Dhaka – A fireman was killed after being hit by a train at Cantonment Railway Station in the city on Saturday morning.The deceased was identified as Abu Taher Mia, 43, hailed from Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur.
Category: Districts
Man stabbed dead in Khulna
Dhaka – A man was stabbed to death allegedly by some unidentified miscreants in Amtola area in Khulna early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Harun-or-Rashid, 35, son of late Khan Abu Hasnat.
2 ‘Neo-JMB’ men held in Savar
Dhaka – A team of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested two suspected members of banned militant outfit “Neo-JMB” from Karnapara of Savar municipality.
Jubo League man killed in Khulna
Dhaka- A Jubo League activist was killed allegedly by a fellow party man on Friday in Bosupara area of Khulna.The deceased was identified as Harunur Rashid Sumon, 35, son of late Khan Abul Hasan of west Baniakhamar area in sadar…
Gulshan cafe attack accused among 4 held in C’nawabganj
Dhaka, Jul 8 – Police arrested four members of banned militant outfit ‘Neo-JMB’, including an accused in a case filed in connection with Gulshan Holey Artisan Bakery attack, from Puchkuni area of Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj on Friday night.
Fake doctor jailed in Moulvibazar
Dhaka – A mobile court here on Friday sentenced a fake physician to one month imprisonment after a team of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab)-9 arrested him during a drive in Srimangal upazila of Moulvibazar in Sylhet .
BSF detains 2 Bangladeshis in Thakurgaon
Dhaka – Members of Border Security Force of India (BSF) detained two Bangladeshi nationals from Mondumala border area in Baliadangi upazila in Thakurgaon on Friday.The detainees were identified as Ashesh Paul, 24, son of Chandan Paul, Manik Paul, 25, son…
Transport workers go on indefinite strike at Benapole
Dhaka – Transport workers enforced indefinite strike in Benapole from Saturday morning protesting vandalism in a bus counter and assault on four transport workers.Transport workers said leaders and activists of Benapole Pouro Chhatra League brought out a procession at Benapole…
2 killed, 20 hurt in Magura road crash
Dhaka – At least two people were killed and 20 others sustained injuries in a head-on collision between two passebuses at Alamkhali on Magura-Jhenaidah road on Thursday night.One of the deceased was identified as Habibur Rahman, 32, son of Abdur…
80kg venison, 2 deer heads, skin seized in Bagerhat
Dhaka – Members of Coast Guard in a drive seized a trawler with 80 kgs of venison, two deer heads and a skin from Sundarbans at Katlar Canel in Sharankhola upazila in Bagerhat on Thursday night.
35 held in Dinajpur
Dhaka- Police in separate drives arrested 35 people from different places of the district from Thursday night to Friday morning on various charges.
Mother-daughter killed in Comilla road crash
Dhaka- A woman and her daughter were killed and three others were injured when a goods-laden lorry rammed a CNG run auto rickshaw on Dhaka- Chittagong highway in Sadar Dakkhin upazila headquarters in Comilla on Friday.The identities of the deceased…
Rail Bhaban catches fire
Dhaka – A fire broke out at Bangladesh Rail Bhaban in the city on Friday morning.Fire Services and Civil Defence sources said the fire originated at an electric board on the ground floor of the 15-storey building around 10:45 am.
Mother attempts suicide after ‘killing’ minor daughter
Dhaka – A woman allegedly attempted to commit suicide after strangulating her five-year-old daughter to death at Harirampur village in Parbatipur upazila in Dinajpur early Friday.
15 Jamaat leaders held in Gaibandha
Dhaka – Police arrested 15 leaders including district nayeb-e-ameer of Jamaat-e Islami from a mosque at Saharbhita village in Saghata upazila on Friday morning on charge of planning sabotage during holding a secret meeting.
Mother, son among 3 killed in Comilla road crash
Dhaka – Three people, including a woman and her son, were killed and two others injured when a goods-laden lorry rammed a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Lohipura area of Sadar Dakkhin upazila headquarters on Dhaka-Chittagong highway on Friday.M Nazrul Islam, officer-in-charge…
2 held with 16,608 Yaba tablets in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka- Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested two men along with 16,608 pieces of Yaba tablets in front of Ershad Filling Station in Ramu upazila in Cox’s Bazar early Friday.
125 cobras found in Rajshahi kitchen
Dhaka – At least 125 cobras were found in the kitchen of a mud house and killed in Tanore municipality of the district on Thursday night.The house owner Akkas Ali, a local farmer of Bhadrakhana village of the municipality, said…
28,000 firecrackers, huge chews seized in Benapole
Dhaka – Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members recovered 28,000 Indian firecrackers and huge chews (Jarda) from a train at Navaran Railway Station here on Friday noon.
2 held with ‘26,000 Yaba tablets’ in Munshiganj
Dhaka – Police arrested two people allegedly along with 26,000 Yaba tablets from Birtara Chandartek of Sreenagar upazila tn Munshiganj on Friday.
4 JMB men held in Rajshahi
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested four members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Durgapur and Puthia upazilas of the district early Friday.
Divorcee commits suicide in Rajshahi
Dhaka – A recently divorced woman is said to have committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling of her house over apparent marriage problems in the village of Arifpur in Bagha upazila on Thursday night.
Boy 6 drowns in Jessore
Dhaka – A minor boy drowned in a water body at Aghrail Lebutala village in Sadar upazila in Jessore on Thursday.Police said Arafat, 6, a Class I student of Tero Aulia Primary School and son of Abu Bakkar went to…
Under-trial prisoner dies in Gopalganj
Dhaka – An under-trial prisoner died at Gopalganj General Hospital in Sadar upazila in Gopalganj on Thursday.
Gazipur City Mayor Mannan suspended for third time
Gazipur, July 6– Barely 19 days after resuming the office following a court order, the government on Thursday again suspended Gazipur City Corporation Mayor MA Mannan.
RU celebrates its 65 th founding anniversary
Rajshahi – The 65th founding anniversary of the University of Rajshahi was celebrated o Thursday amid festivity and fanfare on the campus. RU Vice Chancellor Prof M Abdus Sobhan inaugurated the programs at 10 am in front of the administrative…
3 killed in Natore truck plunge
Dhaka- Three people were killed as a truck plunged into a roadside ditch at Kodimchilan of Lalpur upazila on Natore-Pabna highway in Natore on Thursday.
Unidentified youth found dead in Sylhet
Dhaka – An unidentified young man was found dead along the bank of Surma River at Khalpar village in Dakkhin Surma upazila in Sylhet on Thursday.
BD national killed in BSF firing along Lalmonirhat border
Dhaka – A Bangladeshi national was shot to death and another received bullet wounds in firing by Border Security Force of India (BSF) in Doikhawa border of Hatibandha upazila in the early hours of Thursday.
10 arrested in Magura special drive
Dhaka – Police in special drives arrested at least 10 people accused in different cases from four upazilas in Magura during the last 24 hours till Thursday morning.According to Magura police control room, among the arrestees, six were arrested in Sadar…