Dhaka – The throat-slit body of a police informant was found in a river in Jhumjhumpur Chander Mor in Jessore town on Friday morning.Locals spotted the body of Abdur Rahman alias Ruman, 21, son of Ashraf Ali Fakir, a resident of…
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Operation at Comilla ‘militant hideout’ awaited
Dhaka, Mar 31 – Preparation were taken by members of Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) and police to launch an operation at a ‘militant den’ at South Bagmara in Sadar Dakkhin upazila of Comilla on Friday morning.
Death toll in Bagerhat trawler capsize rises to 17
Dhaka, Mar 31 – The death toll in Tuesday’s trawler capsize in the Panguchi River in Morelganj upazila of Bagerhat rose to 17 as three more bodies were recovered from the river on Friday.
‘Militant’ among 35 held in 2 districts
Dhaka– Police in separate drives arrested 35 people, including a suspected militant and three suspected members of Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), from Naogaon and Bagerhat districts on early Thursday.In Naogaon, police arrested Mobarak Hossain, 23, son of Kabil Uddin, and…
5 get life-terms for killing housewife in 2011
Dhaka – A court here on Thursday sentenced five people including a woman to life terms in prison for killing a housewife in 2011.The convicted persons are Mamun, 40, Kamal Hossain, 42, Jaynal Hajari, 48, Mizan Hossain, 37, and (in…
3 killed in N’ganj trawler capsize
Dhaka – Three people were killed and 10 others went missing as a trawler capsized in the Meghna River in Sonargaon upazila on Thursday afternoon.The deceased are Sattar Miah, 40, Zohra Begum, 70, and Kanchan, 68, of Rampura in the…
4 to die, 2 get life in prison for killing N’ganj trader
Dhaka– A court here on Thursday sentenced four people to death and two others to life imprisonment for killing a vegetable trader in Sonargaon upazila in 2007.The condemned convicts are Ataul Hamid Parag, Alamgir Hossain, Bhuttu Miah and Ratan while…
15 Sundarbans robbers surrender in Barisal
Fifteen members of ‘Raju Bahini’, a Sundarbans-based infamous robber gang, including its chief, surrendered to Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan along with their arms and ammunition in the city here on Thursday. The gang members also deposited 21 firearms and 1237…
Four Laxmipur men get death penalty in 2014 rape case
A Laxmipur court has sentenced four men to death in a 2014 case of rape on a housewife in the district. District and Session Judge AKM Abul Kashem delivered the verdict with the accused on the dock on Wednesday. The four…
2 women among 4 commit ‘suicide’ at Tongi
Dhaka – Four persons including two women allegedly committed suicide at different parts of Tongi, today.”Two women, Marjina Akter Ria, 35, and Sonia Akter, 20, and a rickshaw-puller, Mazharul Islam and an unidentified teenage boy allegedly committed suicide at Jhinu…
One gets life-term for killing wife in Manikganj
Dhaka- A court here today sentenced a man to life term imprisonment for killing his wife in Sadar Upazila of the district.District and Session Judge Md. Mizanur Rahman pronounced the verdict convicting Roman Mian, son of Farid Mian of village…
Jute seeds distributed among farmers in Natore
Dhaka – A total of 1,750 kilograms high yielding jute seeds were distributed free of cost among one thousand small and marginal farmers of Gurudashpur upazila in Natore today.Agency
Two held with 100-kg ganja in Lalmonirhat
Rangpur – A truck driver and his assistant were arrested with 100-kilogram smuggled ganja from the Teesta Road Bridge Toll Plaza point on the Kurigram-Rangpur highway under Sadar upazila in Lalmonirhat district today.The arrested are truck driver Rabiul Islam, 35,…
Magura road crash leaves one dead
Dhaka – A man was killed and eight others were injured as a three-wheeler hit a roadside tree at Kadamtala in Sreepur upazila on Tuesday morning.UNB agency
Two held with liquor in Sylhet
Dhaka – Police arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with 65 liters of liquor from Nidanpur in Beanibazar upazila in Sylhet on Monday. UNB agency
