Dhaka – A local BNP activist was stabbed and shot to death by miscreants at Shankarpur in Jashore on Sunday afternoon.
Category: Districts
Schoolboy among 3 hurt in Naogaon lottery gun attack
Three people including a schoolboy sustained bullet injuries in a gun attack on a gathering in Ghoshgram village of Raninagar upazila on Friday night.
13 killed as passenger bus hits leguna in Natore
At least 13 people, including six women and a minor girl, were killed and 15 others injured in a fatal road crash on Natore-Pabna highway at Kadamchilan in Lalpur upazila on Saturday afternoon.
Three Bandarban BGB men face charges of rape
A case was filed on Friday against four individuals, including three members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), for allegedly raping two minor girls of the Tripura community at Rangati’s Tripura Para in Lama upazila on Wednesday.
Suspected drug peddler killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
A suspected drug peddler was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in front of Power Development Board (PDB) office in Teknaf early Friday.
Gopalganj housewife dies during C-section by ‘quack’
An expecting mother died on the operation table while giving birth through caesarian section reportedly conducted by self-proclaimed doctors at a private clinic in Tungipara upazila on Thursday night.
Stalkers kill college student in Savar
A college student was hacked to death by some stalkers at Namagonda in the municipality area on Tuesday night for protesting an incident of eve-teasing.
Truck-microbus collision kills 6 in Feni
Feni (Bangladesh), Aug 20 – At least six people, including three women and two minors, were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a microbus on Dhaka-Chattogram highway at Muhuriganj in Chhagalnaiya Upazila early…
‘Drug trader’ held with Yaba pills in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested an alleged drug trader along with 7,837 Yaba tablets from Naitron Para of Teknaf upazila on Saturday night.
Five to die, 2 get life term for killing man in Natore
Dhaka – A court here on Sunday sentenced five people to death and two others to life term imprisonment for killing a man in Singra upazila in 2004.
Lighting strikes kill 3 in 2 districts
Dhaka– Three people were killed and two others injured in lightning strikes in Bagerhat and Satkhira districts on Sunday.
Man held with Yaba pills in Jessore
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a drug trader along with 102 pieces of Yeba tablets from Noapara Bazar in Abhoynagore upazila in Jessore on Saturday evening.
9 Jamaat men held from ‘secret meeting’ in Cumilla
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested at least nine leaders and activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami from a secret meeting in Chouddagram upazila in Cumilla on Saturday afternoon.
3 minor boys drown in Laxmipur
Dhaka– Three minor boys drowned in a pond at Mohadebpur village of Sadar upazila in Laxmipur on Friday afternoon.
Man found hanging in Rajshahi
Dhaka– Police recovered the hanging body of a man from his mango orchard at Diyatpara village in Bagha upazila in in Rajshahi on Friday afternoon.
‘Forest robber’ killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Cox’s Bazar– An alleged forest robber was killed in a reported gunfight with forest guards at Meherghona forest beat under North Forest Division in the district on Friday.
Man killed over land dispute in Sylhet
Dhaka– A man was killed while eight others injured in a clash over a land-related dispute between two rival groups in Bayampur village of Kanaighat upazila in Sylhet on Thursday morning. The deceased was Faruk Ahmed, 42, son of late Asad…
2 held with 1,440 bottles of Phensidyl in Jashore
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) recovered 1,500 bottles of Phensidyl from a truck and arrested its driver and helper in the district town early Thursday. The arrestees were identified as Md Yusuf Gazi, 28, truck driver and…
Missing schoolboy found dead in Savar; 2 held
Savar, Aug 16 – A schoolboy, who remained missing since Tuesday, was found dead at Bhagalpur Balurghat along the Bongshi river in Savar, on the outskirts of the capital, on Thursday.
Farmers happy with better jute price in Rajshahi
As jute harvesting progressing fast in this region, including the vast Barind tract, amid a good yield, the growers are happy with better prices of their produce this year.
Man gets 14 yrs jail for torturing wife over dowry
Dhaka- A court here on Monday sentenced a man to 14 years rigorous imprisonment for torturing his wife for dowry in Faridganj Upazila in 2009.
Four JMB men held in city
Dhaka – The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested four suspected active members of banned Islamist outfit JMB from the city’s Abdullahpur area on Sunday night.
Multi-storey building fire in B’baria doused
Brahmanbaria, Aug 13 – A fire broke out at a multi-storey building at Mohadevpotti in the district town on Sunday night.
2 schoolboys drown in Narayanganj
Dhaka –Two schoolboys drowned in the Meghna river at Haria Gobindi in Sonargaon upazila in Narayanganj on Sunday.
Massive tree plantation to bring ecological balance stressed
Educationists and environmental activists at a function have stressed massive tree plantation to create an eco-friendly green nature for bringing ecological equilibrium.
170 houses gutted in Bandarban fire
Bandarban, Aug 11– At least 170 houses were gutted in a fire that broke out at Maddampara in Sadar upazila on Saturday. The fire originated from the kitchen of a house around 12 pm and it soon engulfed the adjoining…
Attorney General for improving education quality
Dhaka, Aug 11 – Attorney General Mahbubey Alam on Saturday said that the nation would not develop until the development in terms of education quality and dignity of teachers.
Barisal markets flooded with hilsa netted at sea
Dhaka, August 10 – Huge quantities of hilsa netted at sea flooded Barisal wholesale fish market at Port Road area of the city decreasing price, while netting of hilsa on local rivers becoming less.
Minor boy drown in Chandpur pond
Dhaka– A minor boy drowned in a pond in Bagadi village of Sadar upazila in Chandpur on Thursday.
‘Drug trader’ killed in Munshiganj ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Purbakumarbhog in Louhajang upazila in Munshiganj early Friday.