Category: Districts

Two women and a schoolgirl were found hanging in three separate incidents in Louhajang, Sreenagar and Sadar upazilas of the district on Thursday. Police recovered the hanging body of a housewife from Jiyostala village in Sadar upazila on the day.…

At least 24 houses vandalized and 12 people were injured in two seperate clashes between residents of two villages in Shailkupa and Kaliganj upazilas in Jhenidah over land dispute on Thursday morning. Shailkupa thana officer in charge Moniruzzaman Mollah said…

A young man was found dead at Pashchim Jamirtali village in Sadar upazila early Thursday.

Robbers shot at two members of a family and looted valuables from an  expatriate’s house at Charuruhita village in Sadar upazila early Thursday.

Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested an alleged robber along with a revolver and one round of bullet from Adarsha Ayesha School ground at Hujarajapur village in Sadar upazila early Wednesday.

At least 25 people were injured in a clash between supporters of Awami League and BNP over establishing supremacy at Shabdalpur union in Sreepur upazila on Thursday morning.

Police recovered the body of a CNG run auto driver from the Karotoa river of Gakul Bazar area under Sadar upazila of the district this morning.

An Awami League activist was killed in a clash between the supporters of Awami League and BNP at Charbalorampur village under Sadar upazila of the district on Wednesday evening.

At least 14 people have been detected to be carrying the germs of anthrax at Raghunathpur village in Raiganj upazila.

A daylong strike, enforced by Battery-run Easy-bike Workers’ Union protesting the killing of driver Sweet Hossain, is progressing peacefully in the city today (Wednesday).

A fire broke out in a biscuit factory at Baro Bazar in the district town early Wednesday.

At least 15 activists of BNP and its political ally Jamaat-e-Islami were injured in an attack allegedly by supporters of newly elected chairmen over the 5th phase upazila election at Haidarganj in Raipur upazila on Tuesday night.

Jhenidah – One elderly woman died and seven others were badly injured at Nogorbathan area in Jhenidah-Chuadanga highway when a shallow enigne driven light vehicle locally known as “Nocimon” overturned on Wednesday morning.

Robbers looted cash Tk60,000 and eight mobile phone sets from a filling station on the Jessore-Benapole Road in Meghla area early Tuesday.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested an alleged outlawed partly leader and his associate from in front of Jessore Education Board office on Monday night.

A daylong hartal, called by local unit of Jamaat-e-Islami protesting various irregularities in the fifth phase upazila elections, is progressing peacefully in three upazilas of the district today (Tuesday).

Police recovered hanging body of an unidentified young man from a mango orchard in the district town on Tuesday morning.

Jhenidah Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-6) seized 24 gold bars worth at least one crore taka from bordering upazila Moheshpur under Jhenidah on Monday morning. At that time, they arrested one gold smuggler red handed. RAB-6 camp commander Squadron Leader Niaz…

Coupled held for involvement Police rescued a madrasa student from Mandrachar Kusria village in Hijla upazila on Sunday, two days after his abduction from Dhulkhola launch station of the upazila.

Fifteen people were injured and 12 houses vandalised in a clash between two rival groups at Bhawal village in Saltha upazila on Sunday evening.

The construction work of the much-awaited Tentulia Upazila Muktijoddha Complex began here on Sunday.

A man was killed allegedly by his elder brother following feud over a piece of disputed land at Chandrakona village under Sadar upazila of the district on Sunday.

A housewife was burned to death as a fire broke out in her house at Mandiarkandi village in Sujanagar upazila on Saturday afternoon.

A teacher and nine girl students of Sarpukur High School were injured in an attack by some stalkers at Khatapara in Aditmari upazila on Saturday evening.

A suspected cattle lifter was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Luky village in Goainghat upazila upazila on Saturday night.

Speakers at the concluding ceremony of a five-week training course have asked the Ansar-VDP members to achieve economic self-reliance through income generation activities in accelerating overall national uplift.