Dhaka, Jun 20 – At least six people dies in the head-on collision between two buses on Dhaka-Barisal highway at Chagolchera area in Muksudpur upazila of Gopalganj district on Monday. Four victims died on the spot and two others on…
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RMG worker raped by ‘speedboat driver, helper’ in Munshiganj
Dhaka – A female readymade garment worker was raped allegedly by a speedboat driver and his assistant at a remote char of the Padma River in Louhajang upazila in Munshiganj early Monday.Officer-in-charge of Louhajang Police Station M Anisur Rahman the…
UP member held with 8,000 Yaba pills in Savar
Dhaka – Members of Dhaka North DB police arrested a UP member along with 8,000 pieces of Yaba tablets in Begunbari area of Aminbazar in Savar, on the outskirts of the capital, on Monday.The arrestee is Shamim Molla, 33, a…
15 bitten by fox in Munshiganj
Dhaka- At least 15 people, including a woman, were injured as a fox bit them at Patharghata and Bazarkhola villages in Sirajdikhan upazila in Munshiganj on Sunday night.The victims were admitted to Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) at Mohakhali in the…
Road crash kills 3 in Bogra
Dhaka – At least three people were killed and three others injured as two trucks collided head-on on Dhaka-Bogra highway in Fatki bridge area of Shahjajanpur upazila in Bogra on Monday morning.
Bus collision kills 4 in Gopalganj
Dhaka- At least four people were killed and 23 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses on Dhaka-Barisal highway at Chagolchera area in Muksudpur upazila of Gopalganj on Monday.
Lightning kills 10 in 4 dists
Dhaka – At least 10 people, including two members of a family, have been killed and seven others injured by lightning strikes in Faridpur, Dinajpur, Kushtia and Magura districts.Of them, five were killed in Faridpur while two each in Magura…
15 bitten by fox in Munshiganj
Munshiganj – At least 15 people, including a woman, were injured as a fox bit them at Patharghata and Bazarkhola villages in Sirajdikhan upazila on Sunday night. -UNB
Fresh landslide kills 5 in BD southeastern districts
Two siblings were killed in a fresh landslide triggered by heavy downpour in Budungpara of Ramgar upazila in the district on Sunday. The identities of the latest two, aged around 10 years and 8 years, landslide victims could not be…
Fakhrul’s motorcade attacked in Chittagong
Dhaka – The local supporters of ruling Awami League allegedly attacked the motorcade of BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in Isakhali area of Rangunia upazila in Chittagong while he was going to visit the hillslide spots of Rangamati,…
Separate road accidents kill 2 in Manikganj
Dhaka – Two people were killed in two separate road accidents at Tepra and Arpara in Shibaloy upazila in Manikganj early Sunday.
Bus-truck collision leaves two dead in Madaripur
Dhaka – At least two people were killed and 20 others injured on Sunday morning in a head-on collision between a truck and a bus in Kalamdi area of Rajoir in Madaripur .The identities of the deceased were not available…
Man killed in Sylhet road crash
Dhaka – A driver of a microbus was killed and five others were injured on Saturday night as a truck collided head-on with a microbus in Baghersarak area of Sylhet-Tamabil Highway.
Lightning strike kills siblings in Jessore
Dhaka – Two siblings died and their mother received injuries as a thunderbolt hit them at Kayra village in Sharsha upazila on Saturday night.
2 more bodies recovered in Rangamati, death toll hits 156
Rangamati, June 17 (UNB) – Bodies of two more landslide victims were recovered at Dumdumia in Jurachhari upazila in the district on Saturday morning, raising the death toll to 156 in five southeastern districts.
3 electrocuted in Jhenaidah
Dhaka – Three people died from electrocution in separate places in Harinakundu and Sadar upazilas on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Bulu Biswas, son of Chanar Uddin Biswas of Ramnagar village of Harinakundu upazila, Sujon Hossain, son of Rojob Ali…
‘Drug peddler’ killed in Pabna gunfight
Dhaka – An alleged drug peddler was killed and five policemen were injured early Saturday in a gunfight between a gang of drug peddlers and law enforcers at Pakshi of Ishwardi in the district.The dead is identified as Alia Bhulo,…
BD Landslide: Rangamati hill district struggling to get back to normal
Dhaka – The roads connecting the Rangamati the hill town with and port city of Chittagong – badly damaged by last week’s landslide – is likely to be restored from Tuesday, according to sources in the Bangladesh Army.
Two more bodies in Rangamati: Landslide death toll 156
Rangamati, June 17 – Two fresh bodies of hill track massive landslide victims were recovered from Dumdumia area of Jurachhari upazila in the district on Saturday morning, raising the death toll to 156 in five southeastern districts.
BD national picked up by BSF in Lalmonirhat
Dhaka – Border Security Force(BSF) of India picked up a Bangladeshi farmer from Doikhawa border area in Hatibandha upazila in Lalmonirhat on Friday.
Ex-army man beaten dead in Panchagarh
Dhaka – A former Army man was beaten to death over the formation of a local mosque committee at Nayadighi Islampur village in Boda upazila in Panchagarh on Friday afternoon.The deceased is Aminur Rahman, 50, son of late Nazimuddin of…
School girl ‘kills self’ in Sylhet
Dhaka – A school girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself with the fan at Baburagaon Noapara village in sadar upazila on Friday morning.
7 abducted fishermen rescued in Sundarbans; 4 held
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive on Thursday night rescued seven fishermen abducted by forest robbers from Satkhira range of the Sundarbans.The elite force also arrested four members of notorious forest gang, ‘Rabiul Bahini’, and…
2 killed in clash over land in M’singh
Dhaka-Two people were killed and at least 15 others injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a land related dispute at Sirta village in Sadar upazila Char area in Mymensingh on Friday.Kamrul Islam, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Model…
Landslide-hit Rangamati hill-district still cut off from Dhaka
Dhaka – The people of Rangamati hill district, cut off from the rest of the country by roads due to unprecedented landslides, got some relief with resumption of partial supply of electricity and start of launch service, but they are…
3 workers die inhaling toxic gas in Gopalganj
Gopalganj, Jun 16 (UNB) – Three construction workers were killed after inhaling toxic gas in a septic tank at Thanapara in the district town in Gopalganj on Friday morning.
SI closed for putting Yaba pills into college teacher’s pocket
Dhaka – A sub-inspector of Kotwali Police Station, SM Shamim Akter was closed to the Jessore Police Lines on Thursday for trying to make a college teacher accused in drug case.
Man killed in clash over mowing grass for cattle
Dhaka – A man was killed and two others were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a trifling matter at Sannashipara in Osmaninagar upazila on Thursday.
9 mounds firecrackers seized at Benapole
Dhaka – Customs officials seized nine mounds of firecrackers from a Khulna-bound train here in Benapole on Friday morning.
Burn injured housewife dies after fight for life
Dhaka – A housewife, who sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion at Pirojpur village in Ashashuni upazila of Satkhira district on June 10, died at Khulna Medical College Hospital early Friday.