Dhaka – The wrists of a young man were blown off and another one was injured in an explosion while they were making crude bombs at Tarash in Puthia upazila in Rajshahi on Saturday night.One of the injured was identified…
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Youth held after arson attack attempt on Netrokona temple
Dhaka – Police arrested a young man in connection with an attempted arson attack on Satpai Akota Songha Kali Temple in the district town in Netrakona on Saturday morning.The arrestee was identified as Sumon Islam, 27, son of Nurul Islam,…
2 youths found dead in Kushtia
Dhaka – Two friends were found dead in a field in Dagerpara of Daulatpur upazila in Kushtia on Saturday morning.The deceased were identified as Rakibul Islam, 19, son of Hujur Mollah, and Moshiur Rahman, 18, son of Sajahan Ali, a…
30 held over attack on Nasirnagar Hindu community
Dhaka – Police arrested 30 people for their alleged involvement in the recent attack on the Hindu community in Nasirnagar upazila in Brahmanbaria on Friday night.Police conducted separate drives in different areas of the upazila and arrested the 30 people,…
Protests across Bangladesh against attacks on Hindu temples
Dhaka – People across Bangladesh staged demonstrations on Friday protesting the attacks on Hindu community members in Brahmanbaria and Habiganj districts of the country. Meanwhile, miscreants set six dwelling structures of the Hindu community on fire at Nasirnagar upazila headquarters…
10 fishermen kidnapped in Sundarbans
Dhaka – A gang of pirates abducted 10 fishermen for ransom from Dhan Siddhir Char area under Chandpai range of the Sundarbans East zone in Bagerhat district in Khulna early Friday. Some fishermen who returned from the Sundarbans after fishing…
Man found dead in Manikganj
Dhaka – An unidentified man was found dead at Baniajuri Bagadhar in Ghior upazila in Manikganj on Friday,UNB News Agency Reported.
2 get life term for murder in Sherpur
Dhaka – A court here on Thursday convicted two people and sentenced them to life term imprisonment for killing a man in 2002.The convicts were identified as Ershad Ali and Ansar Ali, sons of Safed Ali of Shapmari village in…
Clash over land in Thakurgaon leaves one dead
Dhaka – A man was killed and 15 others were injured in a clash between two groups of people over a land at Molani village in Haripur upazila in Thakurgaon on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Shahjahan Ali, 45, of…
4 ‘JMB men’ held in Bagerhat
Dhaka – Detectives arrested four suspected members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh from Daritana Bridge in Sadar upazila in Bagerhat early Thursday.The arrestees are: Morshed Alam, 20, son of Gias Uddin of Kadamtala, Saiful Islam, 36, son of Abdul…
Man stabbed dead in Manikganj
Dhaka – A man was hacked to death by miscreants at Machain village in Harirampur upazila in Manikganj on Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Billal Hossain, 47, son of late Helal Molla of Kakrol village of the upazila.Officer-in-charge of…
7 jail guards closed for assaulting UP chairman in Jessore
Dhaka – The jail authority has closed seven guards of Jessore Central Jail for allegedly assaulting a Union Parishad (UP) chairman of Bagherpara upazila in Jessore on Wednesday.The closed jail guards are: Sagor Islam, Shahidullah Mir, Hiron Mridha, Faruq…
Body of youth recovered from Khushiara river
Dhaka – Police recovered the floating body of a youth from the Kushiara river of Fenchuganj upazila in Sylhet on Wednesday.The victim, identified Jobrul Miah, 22, son of Abdus Salam, a resident of Hatuvanga Kumarpara village in the upazila, went…
‘Missing girl’s skeleton’ recovered in Natore
Dhaka – Police recovered the skeleton of a schoolgirl from a sugarcane field near her house at Banbelgharia area of Sadar upazila of Natore on Wednesday afternoon, UNB news agency reported.
Body of youth recovered from Khushiara river in Sylhet
Dhaka – Police recovered the floating body of a youth from the Kushiara river of Fenchuganj upazila of Sylhet on Wednesday, UNB news agency reported.
