Dhaka -A housewife died after being electrocuted in Panchbibi Upazila of the district last night.The deceased was identified as Karima Begum, 28, hailed from the village Nakurgachi of the upazila.agency
Category: Districts
5 ‘Neo JMB men’ held in city
Dhaka– Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested five suspected members of Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh(JMB)(Sarwar-Tamim group), including its two engineers of IT section, from different areas in the city on Monday night.The arrestees are Oliuzzaman alias Oli, 28, Anwarul Alam,…
3 get life in prison for killing their spouses
Dhaka- Three people, including a woman, were sentenced to life imprisonment on Tuesday for killing their respective spouses in Sherpur, Faridpur and Laxmipur districts.In Sherpur, Asma Akhter, 19, 2nd wife of Sayedur Rahman alias Fazu Miah of Ramerkura village in…
2 Jamaat men held in Magura
Dhaka – Police arrested two activists of Jamaat-e-Islami at Darimagura village in Sadar upazila on Monday night.UNB agency
BSF picks BD man up from Lalmonirhat border
Dhaka – A Bangladeshi national was picked up by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) from Burimari border point in Patgram upazila early Tuesday.UNB agency
2 man held with Yaba pills in Sunamganj
Dhaka – Police arrested two suspected drug peddlers along with 310 Yaba tablets at Badaghat in Tahirpur upazila in Sunamganj on Monday.UNB agency
Two jute godowns three business cerntres gutted in Magura fire
Magura, Mar 21 – At least five godowns and business centres in Mohammadpur upazila headquarters were gutted in a fire early Tuesday. These included two jute godowns and three businessestablishments.
3 to die for murders in Kushita
Dhaka – Two separate courts here on Monday sentenced three people to death for murders.Judge Touhidul Islam of additional District and Sessions Judge Court-2 sentenced two people to death for killing a van puller in 2015.The court also fined the…
Joint forces raid 2 ‘militant hideouts’ in Ctg
Dhaka – Joint forces on Monday conducted drives at two houses, believed to be militant hideouts, at Colonel Haat and Uttar Kattoli in Akbar Shah areas of the city on Monday evening.However, no arrest could be made during the simultaneous…
4 hurt as bricks fall on a house
Four people including two college students suffered injuries as some bricks fell on a tin-shed house from an eight-storey under-construction building at Dhopa Para in Kazir Dewri area under Kotwali thana in the city today. The injured were identified as…
2 schoolgirls ‘take life’ in Gopalganj
Dhaka – A girl and her niece allegedly committed suicide by hanging themselves in the district town in Gopalganj on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Chaitri Afrin Toma, daughter of Shahidul Zaman Mallik of Mangalpur village under Naragati Police Station…
BSF returns Bangladeshi youth
Dhaka – Indian Border Security Force (BSF) returned a Bangladeshi national in Kolaroa upazila after a flag meeting with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Satkhira on Sunday.
Robbers loot 25 vehicles in Chuadanga
Dhaka, Mar 20 – Robbers looted valuables from the passengers of 25 vehicles, including three night coaches near Ghoramara Bridge in Alamdanga upazila of Chuadanga on Sunday night.
Six ‘militants’ held in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested six suspected militants along with two Rohingyas from a guesthouse in the district town in Cox’s Bazar on Sunday. UNB agency
Robbers loot 25 vehicles in Chuadanga
Dhaka – Robbers looted valuables from the passengers of 25 vehicles, including three night coaches near Ghoramara Bridge in Alamdanga upazila in Chuadanga on Sunday night.UNB agency
Complete Ekram killing trial in 6 months: SC
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court onSunday directed the concerned subordinate court of Feni to dispose off the trial in a case filed in connection with Fulgazi upazila chairman Ekramul Haque killing, within six months.
Youth held with 300 pieces of Yaba pills in Jessore
Dhaka – Detectives arrested an alleged drug peddler with 300 pieces of Yaba pills from Bagachra area under Sharsha Upazila on Saturday night.The detainee is Imran Hossain Imu, son of late Ramzan Ali, of Navaran area under the Upazila.Sub-inspector Lutfur…
Youth hacked to death in Keraniganj
Dhaka – A young man was hacked to death by some unidentified miscreants at Pohorivita Agrokhola area under the upazila in Keraniganj on Saturday.The deceased is Jahirul Mia, 28, son of Khaleq Mia, of Choto Belna area under the upazila.…
41 held in Jhenaidah on various charges
Dhaka – Police in a special drive, arrested a total of 41 people, including a Jamaat leader, from different parts in Jhenaidah.UNB agency
Woman kills herself along with baby girl
Dhaka – A woman allegedly committed suicide with a two-year-old baby girl, who is presumed to be her daughter, by jumping under a running train at Teghor- Kumarpara railway area in the Sadar Upazila on Saturday afternoon.The identities of the…
3 Jamaat men held with arms, explosives in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – Police arrested three activists of Jamaat-e-Islami along with arms and explosives from a house at Baluchar village in Shibganj upazila early Saturday.UNB agency
2 held with hemp in Magura
Dhaka- Police in a drive arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with 3.5 kilograms of hemp from Chatrakandi Dariapur village in sadar upazila in Magura on Friday night.UNB agency
‘Drug peddler’ killed in Feni police firing
Dhaka – A suspected drug peddler who suffered bullet wounds during a brief gunfight with police at Charaitkandi village in sadar upazila in Feni on Friday night died at Sadar Hospital on Saturday morning.Acting on information, police raided the house…
Anti-militant drive on at Ctg Lalkhan Bazar madrasah
Dhaka– A team of Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) launched an anti-militant drive at a madrasah in Lalkhan Bazar of the port city on Saturday afternoon.Additional deputy commissioner of the CMP (north) Mohammad Waresh said a CMP team started the drive…
Woman beaten dead by ‘son’ in Naogaon
Dhaka – A woman was beaten to death allegedly by her son at Sonapur village in Manda upazila in Naogaon on Friday night.UNB agency
Sock wins another 3-setter to gain Indian Wells semifinals
Dhaka- Jack Sock is getting quite the workout at the BNP Paribas Open, with all four of his matches stretching to three sets on his way to the semifinals.The 24-year-old American notched his biggest singles victory yet with a 6-3,…
‘Robber’ killed in B’baria ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Hazipur village in Kashba upazila early Saturday.Police arrested Zahirul Islam alias Kala Zahir from Kamalpur village and then conducted a drive there with him to capture…
War Crimes accused held in Satkhira
Dhaka– Police arrested a war crimes accused at Bularati village in Sadar upazila on Friday afternoon.Abdullah Baki, 102, was arrested from his residence.UNB agency
Minor girl violated in Joypurhat
Dhaka – A minor girl has been raped by a young man at Srimantapur village in Panchbibi upazila.Victim’s father filed a case with Panchbibi Police Station in connection with the incident on Thursday night, said officer-in-charge Ashraful Islam of the…
2 killed in Comilla landslide
Dhaka- Two workers were killed and another was injured in a landslide while constructing a wall beside a hillock at Tipra Bazar near the Cantonment area on Thursday night.