Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a raid recovered 7 live cocktails from Thakurbari area of Gobindaganj upazila town in the district on Tuesday afternoon.
Category: Districts
8 Mohila Dal activists detained in Jamalpur
Police detained 10 local activists of Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal and Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal while picketing during hartal in the district town on Wednesday morning.
Cops among 5 hurt in B’baria BNP-police clash
At least five people, including two policemen, were injured in a clash between policemen and BNP-Hefajat activists during hartal at Kattapara intersection in Sarail upazila on Wednesday morning.
Indefinite strike at Benapole called off
An indefinite strike enforced in Benapole Land Port by six organisations linked to export-import business through the port was withdrawn on Tuesday evening.
BSF nabs Bangladeshi in Thakurgaon
THAKURGAON: Indian Border Security Force (BSF) held a Bangladeshi cattle trader from Mondumala Border area under Baliadangi upazila of the district early Tuesday.
Housewife beaten to death in Mollahat
Tania Khatun (22), a housewife of village Ghosgati under Mollahat Upazila in the district was allegedly beaten to death on Saturday by her husband as she failed to realize dowry from her parents.
BCC seals tilted building order demolition
Barisal City Corporation sealed a five-storied building after it tilted and leaned to another one at Karim Kutir area of the city Sunday evening.
2 daring dacoities committed in Fakirhat
Two daring dacities were committed in the village Piljanga under Fakirhat Upazila in the district on the night of Monday, according to a delayed report received here.
Arms , ammunitions recovered in Shibganj
Two USA-made pistols, four magazines and 14 rounds of bullet were recovered from a mango orchard behind Monakasha Bazar under Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj district on Monday morning. BGB sources said, during a patrol duty a team of BGB of…
Mystery shrouds over youth’s death in RAB custody
Mystery shrouds over the death of a young man who was allegedly killed in the custody of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) after his arrest from Aruapara in the town on Thursday.
Indefinite bus strike begins in Bagerhat
Bus owners and workers went on an indefinite strike on the 18 regional routes in Bagerhat on Friday morning demanding a ban on playing of unauthorised battery-run vehicles like Nasimon, Karimon, easy-bike and Mahendro.
‘Insane’ man kills brother in Rajshahi
A man was stabbed to death allegedly by his younger brother at Bakshimuil village in Mohonpur upazila on Thursday.
Youth held with human skulls in Goalanda
Police arrested a young man along with three human skulls and bones from a bus at Sridamdatta Para in Goalanda upazila of Rajbari district on Thursday.
One held with 3,600 bottles of Phensidyl in Jhenidah
Police arrested an alleged drug trader along with 3,600 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup at Laudia on the Jhenidah-Jessore Highway in sadar upazila on Thursday.
Hefajat, BCL activists clash: 10 injured
At least ten persons were injured and some rooms of Netrakona Animal hospital and a BCL leader’s office were vandalized following a series of incidents of chases and counter chases between the agitated groups of Hefajot-e- Islam and Chaatra League…
Daring dacoities committed in Fakirhat
Two daring dacities were committed in the village Piljanga under Fakirhat Upazila in the district on the night of Monday, according to a delayed report received here.
Train service resumed after 6 hrs
Train communications of the port city of Chittagong with the rest of the country resumed after nearly six hours of suspension on Wednesday afternoon following derailment of an intercity train in the morning.
Arm, ammunitions recovered in Shibganj
Two USA-made pistols, four magazines and 14 rounds of bullet were recovered from a mango orchard behind Monakasha Bazar under Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj district on Monday morning.
Body of youth found in Jhenidah canal
The unknown miscreants have killed a youth by chopping at Suti-Durgapur village under Jhenidah sadar upazila on Sunday night.
Nirapad Sarak Chai meet held at Rampal
Meeting of Nirapad Sarak Chai , Ramapl Barnch was held on 29 April at Rampal.
Contraband worth Tk 2 cr seized at Benapole
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members seized Indian goods worth about Tk two crore from Baro Achra border here early Monday.
College girl killed, mother injured in attack
A college girl was killed and her mother injured in an attack by unidentified miscreants in their residence in Bandar upazila on Monday. The deceased was identified as Habiba Akhtar Tumpa, 19, student of Kadamrasul Degree College of the same…
Dhaka-Barisal express passenger service
Day-time express passenger service and river cruising on Dhaka-Barisal-Dhaka route starts from Sunday.
Cropland fish farming up in Jhalakathi
There has been a noticeable expansion of fish cultivation in enclosures (ghers) on cropland in the district this year.
Two stabbed to death in Bogra
Two persons were stabbed to death in separate incidents in the district town and Shajahanpur upazila on Thursday night.
Boro harvest suffers for labour shortage
Sunamganj: Farmers in Jagannathpur upazila of the district are facing difficulty in harvesting boro paddy this season for want of adequate number of farm labourers.
Barisal airport resumes flights after 47 months
The Barisal airport became operative for commercial passenger flights on Thursday by resuming domestic flights of United Airways on the Dhaka-Barisal-Dhaka route.
Bumper Boro harvest expected in southwest
Bumper production of Boro paddy is expected in the ten southwestern districts of Khulna division in the current season, Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) sources said.
Valuables looted from businessman’s house
Robbers looted valuables including gold ornaments and cash from a businessman’s house at Fatullah in Sadar upazila of the district early Wednesday.
7 jailed for 15 days over clashes in Sirajganj
A mobile court here on Wednesday sentenced seven people to 15 days’ imprisonment each for their involvement in separate clashes.