed under the wheels of a train at Shashidal in Brahmanpara upazila on Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Abul Hashem,65, a resident of Jugirkandi village in Chauddagram upazila.

A youth was chopped to death by some miscreants at South Algi village under Haimchar upazila of the district early this morning(Thursday ).The deceased was Arif Khan, 25, son of Saudi expatriate Mizanur Rahman, a resident of the same area.

Some 14 youths both male and female from the ethnic minority communities are going to receive skill development training in Rajshahi this year, development activists in a project orientation meeting here said on Wednesday.After getting the technical and vocational training,…

BRAC, a non-government organization, under its Adolescent Development Programme organized Adolescent Mela-2015 titled ‘Adolescent Savings through Mobile Banking’ at Nuralapur High School ground in Sadar upazila here on Wednesday.Upazila Nirbahi Officer, Narsingdi Sadar Motakabbir Ahmed inaugurated the Mela as chief…

A court here on Tuesday sentenced a man to death for killing his wife in the city in 2009.The convict was identified as Jalal Uddin, a resident of Char Khirati village in Kapasia upazila.

Police arrested the district Islami Okya Jote president Maulana Abdul Momen Sherjahan on various charges from Sholakia Bazar area in the district town on Tuesday night.The arrestee, Maulana Abdul Momen Sherjahan, also general secretary of the district unit of Hefajat-e-Islam,…

A gang of armed robbers looted valuables waylaying 15 trucks and CNG-run auto-rickshaws at Barni on the Sylhet-Companiganj road on Tuesday night.Witnesses said the robber gang, split into three groups, carried out the robbery in the Sylhet-bound vehicles around 8pm…

A labourer was killed in an incident of landslide while doing work of stone lifting in Companiganj upazila of the district on Monday noon.The deceased was identified as Anwar, 35.

Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested a local leader of BNP in connection with a sabotage case from Kamarbari More in Sharsha upazila of Jessore district on Monday night.The arrestee was identified as Khairuzzaman Madhu, president of Sharsha upazila unit…

A joint force arrested 30 people, including 12 activists of BNP and Jamaat-Shibir, from different areas of the district on various charges in a drive from Monday night to Tuesday morning.A team comprising members of police, Rapid Action Battalion and…

In an anti-crime operation, police unearthed a hemp garden and detained two persons in this connection at Habibpur village under Charghat Upazila of the district yesterday, police sources said.The arrested persons were identified as Nabir Uddin, 45, and his follower…

A local trader was killed as the roof of an abandoned vegetables market in Noyani Bazar area of the district town collapsed on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Akram Hossain, 55, son of Siraj Bepari, a resident of Mirganj…

Police in a drive arrested eight people for public intoxication in Matwari area of the district town on Sunday night.The arrestees were identified as Hari Chand, 20, Bipul Hasan, 22, Rubel, 25, Masud Rana, 30, Rasel, 28, Sumon, Azhar and…

Two girls allegedly committed suicide in separate incidents in Monirampur upazila and Jessore district town on Sunday night and Monday early morning.In Monirampur upazila, a college girl allegedly committed suicide by pouring petrol over herself and igniting it at Nadra…

An accused in an abduction case was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police on Eidgaon-Eidgarh road at Panerphara Dhala in Sadar upazila early Monday.The deceased was identified as Rashid Ahammad, 28, son of Golam Taher, a resident of Rajghat in…

Members of a rival group torched a house and a shop at Dadkhali village in Sharsha upazila of Jessore district on Saturday night over previous enmity.Quoting local people, police said locals Moslem and Monir locked into a clash with Ohidul…

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested three alleged arm traders along one pistol, seven rounds of bullet and two magazines from Gomostapur bus stand area of the upazila headquarters on Saturday afternoon.The arrestees were identified as…

Local people rescued a newborn baby from beside the Kushtia-Jhenidah highway adjacent to Bottoil intersection of the district town early Sunday.Hospital sources said local restaurant worker Anwara Begum heard cry of the newborn baby from behind a garage in the…

A tourist drowned in the Piyain River while taking bath at Jaflong in Gowainghat upazila on Friday. The deceased was identified as Shaon Ahmed, 20, son of Jamal Mia of Jatrabari area in the capital.

A young man who was injured in an attack by robbers in Sreenagar upazila of Munshiganj district on Wednesday died at a hospital in the capital on Friday.The deceased was identified as Babul Muni, 36, a resident of Kamargaon Nayabari…