Category: Districts

A young man was handed over to police after he was allegedly caught red handed by local people while raping a female madrasah student in Keshabpur upazila on Sunday night.

A Barisal court on Monday sentenced an expelled student of Barisal University(BU) to death for killing another student of the university.The condemned convict is Russel Mian, a student of Management Department of the university.

Miscreants vandalised several idols at a Hindu temple of Dakkhinpara Krisnachandrapur in Gabtali upazila early Monday. TempleCommittee president Tapan Kumar Sarker said the miscreants damaged the idols at ‘Madhurampara Kali Mandir’ in the area in the dead of night.

A girl who failed in this year‘s SSC examinations allegedly committed suicide on Saturday at Samadderkhali village in Morelganj upazila as she could not bear the pain of failing in the exams.

A man was chopped to death allegedly by his mother at Jhanora village in Barura upazila on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Jasim Uddin, 35, a son of late Abdul Malek of the village.

Police in a drive arrested five construction workers and a contractor for teasing a number of female students of Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College from the college area on Friday.

Police recovered the bodies of an elderly man and a boy in Khulna and Brahmanbaria districts on Friday.In Khulna, police recovered the body of a boy from the river Atrai in Dighalia upazila.

An unidentified person was killed as he was crushed under the wheels of a train at Adamdighi Rail Station in the district on Wednesday.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.

An elderly man was killed in a road accident on Chaumuhani-Laxmipur road near Dofadar bridge under Begumgonj upazila of the district today.The victim was identified as Md. Golam Mowla, 75, of Kashipur village of Begumganj upazila.

Chittagong District police in a series of special drives arrested 125 listed accused, including four activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir, from different upazilas of the district on Monday night.

A day labourer was found dead at Kacharidangipara village in Pangsha upazila early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Shukur Ali,50, son of Khorshed Mandol, a resident of the village.

Faridpur correspondent of The Daily Prothom Alo Panna Bala was allegedly assaulted last night in the town by some unknown miscreants.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested a wanted criminal with an LG and five rounds of bullets from Syedpur area of Chandraganj upazila on Sunday afternoon.

Police recovered the body of a woman from a maize field at Proyagpur village in Ranisongkoil upazila on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Basonti Rani, 30, wife of Fagu, a resident of Kashinath village of the upazila.

A man died falling from a mango tree at Dhuyail village in Mohammadpur upazila on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Afzal Sheikh, 60, a resident of the village.

In principle, a decision has been taken to manufacturing battery-driven auto car (automobile) in BSCIC industrial estate in Rajshahi city by June 2016. Rajshahi BSCIC Industrial estate has been selected for the venture Car manufacturing three companies – Zinwa, BMG…

Police recovered decomposed body of an auto-rickshaw driver from the Mohasingh river near Dabor Bridge in Pagla union of Dakkhin Sunamganj upazila on Saturday noon, six days after he went missing.The deceased was identified as Iqbal Hossain, 23, son of…

Police arrested two robbers, including the ringleader of ‘Karim Bahini’, a forest robber gang, at Khalisabunia in Shyamnagar upazila on Sunday morning.One of the arrestees was identified as Karim, son of Elahi Box, a resident of Chandimukhi village, while his…

All preparations are now almost complete to celebrate in a befitting manner the 116th birth anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam in the district.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the three-day programmes on the ground of Townhall…

One person was killed and 3 others injured by wall collapse during a severe storm which lashes over different areas of Joypurhat on Saturday midnight.The victim was identified as Zahidul Islam, 35, son of Basu Miah of Harail area of…

Police in separate drives recovered 10 crude bombs from Shalikha and Mohammadpur upazila on Saturday morning. In Salikha upazila, a team of police conducted a drive in Arpara Bazar area around 9.00am and recovered nine crude bombs in an abandoned…

Police recovered hanging body of a young man from Chandipur village in Ramganj upazila on Friday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Faruk Hossain, son of late Bazal Haque of the same village.

A 10-day-long programme in observance of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam’s 116th birth anniversary was chalked out at Karpashdanga village under Damurhuda upazila of the district. The programme began from May 16.The programme jointly organised by Chuadanga district administration, upazila…

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive held three people with counterfeit currency notes worth Tk 4 lakh from Jamalganj upazila on Sunday.

Benapole Port Thana police in a drive arrested an alleged drug peddler and recovered one kilogram of heroin worth about Taka one crore from Sadipiur village of Benapole frontier last night.The arrested person was Kalu, 45, son of late Amir…

A man was shot to death by unidentified miscreants at Piralipara in Pangsha upazila early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Mantu Khan,45, son of Aziz Khan, a resident of the village.

At least ten shops were gutted by a fire that broke out in a market at Cheragali Market in Tongi of the city early Sunday.

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a man with Indian fake currencies of Rupee 1.50 lakh from Battalaghat area under Shibganj upazila of the district on Thursday night.

Police recovered the body of an unidentified youth from Char Boishaki area under Subarnachar upazila of the district this morning.

An oil trader was burnt to death in a fire that broke out at Chaprashirhat in Companyganj upazila early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Abdul Halim, 80, a resident of Chaprashihat area.Officer-in-charge of Companyganj Police Station Sajedur Rahman said…