Category: Districts

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested four members of banned Islamist militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in possession of a grenade and some explosives from Kasai Bazar in Dakkhin Khan area of the city early…

Seven members of the Detective Branch (DB) of police have been suspended on charge of crossing Bangladesh border here on Thursday.

A schoolboy drowned in the Brahmaputra River while taking bath on the occasion of Astami Snan, a religious festival of the Hindu community, at Noumahal in the town on Friday.

Two bikers were killed in two separate accidents in Shibganj upazila of the district on Friday.

A newspaper press employee was killed and four other people were injured as a pickup van carrying newspapers overturned on the road near Kamalapur Pir Jangi Mazar in the city’s Shahjahanpur area early Friday.

A man, who suffered burn injuries in a petrol bomb attack in Chandpur district eight days ago, died at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) early hours on Thursday.

Ten days into her abduction, a class VIII girl was rescued from Shukria Market area of Jindabazar in the town on Tuesday.

A fire broke out at a shopping centre in the city’s Science Laboratory area on Thursday morning.

Some 65 business establishments were gutted by a fire that broke at Joy Mondap bus stand on Singair-Hemayetpur road in Singair upazila early Thursday.

Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard in a drive seized 500 kilograms of jatka (hilsa fry less than 10 centimetres in length) from two launches in the Meghna River here early Wednesday.

Police recovered the body of a retired public hospital doctor in sadar upazila on Tuesday morning.

A-two day long Digital Innovation Fair-2015 has begun at in Fulchhari upazila headquarters in the district on Tuesday with a call to reach services to the doorsteps of the people.

A suspected robber was killed by a mass beating at Purarbagh village under Srinagar upazila of the district last night.

Police arrested mother and son in Natirhut under Nazirpur union of Muladi for killing one and injuring 3 others by chopping for damaging pepper (Morich/Green Chilly) cultivation.

The law enforces arrested two rape accused fugitives here in sadar upazila of Bogra district recently.

A housewife was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband over dowry-related feud at Rajghat Moalemtala village in Abhoynagar upazila of Jessore district on Saturday night.

At least 14 houses were gutted as a fire broke out at Ajputti village in Saltha upazila on Saturday afternoon.

Three people were injured as a group of miscreants attacked a house of minority Hindu people over a land-related dispute at Kalibari village in Ashashuni upazila on Saturday night.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive recovered 140 bottles of phensidyl and arrested one drug peddler from this town yesterday.

Robbers looted valuables from two houses after injuring two people at Garibpur village in Chitalmari upazila early Saturday.

Miscreants torched a local land office in Ullapara upazila early Saturday, during the ongoing nonstop transport blockade enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested five alleged drug smugglers with 1,967 pieces of yaba tablets in two separate drives on Friday.

Two motorcycle riders were killed as their vehicle hit by a speedy truck in front of press club on College Road of Srimangal town under Moulvibazar district on Thursday evening.

Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) today announced a ban on battery-run rickshaws on the streets of the port city from Monday.

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 1,000 bottles of phensidyl from Chapor area under Shibganj upazila of the district on Wednesday night.

A young man died from electrocution at Bagdanga village in Sadar upazila of Jessore district on Wednesday night.

A young man was hacked to death by miscreants at Batikamara village in Kumarkhali upazila on Wednesday night.

A Jubo Dal leader, who was beaten up allegedly by some Jubo League and Chhatra League cadres one week ago, died at Khulna Medical College Hospital on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Mukta Sheikh, 32, son of late Ibad…

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two siblings in possession of one foreign-made pistol, one magazine and five rounds of bullet from their house at Ekbalia village in Sadar (South) upazila on Monday night.

The 95th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Children’s Day was observed in Joypurhat today in a befitting manner.