Robbers looted goods from three shops at Uttara Super Market killing a night guard in the district town early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Kazi Diar.
Category: Districts
192 bottles of Phensidyl recovered in Rajshahi
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 192 bottles of Phensidyl syrup worth Tk76,000 from Kishorpur Padmar Char in Charghat upazila on Tuesday night.A patrol team of Charghat Bikalpa border camp recovered the contraband syrup around 9pm, said HM Kamrul…
Youth’s body recovered in Sirajganj
Police recovered the body of an unidentified young man from Sayedabad area on the Bangabandhu Bridge western side in Sadar upazila of the district on Tuesday.The deceased was clad in a black and white lungi and a shirt.
AL leader’s body found in Cox’s Bazar
Police recovered the body of a local Awami League leader at Battali in Pekua upazila of the district on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as AKM Shahabuddin Forazi, 55, son of late Moulovi Golam Haydar, a resident of Pashchim Shonaichari…
98 arrested in special drives in Ctg
Chittagong District Police in overnight special drives arrested 98 people including five leaders and activists of Jamaat-Shibir in drives conducted at different upazilas of the district on Tuesday night.During the drives, the law enforcers also seized 156-litre locally made liquor…
Youth commits suicide in Jessore
A young man allegedly committed suicide by taking poison at Arpara village in Sadar upazila of Jessore district early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Shamim Hossain,29, son of Fayjur Rahman, a resident of the village.
Nine dwelling houses gutted in Rangamati
At least nine dwelling houses were gutted in a devastating fire in the district town’s Kathaltoli area last night.
World Habitat Day celebrated in Gaibandha
World Habitat Day-2015 was celebrated in the district and elsewhere in the country and the globe on Monday amid much enthusiasm and with the theme ‘Public Places for All’.Marking the day, Public Works Department (PWD) in association with district administration…
National girl child day observed in Faridpur
National Girl Child Day was observed here today in a befitting manner through holding rally and discussion meeting. The program was jointly organized by district administration and Women Affairs department. In this connection a discussion meeting was held at the…
Massive agri-rehabilitation programmes in Rangpur region
The government has taken massive post-flood agriculture rehabilitation programmes at 10.17 crore in three flood-hit districts on the Brahmaputra basin under Rangpur Agriculture Region, officials said yesterday.The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) will distribute huge seed and fertilisers for cultivating…
9 students fall sick after taking de-worming tablets
Nine students of Tetnapara Brac School in Tanore upazila fell sick after taking government supplied de-worming tablet on Sunday.The victims were identified as Shima, 7, Barsha, 9, Laxmi, 9, Mehedi, 9, Yusuf, 9, Bristi, 8, Tania, 7, Fahmida, 7 and…
Two drug peddlers arrested in Dinajpur
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) conducted raids in different areas of Birampur and Hili frontier and arrested two drug peddlers and recovered huge quantity of drugs from their possession Monday morning.The BGB seized 1,640 Yaba tablets, 218 bottles of…
Youth’s body recovered in B’baria
Police recovered the body of a young man at Gongasagar railway station in Akhaura upazila on Sunday morning.The identity of the deceased could not be ascertained immediately.
Comprehensive efforts for pollution-free rivers stressed
There is no alternative to creating social awareness and comprehensive efforts by all concerned for ensuring pollution-free rivers, which are lifelines for ecology, economy, biodiversity and heritage of the nation.The opinion came this afternoon at a post-walkathon discussion organised by…
180 rare tortoises seized in Benapole
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 180 tortoises of rare species from Baropota border area under Benapole port on Sunday Morning.
21 fishermen jailed, net seized in Meghna river
A mobile court here sentenced 21 fishermen to one month imprisonment each for netting the fish in the Meghna river of the district defying a ban. A mobile court led by Executive Magistrate and Bhola Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO)…
4 arrested over IS link
Police arrested four people, including a schoolboy, from different areas in Ishwarganj upazila on Friday and Saturday for their suspected link to Middle East-based militant outfit Islamic State (IS).
Lightning kills 5
Five people were killed and another was injured by lightning strikes in Munshiganj and Jessore districts on Saturday noon and Friday night.
4 killed in road accident all around the country
Four people were killed and 12 others injured in separate road accidents in Mymensingh and Faridpur districts on Friday night and Saturday.
Miscreants posed as RAB picked up 2 BNP leaders
Two BNP leaders were allegedly picked up by miscreants, who posed as members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), from the city’s Guptapara area on Saturday noon.
2 boys drawn in Sunamgonj
Two boys went missing while taking bath in the Padma River in Kushtia while a minor boy drowned in Sunamganj district on Friday.
8 yrs old boy fired by local MP in Sundarganj
A minor boy was injured with stray bullets allegedly fired by local MP Manjurul Islam Liton at Gopalcharan village in Sundarganj upazila early Friday. The victim was identified as Sourav, 8, son of Sazu Mia of the village. Local people…
Fishermen jailed for catching Hilsha
Several mobile courts on Friday sentenced 15 fishermen to one year’s imprisonment and fined 17 others for catching hilsas in the Padma and Meghna rivers in Munshiganj and Chandpur districts defying the ongoing ban.
7 Bangladeshis returned from Indian jail
Seven Bangladesh nationals returned home from India on Thursday night after languishing in Indian jail.
One arrested with phensidyl in Meherpur
Police in a drive arrested an alleged drug peddler and recovered 439 bottles of phensidyl from Ponder Ghat area in the district town this morning.The arrested was Khokon Miah, 38, son of Umar Ali, resident of Joyrampur village under Damurhuda…
SMCs can play vital role for ensuring quality education
Speakers at a coordination meeting on Wednesday said the school managing committees can play a vital role for ensuring quality education in primary schools.The daylong meeting was arranged by the Committee of the Concerned Citizen (CCC), Chapainawabganj of Transparency International…
14 academic buildings at colleges to be built in Gaibandha
A total of 14 modern academic buildings involving Taka 19.50 crore for non government colleges of all the seven upazilas in the district will be built during the current fiscal year.Sources concerned said the Ministry of Education took the plan…
T-Aman cultivation progressing fast in Netrakona
T-Aman cultivation is progressing fast in all the ten upazilas of Netrakona district during the current season. Farmers are rendering their field-level service round the clock with a hope to achieve bumper production of the T-Aman paddy following favorable climate…
Grassroots level uplift works must be pro-people
Speakers at a seminar stressed the need for making all the grassroots level uplift works pro-people coupled with corruption-free for improving living and livelihood condition of the village population, particularly the poor and underprivileged ones.They mentioned importance should be given…
Two boys drown in Tangail
Two boys drowned in a canal at Nazirpara area of Mirzapur upazila on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Shahadat Zaman, 10, and Sakib Hossain 14.