A man was killed and another injured as a wall fell on them during the storm at Mahimaganj Shripatipur village in Gobindaganj upazila on Saturday morning.The deceased was identified as Azizul Haque, a resident of the area while the injured…
Category: Districts
Call for freeing young generations from drug addiction
Speakers at a school-level anti-drug campaign launching ceremony here have stressed for launching vigorous social movement to free the young generations from the wraths of drug abuse and addiction. Reputed social organisations ‘Rang’ and ‘Shankhochil’ organised the ceremony at RCCI…
Boy burn to death, 2 injured in Ctg fire
A boy was burnt to death and two others were injured after a fire broke out in a shop at Enayet Bazar area under city’s Kotwali thana on Monday night.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Naieem, 14, son of Amir…
Discussion on ‘Int’l Nurses Day’ held in Netrakona
Deputy minister for youth and sports Arif Khan Joy said here today that the present government under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is putting its sincere efforts for reaching the healthcare services to the door-steps of the…
Four youths sent to jail for violating school girl in Barisal
A Barisal court on Monday rejecting bail prayer sent four youths to jail for allegedly violating a school girl at Kagashura area under Charbaria union of Sadar upazila in Barisal city skirt.
Police –port users clash left 9 wounded at Benapole
At least nine people including some police men were wounded in clashes between the police and port users at Benapole land port on Sunday noon, eyewitnesses said.
Construction of landfill soon in Sylhet city
Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) is going to construct a landfill in the outskirt of the metropolitan area with financial cooperation from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to scientifically manage environmental healthy waste management system at the earliest.Consequently, people in the…
College student ‘commits suicide’ in Magura
A college student allegedly committed suicide by taking poison at Balidia village in Mohammadpur upazila on Sunday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Bithun Khatun, 17, daughter of Biplob Biswas and a 1st year student of Mohammadpur Women’s College.
Woman found dead in Natore
Police recovered the body of a woman from a paddy field at Telkupi village in Sadar upazila on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Faima Begum, 32, a resident of the village.
Sericulture farming training begins in Rangamati
A 6-day training on sericulture farming began at Chandraghona Regional Sericulture Research Centre under Kaptai Upazila of the district today to turn hapless self-reliant.Senior Research Officer of the Institute Dr Mohammad Rahman and Mohammad Mansur Ali were present as instructors…
Minor boy drowns in Aditmari
A minor boy met his tragic end after being drowned in a pond in village Bhelabari under Aditmari upazila of Lalmonirhat district this afternoon, police and local sources said.The deceased has been identified as Belal Hossain, 10, son of Abdul…
Day labourer body recovered in Bagerhat
Police recovered the body of a day laborer after three days of his missing from a Beel at Baliadanga village under Sadar upazila of the district last night.
Human trafficker killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
A suspected human trafficker was killed in a gunfight with members of the Detective Branch (DB) of police at Pashchim Sonapara in Ukhiya upazila early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Zafar Majhi,38, son of Jahir Ahammed, a resident of the…
Training for small industry owners begins in Gaibandha
A five-day long training on capacity building for the small industry owners has begun at the auditorium of Zilla Parishad of the town here on Saturday with a call to run their industries with efficiency.
Daudkandi Upazila elections follow April 28 trend
BNP-backed chairman candidate of Daudkandi Upazila election Abul Hashem Sarkar on Saturday boycotted the election, much like the boycott of BNP-backed candidates during the Dhaka and Chittagong city corporation elections on April 28, alleging capture of polling stations and vote-rigging.…
Tagore’s 154th birth anniversary celebrated in Faridpur
The 154th birth anniversary of world poet Rabindranath Tagore was celebrated in the district on Friday amid much enthusiasm and festivity In celebration of the anniversary, Faridpur Shahittya and Sanskriti Unnayan Sangstha (FSSUS), a local literary and cultural organization, chalked…
Women killed ‘by her son-in-law’ in Sherpur
A woman was stabbed to death allegedly by her son-in-law over a family feud at Dhobarchar Kamarpara village in sadar uapzila on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Farida Begum, 50, wife of Abdus Samad of the village.
Miscreants kill two in Pabna
Miscreants killed two persons in separate incidents by firing and chopping on Wednesday night and this morning. The victims were identified as businessman Aslam Hossain 55, son of Jalal Mollah of Rawta Nagdapara village under Faridpur upazila of Pabna district…
Mass awareness needed for making garbage-free M’singh
Speakers at a round table conference put special emphasis to create mass awareness for making a livable and garbage-free Mymensingh town.International organisation World Vision and Mymensingh Pourashava jointly organised the round table conference at Shahid Abdul Jabbar auditorium today.
3 human traffickers killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Three suspected human traffickers were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police in a shrimp enclosure in Teknaf upazila early Friday.The deceased were identified as Dhalu Hossain, 55, of Shah Pariri Dwip village, Jafar Alam, 35, of Hariakali village, and Jahangir…
One held with 120 bottles of Phensidyl in Narail
Members of the Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 120 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Sitarampur on the Narail-Jessore highway on Wednesday.The arrestee was identified as Rony Islam,30, son of Amirul Islam, a…
College student ‘commits suicide’ in Sylhet
A college student allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself with a ceiling fan in Akhalia Hawlader Para area of the city on Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Hassan Ahmed, 21, son of Abdul Karim, a resident of Kazirgoan village…
Outlawed party activist killed in Pabna
An activist of an outlawed party was shot to death by some unknown miscreants at Chachakia village in Atgharia upazila on Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Mithu,30, son of Nannu Miah, a resident of Narjan village of the upazila…
Suspected robber beaten dead by mob in Ctg
An alleged robber was beaten to death by a mob at Boilgaon village in Banshkhali upazila early Thursday.
‘Nagarkanda bypolls called blocking Bnp-backed runners rigged’
Accusing the ruling party activists of resorting to widespread ‘vote rigging’ and capturing of polling stations in Wednesday’s by-polls to Nagarkanda municipality in Faridpur, BNP said it has again proved that no free and fair election is possible under the…
Farmer killed over land in Rajshahi
A farmer was killed and six others were injured in a clash over a land-related dispute at Barin Nagar in Godagari upazila on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Arshed Ali, 55. Family sources of the deceased said sons of…
Housewife, schoolgirl commit suicide in Magura
A housewife and a schoolgirl allegedly committed suicide in separate incidents in Mahammadpur upazila on Tuesday.A young housewife named Sumi Sultana, 22, daughter of Alam Sheikh, a resident of Charpachuria village in the upazila, hanged herself from the ceiling of…
Four to die for killing Swechchhasebak League leader in Joypurhat
A court here on Tuesday convicted four people and sentenced them to death for killing a leader of Swechchhasebak League in 2005.The convicts are Taslim Uddin Tiplu and his brother Farhad Hossain, sons of Majibar Rahman, Haider Ali, son of…
Unidentified youth’s body recovered in Dinajpur
Police recovered the body of an unidentified young man from Goghata Bridge on the Dinajpur-Rangpur Highway in Chirirbandar upazila on Tuesday morning.
Man held with 57 yaba tablets in Barguna
Police in a drive arrested a man along with 57 pieces of Yaba tablet from Putkakhali area of sadar upazila on Sunday,The arrestee was identified as Ali Hossain, son of Amzad Hossain, a resident of the area.