Mournful Jail Killing Day Thursday
The nation will observe the mournful Jail Killing Day tomorrow by paying rich tributes to four national leaders and Liberation War heroes, who were brutally murdered inside the Dhaka Central Jail in 1975.When Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was detained by…
18 gold bars recovered at Shahjalal Airport
Dhaka – Customs officials recovered 18 gold bars and some ornaments weighing 14 kg from a cartoon at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city on Tuesday night.Assistant commissioner HM Ahsanul Kabir of Dhaka Customs House said tipped off, a…
4 held with firearms, Phensydil and Yaba in Jhenidah
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested four people along with four pipe guns, one pistol, 321 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup and 795 pieces of Yaba tablets from Barobazar area in Kaliganj upazila in Jhenaidah early Wednesday.Identities…
25,000 meters current net seized in Rajshahi
Dhaka – A mobile court in a drive seized 25,000 meters of current net and 30 mother hilsha at Nabaganga in Paba upazial on Tuesday night for defying the ongoing ban on hilsha catch.Sources said the mobile court, led by…
Man throws acid on wife in Jessore
Dhaka – A housewife sustained burn injuries as her husband threw acid in her face over a family feud at Amdala Gatipara village in Sharsha upazila in Benapole early Wednesday.The injured was identified as Sabina Khatun, 30, wife of Dipu…
Youth ‘commits suicide’ in Jessore
Benapole – A young man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of his room over a family dispute at Sheikh Hati village in Jessore town early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Jaki, 20, son of Mohammad…
2 lynched by mob in BD hill district of Bandarban
Dhaka – Two alleged abductors were killed in a lynch-mob attack in Eidgachhara Reserved Forest area of Lama upazila of Bandarban hill district early Wednesday.
9 held for Brahmanbaria Hindu temple rampage
Dhaka – Police have arrested nine people so far in connection with the rampage on a number of Hindu temples and houses in Brahmanbaria district following the alleged Facebook post by a Hindu youth allegedly humiliating the holy Kaaba, the…
One held in Rangpur over rape of 2 nursing students
Dhaka – Police arrested a young man in connection with the gang-rape of two female students of Northern Nursing Institute at Bhat in Rangpur city on Tuesday night, UNB news agency reported. The arrestee was identified as Alamgir Hossain, a…
Madrasah teacher jailed for aiding cheating during JSC exam
Dhaka – A mobile court on Tuesday sentenced a madrasah teacher to three months’ jail on charges aiding cheating in an examination centre in Morelganj upazila during Junior School Certificate (JSC) exams.The arrestee was identified as Md Habibur Rahman, 45,…
Youth found dead in Chittagong city canal
Dhaka – A young man was found dead in a canal in Oxygen area under Bayazid Police Station of city on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Md Ripon, 20, son of Abdul Kader, hailing from Satkania upazilain Chittagong .Mohammad…
Woman slaughtered by husband in Jessore
Dhaka – A newly married woman was slaughtered allegedly by her husband and in-laws at Jangalbandhal village in Sadar upazila in in Jessore on Sunday evening.The deceased was identified as Mamtaz Begum, 20, wife of Sujan of the village.Sub-inspector Jafor…
4 BCL leaders held in Chandpur
Dhaka – Several hours before the start of the union parishad (UP) election, police arrested four local leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) along with eight lethal weapons from Alonia village in Faridganj upazila in in Chandpur on Sunday night.The arrestees…
Fake doctor jailed in Jessore
Benapole – A mobile court convicted a fake doctor and sentenced him to six months’ imprisonment at Basundia in Sadar upazila on Saturday night.The convict was identified as Khalilur Rahman, son of late Abdul Khaleq, a resident of Chenguatia village…
Huge quantity of phensidyl seized in Dinajpur
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized 1,096 bottles of phensidyl from Satkuri Rail gate area under Hakimpur upazila of Dinajpur this morning.