Dhaka – A worker died from electrocution at Barandi Kadamtala in Jessore on Thursday.
Category: Districts
Suspected terrorist killed in Savar ‘gunfight’
Savar, June 9 – An alleged terrorist was killed in a gunfight with police at Bhabanipur village in Birulia union here early Friday.
4 killed in Naogaon, Chuadanga, Rajbari ‘gunfights’
Dhaka – Four people, including two leaders of two outlawed parties, were killed in separate incidents of gunfights with police and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Naogaon, Chuadanga and Rajbari districts early Thursday.In Naogaon, two suspected robbers were killed in…
Clash over land dispute leaves 2 dead in Mymensingh
Dhaka – Two people were killed and two others injured in a clash between two rival groups over land dispute at Bijoypur village in Muktagaccha upazila in Mymensingh early Thursday.The deceased were identified as Nazrul Islam, 45, and Moazzem Hossain,…
Youth found dead in Rangamati
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of an unidentified young man from Maini Bazar in Langadu upazila in Rangamati on Thursday morning.
Lightning strike kills 4 in Savar
Dhaka- At least four people were killed and two others injured in separate incidents of lightning strike at Hrishipara of Hemayetpur and in the municipality area on Thursday afternoon.
90Kg hemp seized in Brahmanbaria
Dhaka – Police recovered 90kg hemp from a private car with a sticker of National Board of Revenue (NBR) at Madhypara area of the district Sadar in Brahmanbaria on Wednesday.
2 siblings to die for killing Pirojpur schoolboy
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday sentenced two brothers to death for killing a schoolboy at Adarshapara in Sadar upazila in 2013. The District and Session’s Judge, Md Golam Kibria, awarded the death penalty to Md Nafiz Hasan Nahid,…
‘Drug peddler’ killed in B’baria ‘gunfight’ with cops
Dhaka – A suspected drug peddler was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Chandidwar village in Kosba upazila in Brahmanbaria on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Ibrahim Miah, 34, son of late Samraj Miah, a resident of Latuamora…
Man held with Tk 11 lakh in Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a suspected hundi trader along with Tk 11 lakh from Putkhali border point on Wednesday morning.
Schoolboy killed in Panchagarh road accident
Dhaka- A schoolboy was killed in a road accident at Shalbahan on Panchagarh-Tetulia road in Tetulia upazila in Panchagarh on Tuesday.Witnesses said Al-Amin, a class eight student of Majipara High School, son of Ibrahim Hossain, a resident of Lohakachhi village,…
Factional clash in Magura AL: 20 injured
Dhaka, June 7 – At least 20 people were injured during a clash between two groups of local Awami League leaders and activists over establishing supremacy at Palashbari village in Mohammadpur upazila of Magura district on Tuesday. Officer-in-charge of Mohammadpur…
Cop killed in Faridpur road crash
Dhaka – A police constable was killed and three other policemen were injured as a pick-up van hit them on Dhaka-Barisal highway in Purba Sadardi area of Bhanga upazila in Faridpur early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Motaleb, a constable…
Over 1 lac marooned following heavy rainfall in Moulvibazar
Dhaka – The flood situation of three upazilas in Moulvibazar have remained unchanged as floodwater has been entering through some eleven points of the Manu River and the Dhalai River, marooning more than one lakh people of some one hundred villages…
One killed in Gazipur road crash
Dhaka – A youth was killed and three other people injured as a pick-up van hit a stationary truck on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in MC Bazar area of city in the small hours of Tuesday.
Magura transport strike enters 2nd day
Dhaka – The indefinite transport strike, enforced by Magura district workers union, entered second day on Tuesday.No inter-district transports were seen plying on the roads throughout the district due to the strike.
Alleged terrorist killed in Meherpur ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, June 6 – An alleged terrorist was killed in a gunfight with police at Nurpur village in Sadar upazila of Meherpur district early Tuesday.
Industrial waste destroys Narsingdi rivers
Dhaka, June 6 – Industrial chemicals and wastes have destroyed most rivers including Shitalakhkha, Brahmaputra and Harikhola Rivers in the district of Narsingdi, 20 kilometres east of capital Dhaka, inflicting damage to the entire ecosystem of the locality.
Schoolboy beaten to death over trifling matter
Dhaka – A schoolboy was allegedly beaten to death by his neighbour over a silly matter at Daripara village of Gabtoli upazila in the district on Monday.The deceased was identified as Abdus Salam, 14, a class eight student of Kolakopa…
3 children among 4 Rohingyas held in Benapole
Dhaka – Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members arrested four Rohingyas, including three children, from Benapole bus stand while they were going to India through Benapole frontier illegally on Monday.The arrestees are Yusuf, 35, his son Solaiman,4, his brother’s sons Salman,…
Man, grandson electrocuted in Rangpur
Dhaka – A septuagenarian man and his grandson were electrocuted at Baniatary Nagirdaho village in Kaunia upazila in Rangpur on Monday morning.The deceased were identified as Osman Gani, 75, and his grandson Yunus Ali, 20, of the village.
Tk 4.02 cr contraband drugs destroyed in Jessore
Dhaka- Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) destroyed contraband drugs worth Tk 4.02 crore in the district in Jessore on Monday morning.BGB-49 Battalion seized the narcotics in separate drives from 01 August, 2014 to 31 March, 2017 from the border…
7 infected with anthrax in Pabna
Dhaka – At least seven people were infected with anthrax after eating meat of a sick cow in Haropara and Bhabanipur villages in Bhangura upazila in Pabna on Sunday.The infected were identified as Nazrul Islam, 28; Biplob, 25; Shahjahan Ali,…
One held with 10 gold bars at Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained an alleged smuggler along with 10 gold bars from Putkhali border area here on Monday morning.The arrestee was identified as Babul Akhter, son of Ebadul Haque, resident of Putkhali village.
37 female activists of Jamaat held in Jessore
Dhaka – Police in a drive detained 37 female activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, including two ‘Rokon’, from Basundia area in Sadar upazila in Jessore on Sunday.The detained Rokons were identified as Rijia Begum, wife of Maulana A Rashid, a resident…
Man killed over land dispute in Munshiganj
Dhaka – A man was killed in a clash over a land-related dispute at Basail village in Sirajdikhan upazila of the district on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Mojibor Khan, 50, son of Jahed Khan, a resident of Basail…
House torched after killing woman, daughter in Bhola
Dhaka, June 3 – A woman was slaughtered while her nine-month-old daughter was burnt to death at ward no 2 in Pashchim Joynagar union of Daulatkhan upazila of Bhola on Saturday morning.
Teenage worker killed in Comilla shop fire
Dhaka, June 3 – A teenage shop worker was burned to death as a fire broke out at Kongso Bazar of Burichang upazila in Comilla district early Friday.
100 houses torched in Rangamati over biker killing
Dhaka, Jun 2 – An angry mob torched over 100 houses in Langadu upazila of Rangamati on Friday over the killing of a Jubo League leader, leaving four people injured.
Lightning kills two cousins in Sandwip
Dhaka, Jun 2, – Two young cousins were killed in a lightning strike at Moghdhora of Sandwip upazila in the district of Chittagong on Thursday night.