Dhaka, – A bus driver was killed in a knife attack allegedly by a young man at Purba Chandona in the city early Saturday.
Category: Districts
Father, daughter killed in Dinajpur road crash
Dhaka, – A man and his daughter were killed and two others injured as a bus hit a rickshaw van in Mirzapur area of Birampur upazila in Dinajpur on Saturday noon.
One held with arms, ammo at Benapole
Dhaka – Police arrested a suspected terrorist along with one kg of heroin, one pistol, two magazines and one bullet from Navaron Bazar in Sharsha upazila of Jessore early Friday.
National Chess Championship to begin April 25
Dhaka – The 36th National Sub-Junior (Under-16) Chess Championships will start on April 25 at Chess Federation hall room in the city. It’s an open event for undre-16 year’s boys and girls players.The Interested participants have been asked to enroll…
Youth stabbed dead by muggers
Dhaka – A young man was stabbed to death by muggers in Zindabazar area of the city early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Asaduzzaman Ripon, 27, hailing from Nilphamari.
2 ‘criminals’ killed in Meherpur ‘gunfight’
Dhaka , – Two suspected criminals were killed in a reported gunfight between their cohorts and police on Malsadah-Hariadah road in Gangni upazila early Friday.The deceased were identified as Shipon Hossain, son of Madar Ali and Alamgir Hossain, son of…
‘Ringleader’ of robber gang held in Jessore
Dhaka – Police arrested a suspected ringleader of a notorious robber gang along with arms and drugs from Kazir Ber in Sharsha upazila on Friday.The arrestee was identified as Alamgir Hossain, 38, son of Kuddus Sarder of Sharsha upazila.
2 schoolboys drown in Teesta
Dhaka, – Two schoolboys drowned in the Teesta River at Mohipur in Gangachhara upazila in Rangpur on Friday.The deceased were identified as Anwarul Sayeed, 14, a resident of Dhap area of Rangpur city, and Sumon Ahmed, 14, of Islambagh area…
2 killed in C’nawabganj road crash
Dhaka- Two people were killed and another was injured following a head-on collision between two motorcycles on the Chapainawabganj-Sonamasjid road in Shibganj upazila on Friday.The deceased were identified as Dollar, son of late Rafique of Kabirajpara in the upazila, and…
Road accident kills minor girl in Nawabganj
Dhaka – A five-year-old baby girl was killed in a road accident in Rishipara area on Dhaka-Bandhura road under Nawabganj upazila of the district today. The deceased was identified as Srabonti Moni hailed from Rishipara of the upazila.
BGB men gun down ‘female drug peddler’ at Naf River
Cox’ Bazar – A woman, said to be a Myanmar national, was killed and four people injured in a reported gunfight between members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and a group of ‘drug peddlers’ at Badarmokam in Teknaf upazila early…
One held with Saudi Riyal in Manikganj
Dhaka- Police arrested a man along with 1,04,700 Saudi Riyal worth Tk 23 lakh from Paturia Ferrighat in Shibalaya upazila on Wednesday night.
One held with 9,000 Yaba pills at Benapole
Jessore – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a suspected drug peddler along with 9,000 pieces of Yaba tablets from Ghiba village at Benapole on Wednesday.
24 Chandpur fishermen jailed for illegal hilsa catching
Dhaka- A mobile court here on Wednesday sentenced 24 fishermen to two years’ imprisonment for catching hilsa from the Meghna River in Haimchar upazila, defying the government ban.Members of Coast Guard and river police conducted a drive in the river…
‘Son’ kills elderly mother in Sylhet
Dhaka- A septuagenarian woman was hacked to death allegedly by her ‘mentally retarded’ son at Dakkhin Barkot village in Golapganj upazila in Sylhet on Wednesday.
20-maund Jatka seized in Munshiganj
Dhaka – Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard in separate drives seized 20-maund of jatka (Hilsa fry) and arrested three persons from the Padma river in Lauhajang upazila in Munshiganj early this morning. The arrested are Dolon Halder, 40, Alamgir Madbor,…
All set in Rajshahi to celebrate Pahela Baishakh
Dhaka – Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC), divisional and district administrations and different educational and socio-cultural organisations have chalked out elaborate programmes to celebrate the Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bengali New Year-1424, in a befitting manner in the city…
308 families brought under power network in Magura
Dhaka -About 308 families of a village under Sripur upazila in the district have been brought under rural electrification network by Magura Palli Bidyut Samity (MPBS) today.A simple function was also held at Khali Bazar of the upazila this noon.
All set to celebrate Pahela Boishakh in Chittagong
Dhaka – Brisk preparations are afoot to welcome the Bengali New Year-1424, popularly called Pahela Boishakh, on Friday.Socio-cultural organisations including the district administration have chalked out an elaborate programme to celebrate the day to be participated by the people of…
Oil-like substance seeping in northtern BD pond
Dhaka, Apr 11 – Oil-like substance smelling like diesel has been seeping into a pond at Baniapara village at Khansama upazila of Bangladesh’s northernmost district of Dinajpur. Local people call it unprecedented.
Oil-like substance oozing out of Dinajpur pond
Dhaka – In an unprecedented incident at Baniapara village at Khansama upazila, oil-like substance smelling like diesel has been seeping out from a pond.The incident was first reported when a woman came to take a bath on the pond, owned…
Atia Mahal’s remains handed to residents
Dhaka – Police handed over the apartments of ‘Atia Mahal’ at Shibbari in Dakkhin Surma upazila to the respective residents on Tuesday, nearly 17 days after the inmates were evacuated from the building as Army Para Commando unit carried out…
4 to die for violating Laxmipur housewife
Dhaka – A court here on Tuesday convicted four people and sentenced them to death for violating a housewife in 2013. The court also fined them Tk 50,000 each to the condemned convicts-Nasir Uddin, Masud Alam, Bahar Uddin and Mahim…
Domestic help found dead in Panchagarh
Dhaka – A 10-year-old domestic help was found dead at the residence of a lawyer at Islambagh in the district town on Monday.Quoting locals, police said Nur Nehar Nuri, 10, had been working as a domestic help at the house…
Man stabbed dead in Keraniganj
Dhaka – A man was stabbed to death by miscreants here in Keraniganj on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as M Hamidul Islam Gazi, 40, of Tarikullah Road in Aganagar of South Keraniganj.Quoting locals, officer-in-charge of South Keraniganj Police Station M…
Discussion over child marriage act ‘futile’: Law Minister
Dhaka – Law Minister Anisul Huq has said the discussion about the special provision of the Child Marriage Restraint Act is futile.”It has been clearly said in the Act that a girl under 18 years age and a boy under…
2 get life term jail in Khulna for possessing illegal drugs
Dhaka- A court here on Tuesday convicted two people and sentenced them to life term imprisonment for possessing illegal drugs.The court also fined the convicts — Ariful Islam Titu and Sohel Reza Babul, both residents of Purbo Banikhamar area of…
Four shops burnt in Thakurgaon fire
Dhaka, Apr 11 – Four shops were gutted in a fire at a market in Thakurgaon district town on Monday evening.
2 get life term jail in Khulna in illegal drugs case
Dhaka, Apr 11 – A court in Khulna on Tuesday convicted two people and sentenced them to life term imprisonment for possessing illegal drugs.
Youth jailed for stalking HSC examinee
Dhaka – A mobile court here on Monday sentenced a young man to one year’s jail for stalking a female HSC examinee in the district town.Witnesses said they saw Sagor Karmakar Bijoy, 22, son of Krishna Karmakar of Goyalchamot area,…