Dhaka – A Khulna court here today sentenced a husband to life imprisonment for killing his wife in Natunbazar Char area under Sadar thanain Khulna on January 28, 2010.The convict is Md. Sheikh Mirajul alias Amanullah, 27, of village Natunbazar…
Category: Districts
3 killed in Rangamati hillock collapse
Dhaka – Three people were killed as a hillock collapsed on a house in College Gate area of the district town on Thursday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Shamsul Alam, owner of the house, and construction workers Kalu Malakar and…
2 stone extraction workers killed in Sylhet
Dhaka – Two stone quarry workers were killed while they along with other labourers was extracting stones from a hillock in Jaflong area under Gowainghat Upazila in Sylhet on Thursday.UNB agency
‘Drug peddler’ held with 1000 Yaba
Dhaka – Detectives detained an alleged drug peddler with 1000 pieces of Yaba tablets from Ronhatta Chowrongi village under Haripur Upazila in Thakurgaon on Wednesday.Farhat Ahmed, Superintendent of the district police made the announcement at a press briefing on Thursday.UNB…
Father, son killed in Natore road crash
Dhaka– A man and his three-year-old son were killed and his wife was injured as a covered van rammed their rickshaw in Bonpara Bazar of Baraigram upazila in Natore on Thursday morning.UNB agency
Farmer stabbed dead in Chuadanga
Dhaka – A farmer was stabbed to death by miscreants at Panka village in Jibannagar upazila in Chuadanga early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Abul Kalam, 28, son of Khokai Biswas of the village.UNB agency
Ctg female teacher’s attacker lands in jail
Dhaka – A court here sent a youth, who beat a female schoolteacher in the classroom in Patiya upazila following refusal of his love proposal, to jail on Wednesday.Patiya Senior Judicial Magistrate Mahitul Islam passed the order after sub-inspector of…
Beanibazar municipality goes to maiden polls after 16 yrs
Dhaka – Beanibazar municipality is going to the maiden polls on April 25 after nearly 16 years of its formation.The Election Commission on Wednesday announced the election schedule for the municipality after legal complexities regarding its election was over.UNB agency
11 held in city over ATM card forgery
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) have arrested 11 people from different areas of the city for their alleged involvement in ATM card forgery.The arrestees are Md Jalal Hossain Sumon, 27, Md Shah Aziz Sohel, 36, Md Nur-e-Alam,…
3 to die for killing Kushtia freedom fighter
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday convicted three people and sentenced them to death for killing freedom fighter Khabir Uddin in Daulatpur upazila in 2012.The condemned convicts are Abdus Salam, 31, Jamil Mondal, 41 and Abdul Hamid Malitha, 41.According…
Magura couple held with hemp
Dhaka – Detectives arrested a couple along with two kilograms hemp of from Derua village in Sadar upazila on Tuesday night.The arrestees were identified as Bulbul Ahmmed, 40, and his wife China, 25, a resident of the same village.UNB agency
Stalkers beat mother, daughter in Bagerhat
Dhaka – A woman and her younger daughter were injured in an attack allegedly by a stalker and his accomplices at Kandarpara village in Sadar upazila on Monday night.Nurunnhar Begum, mother of the two girls, said she filed a complaint…
Toddler drowns in Jessore
Dhaka – A minor boy drowned in a pond at Ghiba village in Manirampur upazila on in Jessore Tuesday morning.Quoting locals, police said Rohan, 2, son of Habibur Rahman of Ghiba village, slipped into the pond adjacent to his house…
17 ‘militants’ placed on remand in Ctg
Dhaka – A court here on Tuesday placed 17 suspected members of banned militant outfits Hizb ut-Tahrir, Hizb ut-Tawhid and Ahle Hadith, arrested from different parts of the port city, on a two-day remand.Metropolitan Magistrate Harunur Rahid passed the order…
Miscreant attacks female teacher in classroom in Ctg
