Patuakhali -A mentally challenged youth was burned to death as a fire broke out in his house at Golbunia village in Kalapara upazila early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Tofazzal Hawladar, 32, son of Seraj Hawladar of the village.
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School Banking Fair held in Ctg
Dhaka – A School Banking Fair was held at Waziullah Institute in Chittagong city on Saturday with a view to raising savings habits and creating awareness on banking services amid school students.Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank SK Sur Chowdhury inaugurated…
UNB Shariatpur correspondent injured in road accident
Dhaka – Shahidul Islam Pilot, Shariatpur correspondent of United News of Bangladesh (UNB), was grievously injured in a road accident at Rupnagar of the district town on Wednesday morning.
Woman, grandchild die from electrocution in Jessore
Dhaka – A woman and her grandchild died from electrocution at Jogananda Katho village in Jhikargachha upazila on Thursday evening.The deceased were identified as Mariam Khatun, 55, wife of Haru and her grandchild Alamin, 15, son of Anarul Islam.
29 ‘LGBT’ youths held in Keraniganj
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested 29 suspected members of LGBT (Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community from a community centre here on Thursday.
‘Thief’ lynched in Faridpur
Dhaka – A suspected thief was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Charhosenpur village in Charbhadrasan upazila in Faridpur early Friday.The deceased was identified as Helal Khan, 30, son of Moslem Khan of Dangi area in Sadar upazila.
Bangali students call hartal in Khagrachhari for Sunday
Dhaka – Parbatya Bangali Chhatra Parishad, an organisation of Bangali settlers in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, will enforce a daylong hartal in the district on Sunday protesting killing, abduction and extortion allegedly by Pahari terrorists.The organisaiton announced the shutdown programme…
RAB hold 5 kidnappers in Gazipur, rescue 2
Dhaka– A team of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), in a special drive, detained five kidnappers along with firearms and bullets and rescued two abducted men from Teknagpara of Gazipur city on Friday.RAB-1 sources said on information a team of the…
Clash over land dispute in Chhatak; 1 dead
Dhaka, May – A man was killed and 20 others were injured in a clash between two groups of people over a land dispute at Jaua Bazar in Chhatak upazila of Sunamganj district on Thursday.
Minister’s son among 11 held in Pabna vandalism case
Pabna, May 19 – Police arrested 11 people, including Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif’s son Sirhan Sharif Tamal, in a case filed for vandalism early Friday.
Contractor found dead in Manikganj
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of a contractor from his East Dashra residence in the town in Manikganj on Thursday night.Locals informed police as bad odour was spreading from the house of Nurul Islam, 58, son of Mahtab Uddin…
34 held in Satkhira on various charges
Dhaka – Police in separate drives arrested 34 people from different parts of the district from Thursday evening to Friday Morning in Satkhira on various charges.
Land Minister’s son among 11 arrested in Pabna
Dhaka – Police arrested 11 people, including Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif’s son Sirhan Sharif Tamal, in a case filed for vandalism early Friday.District police super Zihadul Kabir said a joint team of Pabna and Ishwardi police conducted separate overnight…
Siblings get life term for killing farmer in Sherpur
Dhaka – A court here on Thursday sentenced two siblings to rigorous lifetime imprisonment for killing a farmer in Nakla upazila in 2009.Mohammed Mosleh Uddin, additional session judge of Sherpur, handed down the verdict.The convicted siblings are – Abdus Salam,…
Mugger killed in Meherpur ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – An alleged robber was killed during a ‘gunfight’ between law enforcers and a group of robbers at Gangni Upazila in Meherpur early Thursday.The dead was identified as Lalon, 30, son of Jahirul Islam of Gangni Upazila in Joraghat.Officer-in-charge…
Missing woman turns up dead in Sylhet
Dhaka – A woman missing since Tuesday night was found dead at Janakollyan Bazar in Balaganj upazila in Sylhet on Wednesday.Locals spotted the body of Safia Begum, wife of Ponku Mia of Kulma village, a mother of four, and informed…
BCL leader stabbed dead in Ctg
Dhaka – A local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was stabbed to death allegedly by some miscreants at Madan Haat in Hathazari upazila early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Lokman, 34, a general secretary of Fatehpur union unit…
40 held in Jhenidah drive
Dhaka – Police arrested 40 accused including an activist of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami in separate drives overnight till Thursday morning from different parts of the district.
One killed in clash over land in Sunamganj
Dhaka- A youth was killed and 15 others sustained injuries in a clash over land in Jauya area of Chhatak upazila in Sunamganj on Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Hafiz Abu Sayed, 25, son of Abdul Qaiyum, a resident…
Lightning strike kills school teacher in Rajshahi
Dhaka – A high school teacher was killed by a lightning strike in Muktarpur Dofadarpara village of Charghat upazila in Rajshahi on Wednesday night.Nibaran Chandra Barman, officer-in-charge of Charghat Police Station, said Liakat Hossain, 55, a teacher of Muktarpur High…
3 killed in Jhenidah road crash
Dhaka- Three people, including a woman, were killed and around 40 others injured as a bus hit a roadside tree in front of a petrol pump in Kaliganj upazila headquarters in Jhenidah on Thursday afternoon.Two of the deceased were identified…
Premier Cricket: Abahani beat Legends of Rupganj by 49 runs
Dhaka – Defending champions Abahani Limited tasted the 8th victory in their 10th match of the Walton Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Cricket League beating Legends of Rupganj by 49 runs at BKSP ground-4 in Savar on Wednesday.Abahani Limited batted first…
Female RMG worker ‘gang raped’ in Savar
Dhaka – A female readymade garment (RMG) worker was allegedly gang raped by miscreants at Hemayetpur here on Tuesday night. The girl, hailing from Chandpur village in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj district, used to work at Amtranet Garments in Rajashan…
Drive in Satkhira; 34 held
Dhaka – Police in separate drives arrested 34 accused on various charges from different parts of Satkhira from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning.
Man killed in Sherpur clash over land dispute
Dhaka – A man was killed in a land related dispute at Nolbari Kandapara village of Sadar upazila in Sherpur on Tuesday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Motiur Rahman, 65, son of Hossain Ali, a resident of the village.Md Nazrul…
9 held with 25,000 Yaba tablets
Dhaka – Detectives in drives arrested nine alleged drug peddlers and recovered 25,000 pieces of Yaba tablets and two kilograms of hemp from separate places of Benapole town on Tuesday night.
Six muggers held in Sirajganj
Dhaka – Police arrested six members of a robbers’ gang during a drive at Hatukumrul intersection in Sirajganj early Wednesday. Office-in-charge of Salanga Police Station Abdur Rafik said acting on a tip-off a joint team of the Hatikumrul and Salanga police…
Ctg Jubo League leader shot dead
Dhaka – A Jubo League leader was shot to death by unidentified miscreants in Harishpur Brahman Sako area in Sandwip upazila in Chittagongon Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Sohel Rana Bablu, 27, son of Joynal Abedin, a resident of…
Two truckers killed in Panchagarh road crash
Dhaka- Two truck drivers were killed and their two assistants injured as two trucks collided head-on on Panchagarh-Dhaka Highway in Boda of the district on Wednesday morning.Identities of the deceased were not available immediately.
23 walk to gallows for killing 4 AL activists in N’ganj
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday sentenced twenty three people to death for killing four activists of Awami League in Araihazar upazila in 2002.