Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized 231 cubic meters of Segun timbers from Madhupur area in Khagrachhari on Thursday.
Category: Districts
Sherpur’s Nakla UZ chairman found dead
Dhaka – Police recovered the hanging body of Nakla Upazila chairman from his residence at Kursha in Nakla Upazila headquarters here on Friday.The deceased was identified as Mahbub Ali alias Manir, 65, a former joint convener of district unit BNP.
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Dhaka – Two people were killed and 10 others injured in a road accident at Barabkunda on Dhaka-Chittagong Highway in Sitakunda upazila in Chittagong on early Friday.The deceased were identified as Masud, 35, and Md Quamruzzaman Mollik, 37, son of…
Construction worker electrocuted in Jessore
Dhaka – A construction worker died from electrocution and another suffered severe injuries at Majhidpur village in Keshabpur upazila in Jessore on Thursday afternoon.
36 fishermen jailed for catching hilsa in Shariatpur
Dhaka – A mobile court on Thursday sentenced 36 fishermen to different terms jail and fined another nine fishermen for catching hilsa defying the government ban.
Youth found dead in B’baria
Dhaka – An unidentified young man was found dead floating in a pond at Bhitikalisima village in Bijoynagar upazila in Brahmanbaria on Thursday.
Expatriate electrocuted in Sylhet
Dhaka – An expatriate man died from electrocution in Balaganj upazila in Sylhet on Wednesday evening.The deceased was identified as Anwar Hossain Sazzad, 38, son of Masuk Mia at Rupia village in Sadar union of the upazila.
8 ‘robbers’ held in city
Dhaka – Police arrested eight suspected members of a robber gang from the capital and its adjoining areas on Wednesday night in connection with a snatching incident in Badamtoli area.The arrestees are Mosiur Rahman Liton, 45, Md Mizan, 40, Md…
Youth crushed by running train in Chandpur
Dhaka – A young man was killed as he was hit full-on by a running train at Bakila area in Hajiganj upazila in Chandpur on Wednesday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Arif Hossain, 35, son of Toyob Ali, a resident of…
Magura schoolgirl commits suicide
Dhaka – A schoolgirl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling of her house at Sajiara village in the district town in Magura on Wednesday.
Man found dead in Pabna
Dhaka- A man was found dead in a water body at Khayersuti East Para in Sadar upazila in Pabna on Wednesday.Local people spotted the body of Nuruzzaman Sheikh, son of Toyon Sheikh, floating in a water body and informed the…
Comilla JCD leader dies from snakebite
Dhaka – A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) died from snakebite at Buidnak village in Sadar upazila on Tuesday evening. The victim was identified as Tanvin Haque Riad, son of Tajul Islam of the village. He was the…
20 injured in workers-police clash in Gazipur
Dhaka: At least 20 people were injured on Wednesday morning in a clash between RMG workers and law enforcers in Baroipara area of Kaliakair upazila in Gazipur over a protest demanding the arrears of workers.Witnesses said around 2000 workers of…
Madrasah student drowns in Pirojpur
Dhaka – A madrasah student drowned in a canal at Pattashi village in Zianagar Upazila in Pirojpur on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Tariqul Islam, 7, son of Abdur Rahman Hawladar, a resident of Pattashi village. Tariqul was a…
4 ‘robbers’ held in Chuadanga
Dhaka- Police in a drive arrested four alleged members of inter-district robbers’ gang along with home-made weapons from Darshana-Joyrampur road area of Damurhuda upazila early Tuesday.
Teenage girl’s body exhumed for fresh autopsy in Panchagarh
Dhaka – The body of a teenage girl, who allegedly committed suicide on October 10, was exhumed for fresh autopsy on Tuesday. Following a court order, the body of Rahima Akter Sonia, a student of Kazi Shahabuddin Girls’ School and…
Man to die for killing wife in Jessore
Dhaka- A court here on Tuesday sentenced a man to death for killing his wife for dowry in 2007.The court also fined Rafiqul Islam Dhopodi, son of Shaheed Ali of Dakkhin Nauapara in Abhoynagar upazila, Tk 1 lakh.
3 killed as train hits microbus in Comilla
Dhaka – Three people were killed as a train hit a microbus in Jailkhanabari area under Bijoypur union of Comilla Sadar Dakkhin (South) upazila on Tuesday noon.The deceased were identified as Abu Taher, 50, of Sahapur of Comilla Sadar, Sohel…
Female UP member held with Yaba in Jessore
Dhaka – Detectives arrested a female member of Ward No 3 in Babukhali union of Mohammadpur upazila along with 175 pieces of Yaba tablets in Magura on Monday afternoon.The arrestee was identified as Shayamoli Khatun, 40.
Fake doctor, assistant held in Chandpur
Dhaka – Police arrested an alleged fake doctor and his assistant from a medical centre in Hajiganj upazila headquarters in Chandpur on Monday afternoon.
Newborn baby found dead in Jessore
Dhaka – Police recovered a decomposed body of a newborn baby from a water body in Khorinci Dakhshinpara area under Khedapara union of Monirampur upazila in Jessore on Monday afternoon.
Rajshahi Jamaat leader arrested
Dhaka – Police arrested a leader of Jamaat-e-Islami from Mahishbathan area in Rajshahi on early Monday.Kamruzaman Sohel, secretary of Rajpara unit Jamaat and son of Belal Hossian of the area, was accused in 14 cases, including sabotage, said Hafizur Rahman,…
Security guard killed in Chandpur
Dhaka-Miscreants took away four motorcycles killing the security guard of a nine-storey building in the district town in Chandpur on Monday.The deceased was identified as Delwar Pramanik, 50, of Dighaldi village in Matlab upazila.
Mother ‘kills self’ after ‘killing child’ in Kushita
Dhaka – A woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling of her house after strangulating her two-year-old boy following a family feud at Naoda Bahalbaria village in Mirpur upazila in Kushtia on Monday.
BCL infighting leaves one dead in Sylhet
Dhaka – An activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League(BCL) was killed and two others were injured in a factional clash at Tilagarh in the city on Monday.The deceased was identified as Omar Ahmed, a BBA student of Leading University.Zedan Al Musa,…
Youth held in Rajshahi for FB post on PM
Dhaka – Police arrested a young man from Lalpukur village of Tanore upazila in Rajshahi on Saturday night for posting derogatory comments about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on his Facebook wall.
62 held in Comilla
Dhaka – Police in overnight drives arrested some 62 people from different areas under 17 police stations in Comilla early Sunday.
Jamaat leader held with arms in Rajshahi
Dhaka – Police arrested a leader of Jamaat-e-Islami from Matikata village of Godagari upazila in Rajshahi on Saturday night.
3 get life in prison for murder in Sherpur
Dhaka – A court here on Sunday sentenced three people, including a couple, to life imprisonment and three others to different jail terms for killing a man in 2014.The lifers are Iman Ali, 50, son of Ramej Uddin of Ruparpara…
2 forest robbers held with arms in Sundarbans
Dhaka- Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two members of a forest robber gang along with six firearms and 16 round of bullets from Jongrar Khal area in Dakop upazila in Khulna district on Sunday.