Motorcyclist killed in Ctg road accident
Dhaka – A youth was killed in a road accident in city’s Kalurghat area today. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Munna, 22, son of Mohammad Yusuf, hailed from Kuaish area under Hathazari thana. Police said Munna was critically injured…
Bagerhat war crimes accused dies
Dhaka – Abdul Ali Mollah, a war crimes accused of Bagerhat, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Monday morning. Jahangir, senior superintendent of Dhaka Central Jail, said Abdul Ali Mollah,80, was admitted to the hospital under police custody…
Woman ‘killed by drug addict son’ in Natore
Dhaka– A woman was hacked to death allegedly by her drug addict son at Telkupi village in Natore on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Hawa Begum.UNB agency
Fisherman kidnapped in Satkhira
Dhaka –A fisherman was kidnapped by a gang of robbers from Nochukhali canal in Shyamnagar upazila on Sunday morning.UNB agency
Road accidents claim 18 lives in 3 dists
Dhaka – Eighteen people were killed in three road accidents in Chuadanga, Khulna and Sirajganj districts on Sunday.In Chuadanga, a fatal road accident at Joyrampur Battala on Chuadanga-Jessore road in Damurhuda upazila in the early hours left 13 day-labourers and…
Woman killed in Savar wall collapse
Dhaka- A woman was killed as a wall of a house collapsed on her during storm at Bhabanichar Dakhshinpara area here, on the outskirts of the capital, on Saturday morning.UNB agency
2 ‘Jiner Badsha’ gang members held in Jessore
Dhaka – Police on Thursday arrested two members of a fraud gang who were cheating people in the name of Jiner Badsha from Dakkhin Koyrapara village in Chougaccha upazila of Jessore District.The arrestees are Tahidul Islam, 35, son of Amir…
Arms trader held with firearms in Ctg
Dhaka – Chittagong Metropolitan Police in a drive arrested an arms trader with a single barrel gun and four round of cartridge from city’s Fisherighat area early today.The arrested person was identified as Jewel Nath, 28, a CNG-run three wheeler…
28 BNP men held in Jessore
Dhaka –Detectives arrested 28 leaders and activists of BNP along with ‘15 crude bombs’ from Navaran Bazar in Sharsha upazila here in Benapole on Thursday evening.UNB agency
26 fishermen fined in Laxmipur for defying ban
Dhaka – A mobile court on Wednesday fined 26 fishermen for catching Hilsa fry in the Meghna river defying the ongoing ban.A joint team of the Fisheries Department and members of Bangladesh Coast Guard conducted separate drives in the river…
Work on Tk 20 cr water treatment plant going on in Khulna
Dhaka – The Khulna Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Kwasa) is constructing a water treatment plant in the city’s Mujgunni area involving Tk 20 crore, aiming to sell bottled water among people at low price.The construction work of the plant…
3 to die for killing Comilla expatriate
Dhaka– A court here on Wednesday sentenced three people to death for killing an expatriate after abduction in 2013.The condemned convicts are Shipon Majumdar alias Ripon, 22, Shahabuddin, 22, son of Siddiqur Rahman of Manikpur village in Chouddagram upazila, and…
5 court employees get life for forging judge’s sign
Dhaka – A Dhaka court on Tuesday sentenced five staff members of a lower court to life-term imprisonment (14-Yrs) each as they secured bail for 106 accused, forging the signature of a judge.The convicts are — M Mosleh Uddin, Sheikh…
2 killed in Dinajpur wall collapse
Dhaka – Two people were killed as a mud wall collapsed on them at Nurpur village in Ghoraghat upazila in Dinajpur on Wednesday.The deceased were identified as house owner Abdul Kafi, son of Hossain Ali of the village, and worker…
One held with 8 firearms in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka, Mar 22 – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested an alleged robber along with eight firearms and 10 bullets from Shyamlapur in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday.