Dhaka – A man was killed by lightning strike in Goainghat of the district on Sunday morning.
Category: Districts
Youth held over schoolgirl’s rape in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – Police arrested a young man on charge of raping a schoolgirl at Bagantuli in Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj on Saturday noon.
Youth tries to commit suicide after killing mother in Bhola
Dhaka – A young man tried to commit suicide after hacking his mother to death over a family feud in Charkhalifa union of Daultkhan upazila in Bhola on Friday.
Lighting kills 6 in four districts
Dhaka – At least six people were killed in separate incidents of lightning strike in Sunamganj, Rajbari, Jhenaidah and Cumilla districts on Saturday.
3 held in Gaibandha ‘with pistol, bullet’
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested three young men reportedly with a pistol and seven bullets from a bus at Kanta in Gobindaganj upazila in Gaibandha early Saturday.
BSMMU physician, 2 others held with Yaba tablets in Cumilla
Dhaka – Police arrested three people, including a doctor of Banghabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), from Bagur bus stand area in Chandina upazila in Cumilla on Dhaka- Chittagong highway on Friday night.
Hartal in Khagrachari on Sunday protesting attack
Dhaka – The Greater Parbatya Chhatra Parishad and Parbatya Odhikar Forum on Saturday called a dawn-to-dusk hartal in Khagrachari for Sunday protesting the killing of a microbus driver in the Friday’s gun attack.
Trader killed by ‘step brother’in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – A trader was hacked to death allegedly by his step brother over land dispute at Housenagar in Shibganj upazila early Friday in Chapainawabganj. The deceased was identified as Jahangir Ali, 55, an egg trader and son of Bisharad…
3 held with 20,000 Yaba in Satkhira
Dhaka – Detectives in a drive arrested three suspected drug peddlers from a courier service office in the district town early Friday in Satkhira.
Hundi trader held with Tk 10 lakh in Satkhira
Satkhira – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a hundi trader along with Tk 10 lakh hundi money from Laxmidari border area adjacent of Bhomra port in Sadar upazila on Friday afternoon. The arrestee was identified as Mizanur Rahman,…
Lightning kills 4 in Habiganj, Sunamganj
Dhaka – Four people were killed in separate incidents of lightning strike in Habiganj and Sunamganj districts on Friday.
Schoolboy ‘commits suicide’ in Sylhet
Dhaka – A school boy reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of his room in Dewannagar village of Biswanath Upazila in Sylhet on Friday.
Bumper yield of salinity-tolerant rice in Gopalganj
Gopalganj, May 4 – Farmers in Gopalganj district have achieved a bumper production of Bina-10 rice, a salinity-tolerant variety of rice evolved by the Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (Bina).
Robber kingpin killed in Cumilla infighting
Dhaka – The ringleader of a robber gang was killed by rivals at Bazra village of Daudkandi upazila in Cumilla early Thursday.
Boy killed in Cox’s Bazar elephant attack
Dhaka- A teenage boy was trampled to death by an elephant and two others sustained severe injuries in the attack at Uttar Shilkhali village in Taknaf upazila here in Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday night.
Cop killed in Rajshahi road crash
Dhaka – A police constable was killed and another injured when a truck hit them at Sishutala in Charghat upazila in Rajshahi early Thursday.
Schoolgirl found dead in Ctg
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of a schoolgirl from the bank of Karnaphuli River near Patenga sea beach in Chattogram on Wednesday.
UP chairman shot dead in Narsingdi
Dhaka – A union parishad chairman was gunned down by miscreants at Arkanda village in Raipura upazila in Narsingdi on Thursday afternoon.
Four killed in Jhenidah road crash
Jhenidah , May 2 – Four people were killed and four others injured on Wednesday when a goods-laden truck hit a battery-run auto-rickshaw at Laudia on Dhaka-Khulna highway in the district.
Worker killed in Gopalganj wall collapse
Dhaka – A construction worker was killed when a portion of a wall collapsed on him at Uttar Jalirpar in Maksudpur upazila in Gopalganj on Tuesday.
New ferry services in Buragouranga River opened
Dhaka- A new ferry service in the Buragouranga River in Galachipa upazila was inaugurated on Wednesday in Patuakhali, aiming to mitigate sufferings of people as well as ease communication system.
4 killed in Jhenidah road crash
Dhaka – Four people were killed and four others injured on Wednesday when a goods-laden truck hit a battery-run auto-rickshaw at Laudia on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Jhenidah.
Bodies of newborn, young girl found in Chattogram
Dhaka – Police on Wednesday recovered the bodies of a newborn baby and a young girl from Hathajari upazila and Patenga in Chattogram respectively.
Lightning kills 7 in 5 dists
Dhaka – Seven people were killed and five others injured in separate incidents of lightning strike in Habiganj, Sirajganj, Panchagarh, Chapainawabganj and Kishoreganj districts on Wednesday.
Youth held for killing minor after abduction in Keraniganj
Dhaka – Police on Tuesday arrested a man from Mirerbag Balurmath area in the upazila for killing a schoolboy after abduction in Keraniganj.The deceased was identified as Md Sohag Khan, 11, son of Md Idris Khan of Mirerbag area.
7 including 5 cops hurt in Cumilla ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – At least seven people including five cops were injured during a reported gunfight between police and robbers at Nandanpur area of Daudkandi upazila here in Cumilla on Tuesday. Police also arrested two robbers, Mohsin, 37, son of Razu…
3 killed as bus hits truck in M’singh
Dhaka, May 1 – Three people were killed as a bus hit a stationary truck in Habirbari Seedstore bazar in Bhaluka Upazila of Mymensingh on Tuesday morning.
Injured youth dies in Satkhira
Dhaka – A young man, who was injured in a clash over land at Bandakati village in Kaliganj upazila on Monday evening, died on the way to Dhaka in Satkhira early Tuesday.
3 killed in M’singh road crash
Dhaka – Three people were killed as a bus hit a stationary truck in Habirbari Seedstore bazar in Bhaluka upazila on Tuesday morning.
Elephant found dead in Sherpur
Dhaka- A wild elephant was found dead at bordering Gandhigaon village in Jhenaigati upazila in Sherpur on Tuesday morning.