Dhaka – A suspected top terrorist was killed in a gunfight with police in Pipulbaria-Baliadanga field in Daulatpur upazila early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Teny, 27, son of Alam Mandal, a resident of Chatardara village in Aria union of…
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Housewife strangulated to death in Laxmipur over dowry
Dhaka – A housewife was strangulated to death allegedly by husband in Char Laxmi Akandbari of Raipur upazila early Monday over dowry.The deceased was identified as Saheda Begum, wife of Anwar Hossain.
Youth tortured dead by BSF in Thakurgaon
Dhaka – A Bangladeshi young man was tortured to death by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Dabri border area in Haripur upazila in Thakurgaon early Monday.The deceased was identified as Abdur Razzak, 22, son of Abdus Sobhan,…
Ansar man found dead in Savar
Dhaka- The body of an Ansar personnel was found hanging from the ceiling fan at Family Planning Office in Savar Upazila, outskirts of the capital today.The deceased was identified as Sirajul Islam, 23, hailed from Char Salimabad under Chauhali upazila of…
Garment worker dies in Ctg road accident
Dhaka- A female garment worker was run over by a bus in Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) area in Chittagong here this morning.
2 held with heroin in Goalundo
Dhaka- Police in a drive arrested two men along with five grams of heroin from Poravita area in Goalundo upazila in Goalundo, (Rajbari), on Saturday night.
Carpenter electrocuted in Sherpur
Dhaka- A carpenter died from electrocution in Nabinagar area of the district town in Sherpur on Sunday morning.Witnesses said Jahurul Islam, 34, son of Abdul Halim Mistri, a resident of Nabinagar Gairal Bari area, was going to a paddy field…
JMB memebr’s wife held in Natore
Dhaka – Police arrested the wife of an absconding member of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Bonpara area in Boraigram upazila early in Natore Sunday.
Man gets life for killing wife in Natore
Dhaka – A court here on Sunday convicted a man and sentenced him to life term imprisonment for killing his wife in 2003.The convict is Ayub Ali, 36, of Bildahar village in Singra upazila in Natore .According to the prosecution,…
2 killed in Rangamati road crash
Dhaka- Two people were killed and seven others injured when a truck ploughed through a roadside shop at Shimultali in the district town on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Nur Hossain and Abul Hossain.
2 held with 150 bottles of Phensidyl in Jessore
Dhaka- Members of Border Guard Bangladesh arrested two suspected drug peddlers along with 150 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup at Teroghor border point in Sharsha upazila in Jessore on Saturday morning.Tipped off that Zia, 35, son of Matiar Rahman and…
Lightning strikes kill 8 in 2 dists
Dhaka – Eight people were killed and seven injured in three separate incidents of lightning strike in Dinajpur and Sunamganj districts on Saturday.The deceased were identified as- labourers Muktirani, Banita Ray, Meser Ali, Shaku Uddin, Kushan Chandra Ray of Rajarampur…
Worker missing as C’nawabganj sand-lifting boat sinks
Dhaka, Sept 23 – A sand lifting worker went missing as a boat capsized in the Mahananda river of Diyardhainagar Dakhshinchora area under the Sadar Upazila of Chapainawabganj on Friday while he was lifting sand along with three other co-workers.
Youth held with fake currency notes
Dhaka – Detectives in a drive arrested a young man in possession of 1,088 fake currency notes amounting to TK 88,000 from a mango orchard in Sheikh Hasina Bridge area of Sadar upazila inChapainawabganj on Friday afternoon.
5 Bangladeshi girls return after serving jail in India
Dhaka – Five Bangladeshi teenage girls returned home through Benapole check post on Friday night after serving three years jail in an Indian jail.Indian police handed the girls, hail from Barisal and Pirojpur districts, over to Benapole immigration police on…
Worker missing in C’nawabganj boat capsize
Dhaka – A sand lifting worker went missing as a boat capsized in the Mahananda river of Diyardhainagar Dakhshinchora area of Sadar upazila in Chapainawabganj on Friday while he was lifting sand along with three other co-workers.The missing worker was…
Sunamganj bus plunge kills 2
Dhaka -Two pedestrians were killed and seven passengers of a minibus injured as it plunged into a roadside ditch after hitting them on Sylhet-Sunamganj highway in Nilpur area of Sadar upazila on Friday morning.The deceased were identified as Amina Begum,…
13 Rohingyas found in Satkhira
Dhaka – Police rescued 13 Rohingya people, who entered Bangladesh fleeing persecution in Rakhine State of Myanmar, from the bus stand area of Kalaroa upazila headquarters on Friday afternoon.
‘In-laws’ set fire to Chuadanga housewife for dowry
Dhaka – A housewife suffered severe burn injures as her in-laws allegedly set fire to her for dowry at Roakuli village in Alamdanga upazila on Thursday.The victim was identified as Arifa Khatun Mita, 23, wife of Khalid Hasan Sumon, a…
‘Son’ kills mother in Munshiganj
Dhaka- A woman was hacked to death allegedly by her son at Idrakpur in Munshiganj town on Thursday night.Alamgir Hossain, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said Ratan Sheikh suddenly swooped on the house of his mother Jahanara Begum, 60, around…
Farmer killed in Jessore road crash
Dhaka – A farmer was killed and another injured in a road accident near Satmile Bazar on Jessore-Jhenidah highway on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Zahurul Haque, 40, son of late Moksed Biswas.
3 drug-peddlers held in Rajshahi
Rajshahi – Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have detained 3 drug-peddlers with a huge quantity of drugs in Rajshahi on Wednesday night.
Drug peddler arrested with hemp, motorcycle
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a suspected drug trader with 10 kilograms of Indian hemp and a motorcycle at Sarbanghuda border village in Benapole on Wednesday night.The arrestee is Azizul Islam, 40, son of Abdus Samad…
Youth gets life in C’nawabganj rape case
Dhaka – A court here in Chapainawabganj on Wednesday convicted a young man and sentenced him to life term imprisonment for violating a mentally disabled girl.The court also fined the convict Golam Kibria, 21, son of Sonaru Mistri of Bholahat…
Schoolgirl found hanging in Jessore
Dhaka – A schoolgirl was found dead at her house at Bagdanga village in Manirampur upazila in Jessore on Wednesday.Nila Khatun, 16, a class X student of Bagdanga-Dahkula Secondary School and daughter of Abdul Halim, a member of Arsingari union,…
6 killed in Munshiganj textile mill fire
Dhaka – At least six people were killed in a devastating fire at a textile factory in Char Mokterpur area of Sadar upazila in Munshuganj on Wednesday morning.The identities of the deceased – five men and one woman – could…
20 gold bars worth Tk 1 cr seized at Dhaka airport
Dhaka- Customs officials seized 20 gold bars worth about Tk one crore from a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Wednesday.
2 friends electrocuted in Magura
Dhaka – Two friends died from electrocution at a poultry farm at Alamkhali village in Sadar upazila on Tuesday night.Police said Titul Hossain, 28, and Hasan Ali, 26, residents of the village, went to their own poultry farm, in the…
‘Food poisoning’ forces 50 in Thakurgaon hospital
Thakurgaon, Sept 20 – At least 50 people of Singarol village in Pirganj Upazila have been hospitalised since Tuesday evening after they fell sick due to suspected food poisoning.
Ex-UP member hacked dead in Pabna
Dhaka – Former member of a union parishad was hacked to death by miscreants at Shibpur village in Atgharia upazila in Pabna on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Abu Daud, 45, son of late Latif Munshi and former member…