Dhaka– A miscreants stormed into the classroom and beat a female schoolteacher at Dengapara in Patiya upazila in Chittagong on Tuesday following refusal of his love affair, breaking her two hands and the left leg.The victim is Misfa Sultana, 25,…
Separate tax zone in Jessore demanded
Dhaka – Leaders of Jessore Tax BAR Association have demanded a separate tax zone in Jessore for the tax payers of 11 tax circles in Jessore and Kushtia.The association made the demand at a press conference held at Jessore Press…
4 ‘criminals’ killed in gunfight with police in Meherpur
Dhaka – Four suspected criminals were killed in a reported gunfight with police at Nurpur intersection in Sadar upazila in Meherpur early Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Saddam Hossain, 25, Ramesh, 24, Sohag, 27, and Kanon, 25, residents of…
‘JMB’ man held in Pabna
Dhaka – Police arrested a suspected member of the banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Gopalpur area in Sadar upazila headquarters in Pabna early Tuesday.UNB agency
Crackdown in Chuadanga; 27 held
Dhaka – Police in a special drive arrested 27 people from different areas of the district on various charges.Acting police super of the district Belayet Hossain said they carried out the drive from Monday night to Tuesday morning in different…
Stalker kills youth at Nawabganj
Dhaka- A young man was beaten to death allegedly by a stalker at Paschim Sonabaji in Nawabganj upazila in Keraniganj on Monday night as he reportedly protested the harassment of his niece.The deceased was identified as Bhakta Chandra Sarker, 22.UNB…
Son ‘kills’ mother, neighbour in Tangail
Dhaka – A youth allegedly stabbed his mother and neighbour to death at Holudia village in Madhupur upazila in Tangail on Monday morning over family feud.The deceased were identified as Minara Begum, 55, wife of Mohammad Ali and their neighbour…
Youth hacked dead in Ctg
Dhaka – A young man was hacked to death allegedly by his roommate in a mess in Halisahar area of city in Chittagong early Monday.Mahfuzur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Halisahar Police Station, said Masud, 30, hailing from Sandwip upazila of the…
‘Criminal’ killed in Rajshahi ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – A suspected criminal was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Jahajghat in the city in Rajshahi early Monday.UNB agency
Schoolboy drowns in Brahmanbaria
Dhaka – A schoolboy drowned in a canal of Ashuganj power station on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Bijoy, 15, son of Alam Miah, a resident of Char Choratola village of Ashuganj upazila, and student of Haji Abdul Jalil…
Jamaat man among 51 held in Jhenidah
Dhaka – Police arrested 51 people, including an activist of Jamaat-e-Islami, during their overnight drives at different upazilas here in Jhenidah on Sunday night.UNB agency
4 forest ‘robbers’ held in Satkhira
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested four suspected forest robbers of ‘Zia Bahini’ after a gunfight at Katheshwar Khal in the Sundarbans under Shyamnagar upazila in Satkhira early Monday.A team of the elite force conducted a drive…
2 siblings die taking tea made of pesticide in Thakurgaon
Dhaka – Two minor siblings died and four people fell sick after taking tea mistakenly made with pesticide instead of tea leaves at Harinda village in Sadar upazila on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Sohan, 7, and his sister Sohana,…
Youth held with three bombs in Chuadanga
Dhaka – Police arrested a young man along with three hand bombs from Kalidaspur village in Alamdanga upazila early Sunday. Tipped off, a team of police raided the house of Tutul Hossain, 30, son of Shahidul Islam, and arrested him…
17 ‘militants’, Jamaat men held in Ctg
Dhaka– Police in a drive arrested 17 suspected members of Jamaat-e-Islami, banned militant outfits Hizb ut-Tahrir and Ahle Hadith from Jhornapar in the city on Saturday afternoon.UNB agency
Two traders killed in Magura road crash
Dhaka –Two traders were killed in a road accident at Huglinagar on Magura-Kamarkhali highway in Sadar uapzila in Magura on Saturday night. UNB agency