Dhaka- Police arrested Swechchhasebak Dal General Secretary Abdul Kader Bhuiyan Jewel along with four other people from the city’s Panthapath area on Friday night.
Category: Districts
Body formed to probe Ivy car’s loose wheel nuts
Dhaka – A probe body has been formed to investigate the incident of loosening the wheel nuts of the vehicle carrying Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) Mayor Selina Hayat Ivy.The four-member probe panel, formed on Thursday headed by NCC engineer Azgar…
2 killed in Barisal road crash
Dhaka – Two women were killed and three others injured in a road accident at Naruttampur in Banaripara upazila in Barisal on Friday morning. One of the deceased was identified as Fatema.
2 held with 26 gold bars at Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested two suspected smugglers along with 26 gold bars worth Tk 1.67crore from Benapole check-post area here on Friday.The arrestees are Imran Hossian, 22, son of Ali Hossain and Billal Hossian, 25,…
Twin siblings killed in Laxmipur road crash
Dhaka – Twin brothers were killed as a bus hit a van they were travelling on in Jogsin Bazar area of Sadar upazila on Friday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Hasan and Hossain, 14, sons of Khurshed Alam of…
2 youths killed in city ‘gunfight’ with detectives
Dhaka – Two young men were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with members of the Detective Branch (DB) of police in the city’s Badda area early Friday.Officer-in-charge of Badda Police Station Kazi Wajed Ali said the two bullet-hit youths, aged between…
Jessore road accident killed one
Dhaka – A man died Thursday of his injuries sustained in a road accident at Bagacchra in Sharsha upazila on Wednesday evening.The deceased was identified as Najrul Islam Naju, 45, son of Dader Ali Dhabok, a resident of Dhabak para…
Ronaldo moves level with archrival Messi with 5 Ballon d’Ors
Paris,(AP/UNB) – A decade of dominance as the world’s two best soccer players has left Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi level with five Ballon d’Or awards each.Despite once trailing 4-1 to his longtime rival, Ronaldo moved level after winning the…
Couple killed in Savar road crash
Dhaka – A couple was killed in a road accident on Tongi-Ashulia-EPZ road in Jamgora area of Ashulia early Thursday.The deceased were identified as Solaiman and his wife Nurjahan, garment workers of Setara Group in Jamgora area and resided at…
One killed in Rajshahi rival attack
Dhaka – A man was killed and his six family members were injured in an attack by his rivals over land dispute at Rakkitpara village in Bagmara upazila on Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Akbar Ali, 60, a resident…
Missing minor girl found dead in Comilla
Dhaka – A minor girl was found dead in Thangaon Bridge area in Keronkhal union of Chandina upazila on Thursday morning a day after she went missing.The deceased was identified as Suborna Akter Mim, 7, daughter of Korban Ali, a…
Schoolgirl found dead in MP Momtaz’s brother’s house
Dhaka – Police recovered the hanging body of a schoolgirl from the house of Ibarat Hossain, brother of MP (Manikganj-2 constituency) and popular singer Momtaz Begum, at Joymandap village of Singair upazila in Manikganj on Thursday.The deceased was identified as…
2 killed in Moulvibazar clash
Dhaka – Two people were killed in a clash between two feuding groups at Moulvibazar Govt High School ground in Moulvibazar town on Thursday evening.The deceased could not be identified yet.
4 JMB men, including northern unit chief, held in Bogra
Dhaka – A joint team of police arrested four suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), including its Northern region’s military unit chief, from Mokamtola area in Shibganj upazila early Thursday.Tipped-off, district police and a team of…
Ronaldo sets another record as Madrid defeats Dortmund 3-2
Madrid,(AP/UNB) – Cristiano Ronaldo has set yet another Champions League record, scoring in Real Madrid’s 3-2 win over Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday to become the first player to find the net in all six group-stage matches.Madrid had already guaranteed second…
Girl’s body found in suitcase in Gazipur
Dhaka- Police on early Wednesday recovered body of an unidentified girl from a suitcase, at a bus stand of Chandna intersection on Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in Gazipur .
Jubo League calls hartal in Rangamati for Thursday
Dhaka – Rangamati district Jubo League on Wednesday announced a daylong hartal for Thursday protesting the killing of Jubo League leader Arbindu Chakma in Rangamati .
Ferry link of Dhaka with Barisal region snapped for accident
Pirojpur, Dec 6 – Ferry communications of the capital Dhaka with the southern districts of Bangladesh remained suspended since early Wednesday following a collision between a passenger ferry and a lighterage ship in the Kocha River near Bekutia Ferry Ghat…
Another 7 war crimes suspects sued in Jessore
Jessore, Dec 6 – A case was filed against seven people of Bagharpara Upazila for their alleged involvement in war crimes during the liberation war in 1971.
BPL Cricket: Chittagong Vikings score 194 for 2 against Rajshahi Kings
Dhaka – Chittagong Vikings piled up a formidable total of 194 for 2 in stipulated 20 overs in the dead rubber against number 6th placed Rajshahi Kings in the seven-team 5th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Cricket at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket…
Phensidyl, hemp seized at Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 1,140 bottles of phensidyl and 28 kg of hemp worth Tk 6 lakh from Roghunathpur border village here on Monday night.
19 fishermen fined in Shariatpur for catching jatka
Dhaka – A mobile court on Monday fined 19 fishermen Tk 5,000 each for catching jatka (hilsa fry less than 9 inches or 23 centimetres in length) in Meghna river of Naria upazila.
2 killed in Ctg road crash
Dhaka – Two vegetable traders were killed and two others injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Chittagong Highway in Sitakunda upazila here early Monday.
3 Indians held with 17 gold bars at Benapole
Dhaka- Customs Intelligence officials arrested three Indian citizens along with 17 gold bars worth Tk one crore from international check post of Benapole Port on Monday.The arrestees were identified as Dhiman Sarker, 38, son of Dhiren Nath Sarker, a resident…
5-taka notes worth Tk 45,000 seized at Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized Bangladeshi five-taka notes worth Tk 45,000 from no-man’s land area in Benapole International Checkpost on Monday.
Mustard cultivation in Jamalpur
The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken up a massive plan to cultivate mustard in all seven upazilas of the district during the current Robi season. The DAE sources said, a total 20,316 hectare of land would be brought…
‘bkash’ mobile money transfer agents robbed of Tk 1m
Dhaka, Dec 4 – A gang of muggers snatched away Tk 9.40 lakh stabbing a ‘bKash’ agent in Khitibaria rail crossing area of Sadar Upazila of Jessore on Sunday.
Youth held ‘with pistol’ in Keraniganj
Dhaka – Police arrested a young man ‘along with a foreign pistol’ from Bhangna Hatkhola in Keraniganj upazila in Keraniganj on Saturdayevening.
2 killed in Jessore road crash
Dhaka- Two people were killed and another one was injured in separate road accidents at Shantola near Jessore Cantonment on Jessore-Jhenidah road here on Sunday.The deceased were identified as- Mongol Gazi, 85 and Abdur Rahim, 55, son of Shukur Ali…
14 houses torched in Madaripur clash
Dhaka- At least 14 houses were torched in sporadic clashes between two groups of villagers over establishing supremacy in Lakshmiganj area of Sadar upazila.Witnesses said two groups of people led by ward No. 2 councilor of Madaripur municipality Moniruzzaman Aktar…