Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested four alleged drug traders along with 8,000 pieces of yaba in the BSCIC industrial area in Chouddagram upazila in Comilla on Thursday.
Category: Districts
5 dwelling houses gutted in Sylhet fire
Dhaka – Five dwelling houses were gutted in a fire at Raipur village in Bishwanathpur upazila in Sylhet on Thursday night.
‘Pirate’ killed in Noakhali ‘gunfight’
Noakhali, Mar 16 (UNB) – A suspected pirate was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Char Omed in Companyganj upazila early Friday.
Youth found dead in Chuadanga
Dhaka – A youth was found dead in a water body at Kadipur village in Damurhuda upazila on Thursday.
16 Bangladeshis held at Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 16 Bangladeshi nationals, including seven women and three children, from Daulatpur border here in Benapole on Thursday noon.
Man ‘commits’ suicide ‘killing wife’ in Bagerhat
Dhaka – A man allegedly committed suicide after ‘killing wife’ at Saraspur village in Mollahat upazila in Bagerhat on Thursday.
Jute-mill workers block Khulna-Jessore highway for wage
Dhaka – Traffic movement on Khulna-Jessore highway remained halted for an hour on Thursday as the workers of Khulna-based private jute mills blocked the road in Shiromoni area demanding immediate payment of the dues and reopening the closed jute mills.
33 BNP men held across Ctg after gathering
Dhaka – Police arrested at least 33 BNP leaders and activists including BNP vice-president and former Ward council-lor Niaz Mohammad Khan on Wednesday night.
2 held with arms in Jessore
Dhaka – Police arrested two people along with two shutter guns in separate incidents at Subornakhali village at Sharsha upazila in Jessore on Wednesday.
Drug peddler gets life term imprisonment in Sylhet
Dhaka – A tribunal in Sylhet on Wednesday convicted a man and sentenced him to life term imprisonment for possessing drugs.
4 ‘JMB’ put 5-day remand in Natore
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday placed four suspected activists of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on 5-day remand each.
56 commit suicide in Jhenidah in 2 months
Dhaka- A total of 56 people committed suicide in six upazilasin in Jhenidah in the last two months.
Comilla court rejects Khaleda’s bail plea in arson case
Dhaka, 14 March – The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court of Comilla Wednesday rejected BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s bail petition in an arson attack case filed during the anti-government movement of BNP-led 20-party alliance in 2015.
Youth held with ‘500gm heroin’ in Rajshahi
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 500 grams of heroin from Dargapara Sultanganj Jahanabad in Godagari upazila early Wednesday.
One killed in city road mishap
Dhaka – A security guard was killed under the wheels of a speedy vehicle in the city’s Amtoli of Mohakhali on Wednesday.
Schoolgirl stabbed by ‘drug peddler’ in C’awabganj
Dhaka – A schoolgirl was stabbed by an alleged drug peddlerin rail slum area in Chapainawabganj town on Wednesday morning over previous enmity.
Man to die for killing wife in Kushtia
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday sentenced a man to death for killing his wife in Mirpur upazila in Kushtia in 2014.
Fire at Shyambazar onion wholesale market
Dhaka – Fifteen shops were gutted by a fire that broke out at an onion wholesale market at Shyambazar in Sutrapur area of the capital in Keraniganj early Wednesday.
Paturia-Daulatdia ferry services resume after 4 hrs
Dhaka – Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route resumed early Wednesday after four hours of disruption due to thick fog.
2 held with 12kg hemp in Satkhira
Dhaka – Detectives arrested two people along with 12 kg hemp at bordering Taluigachha village in Sadar upazila in Satkhira on Tuesday.
2 killed in Bhola road crash
Dhaka – Two people were killed and two others injured when a goods-laden truck rammed a human hauler in front of Banglabazar Polli Bidyut office here in Bhola on Tuesday.
Man, housewife commit suicide in Jessore
Dhaka – In separate incidents, a housewife and a man reportedly committed suicide in different upazilas in Jessore early Tuesday.
Growers expect bumper litchi yield in Rajshahi zone
Like the previous year, growers, agriculturists and other traders concerned are expecting a bumper production of litchi as most of the trees have sprouted massively by dint of a suitable climatic condition everywhere in the region.
Furniture shop gutted in Gazipur fire
Dhaka – A furniture shop was gutted as a fire broke out at it in Gazipur early Tuesday.
4 JMB men held with bomb in Natore
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested four suspected activists of banned outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Dighapatia, on the outskirts of Natore town, early Tuesday.
Minor girl, youth found dead in Gazipur
Dhaka – A minor girl and a youth were found dead at different places in Kaliakoir and Sreepur upazilas in Gazipur on Monday morning.
NGO worker killed in Rajshahi road accident
Dhaka – A field worker of a Non-Government Organisation (NGO) was killed as a bus ran over him in Katkhali areain Rajshahi on Sunday night.
Fire guts 20 shops in Chandpur
Dhaka – At least 20 shops were gutted in a fire that broke out at a local kitchen market in the district town on Monday morning.
‘Robber’ killed in Ctg ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Jangal Salimpur of Sitakundu upazila in Chittagong early Monday.
Man gets life for murder in Thakurgaon
Dhaka – A court here on Sunday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment for killing his neighbor in Baliadangi upazila in Thakurgaon 2012.