Dhaka – A man was killed in an attack by his rivals following a dispute over demarcation of a land at Gogla Dihitola village in Gomostapur upazila in Chapainawabganj on Wednesday.
Category: Districts
Anti-militancy drive on in 4 northern districts
Dhaka, Jul 6 – Law enforcers have started a drive against militancy and terrorism in the remote char areas of four districts for the third consecutive day on Thursday.
Road accidents kill 4 in Sylhet
Dhaka- Four men were killed and four others injured in separate accidents in Osmani Nagar upazila and Joitapur upazila in Sylhet on Wednesday.In Osmani Nagar upazila, three men were killed in a head-on collision between a bus of ‘Shyamali Paribahan’…
2 minor siblings drown in Sherpur
Dhaka – Two minor siblings drowned in a water body (doba) at Balughata-Taranakandi village in Nalitabari upazila in Sherpur on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Tajel Miah, 7, and his younger brother Tanvir Miah, sons of Lalchan Miah of…
Ctg gold smuggler jailed for 6 years
Dhaka – A Chittagong court on Wednesday sentenced a gold smuggler to six years imprisonment in a case filed for smuggling 45 gold bars through Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport (CSAIA) in 2014.The convicted is Md Badiul Alam, hailing from…
Motorcyclist killed in Jessore road crash
Dhaka- A motorcyclist was killed and his co-rider injured as a truck crashed into their motorbike on Jessore-Khulna Highway in Jessore on Wednesday.
27 young cobra snakes killed in Rajshahi house
Dhaka, Jul 5 – At least 27 young cobra snakes have been killed at a house of Rajshahi city’s Budhpara area. House owner Majdar Ali said he spotted a baby snake in the floor of his mud house around 9:30…
RU celebrates its 65th anniversary Thursday
Rajshahi – The Rajshahi University is the highest seat of learning in the northern region of Bangladesh. Over last glorious 6 decades, a large number of students and teachers from this university have displayed their ingenuity and intellectual potentiality in…
27 baby snakes killed in Rajshahi house
Dhaka – At least 27 baby snakes have been killed at a house in Rajshahi Budhpara area.House owner Majdar Ali said he spotted a baby snake in the floor of his mud house around 9:30 pm on Tuesday and beat it…
‘JMB man’ held in Chapainawabganj
Dhaka – Detectives arrested an alleged member of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in Bholahat upazila in Chapainawabganj on Tuesday night.The arrestee is Md Royen, 35, son of Motlabur Rahman of Chama Mushoribhuja village in the upazila.
3 get life for killing auto-rickshaw driver in Gazipur
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday sentenced three people to death for killing a CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver in Kaliakair upazila of Gazipur in 2013.
7 of a family burnt in city gas line blast
Dhaka – Seven people, including a minor boy, of a family sustained burn injuries in a gas line explosion at a house in Dhalkanagar area in the city’s Gendaria early Wednesday.
Joint anti-militancy drive begins in Gaibandha
Dhaka, July 5 – Joint forces have launched anti-militancy operations in the remote char areas of three upazilas of Gaibandha district early Wednesday.
‘Jessore housewife strangled to death’
Dhaka – A housewife of Shangkarpur Chopdarpara area in Jessore town, who reportedly committed suicide on April 2, had actually been strangled to death, according to autopsy report.Earlier, family members had taken Khukumoni to Jessore 250-bed Hospital citing that she…
Magura man dies from snakebite
Dhaka – A man died from snakebite at Tupipara village in Sreepur upazila in Magura on Tuesday night.
Teenage boy hacked to death over love affairs
Dhaka- A teenage boy was hacked to death by another one over previous enmity at Lalchandpur village in Monohorganj upazila in Comilla on Tuesday night.Quoting locals, police said Yusuf Kazi, 14, son of Wazed Kazi and Rahmat Ullah, 15, son…
4 killed in separate accidents in Dinajpur
Dhaka – Four people were killed and seven others injured in two separate road accidents in Dinajpur on Tuesday.In Kaharole upazila, three people were killed and five others injured as a bus crashed into a human hauler at Sholo Mile area.The…
Gazipur boiler blast death toll jumps to 13
Dhaka – The bodies of four more people were found in the debris following the boiler explosion at Multi-Fabs Ltd in Nayarapara area on Tuesday evening, raising the death toll from the incident to 13.Firefighters found three bodies in the…
Youth’s body found in Keraniganj
Dhaka- The body of a youth was recovered from Abdullahpur here in Keraniganj on Tuesday.The deceased is Meherazul Islam Shohag, 20, son of Mosharraf Hossain hailing from Chittagong. He used to live in Rajbari of Keraniganj with family. He is…
Garment worker killed by muggers in Gazipur
Dhaka – A garment worker was stabbed to death allegedly by a group of muggers in Telipara Truck Stand area in Gazipur on Tuesday morning.Quoting family members, police said a group of muggers waylaid Hasanur Rahman, 35, hailing from Sherpur district,…
Night guard killed in Naogaon
Dhaka – A night guard of a local madrasah was stabbed to death by a gang of miscreants at Valain in Manda upazila on Monday night. Police said the miscreants swooped on Mansur Rahman, 38, son of Abdul Malek Sardar…
Garment worker killed by muggers in Gazipur
Dhaka – A garment worker was stabbed to death by muggers at Telipara in Gazipur Tuesday.
Gazipur boiler blast kills 4, injures 40
Gazipur, July 3 – At least four people were killed and 40 others suffered injuries as a boiler exploded at a readymade garment (RMG) factory in the city’s Nayarapara area in Joydebpur Police Station on Monday evening.Ataur Rahman, duty officer…
Illegal arms traders nabbed in Rajshahi
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested three men along with a pistol and 12 rounds of bullets in their possession from Kulpara High School under Shah Makhdum Police Station of the city on Sunday evening.The arrested individuals were identified…
Crime suspect killed in ‘gunfight’ after arrest
Rangpur, Jul 3 – A suspected criminal was killed hours after being arrested in yet another ‘gunfight’ between police and a gang of criminals in Mithapukur upazila of Rangpur in the early hours of Monday.
15 units fighting Uttara fire
Dhaka – A fire broke out and engulfed three adjoining buildings in the city’s Uttara early Monday.Debasis Bardwan, deputy director of Fire Service headquarters, said that the fire started in the 2nd floor of the four-storey Seashell Chinese Restaurant around…
Youth jailed for stalking in Natore
Dhaka – A mobile court on Sunday evening sentenced a young man to one year’s jail for stalking and harassing a college girl and her sister in Boraigram upazila in Natore.The convicted youth is Ujjal Hossain Bhutto, 22, son of…
Corporal killed by wayward covered van
Dhaka – An army officer was killed as his bicycle was hit by a covered van in Notun Khoyertola of the Jessore in Benapole on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Abdul Barik, 35, a corporal of Jessore cantonment.
BGB seized Tk 68.78-cr contraband items in Jun
Dhaka – Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled goods and illegal drugs worth over Tk 68.78 crore from across the country, including the frontier areas, in the last month of June.The seized narcotic items included 8,020,723 Yaba tablets, 12,969 bottlers…
Lightning strike kills 5 in Kushtia
Dhaka – Five people, including a boy, were killed by lightning strike at Mashatala field in Mirpur upazila in Kushtia on Sunday.