A mobile court here today destroyed foreign brand cigarettes worth around Taka 70 thousand on charge of violating the tobacco control law.Executive Magistrate Shimul Akhtar told local journalists that the mobile court conducted the drives against smoking in public places—at…
A leader of a robber gang was killed in a mass beating at Ekota Bazaar Ghat under Hijla upazila of the district last night.The deceased was identified as Yusuf Sarder, 35, son of Malek Sarder of Khunna-Govindapur village of the…
Police arrested an alleged human trafficker from Tolagordarpara area of Sadar upazila early Sunday.
A housewife was stabbed to death allegedly by her husband over dowry at Kushkhali village in Sadar upazila on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Reshma Khatun, 26, wife of Azizul Islam.
Robbers looted two warehouses of readymade garments (RMG) factory killing a night guard at Bashundhara in Baipail area of Ashulia early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Abdul Sattar, 50, a resident of Raimpur village in Mahadebpur upazila of Naogaon district.
Two prison guards of Jessore jail have been suspended for negligence in their duty after an under-trial prisoner allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in the jail on Friday. The action was taken against Jahurul Islam and Abdul Hamid, guards…
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested four armed dacoits in East Colony area under city’s Bandar thana on Thursday night.The arrested were identified as Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman, 23, Mohammad Atiqur Rahman, 23, Mohammad Mostak Uddin, 24 and Mohammad Mahbub Alam, 25.
Police in a drive arrested an alleged drug trader with one-kg of ganja from Hamindapur village under Sadullapur upazila of the district on Friday evening.
An under-trial prisoner allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in Jessore district jail on Friday.The deceased was identified as Babu, 27, son of Amiruddin of Kharki Rail gate area of Jessore town and an accused in a case under the…
A union parishad (UP) member was hacked to death by miscreants at Bitghar village in Nabinagar upazila on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Al Mamun, 35, a member of Bitghar union and a resident of the village.
A man allegedly hacked his three minor daughters to death at Badarkhali Chowdhurypara in Chakaria upazila early Friday. The deceased were identified as Ayesha Siddiqua, 11, Shiru Jannat Sheuli, 9 and Tahura Jannat, 2. Prabash Chandra Dhar, officer-in-charge of Chakaria…
One College student was killed and three others injured during a clash over land dispute at North Kallshi of Pallabi in the city on Thursday. The victim was identified as Abdur Rahman Chanchal, 26, a 1st year Commerce student of…
A minor girl was found dead inside a reserve water tank at Satmasjit Housing near Mohammadpur embankment in the city on Thursday. The minor baby was identified as Mukta Akhtar, 6, daughter of Mostafizur Rahman of Lalmohon in Bhula district.…
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested seven people in possession of five lakh pieces of Yaba tablet from the outer anchorage of the port city early Thursday.Identity of the arrestees could not be known immediately.
Police in a drive arrested three drug peddlers from Chhankanda area of the town on Wednesday.The arrested persons are Swapna Begum, 33, Deluara Begum, 35, and Md Mozaffar, 28, of Roumary upazila in Kurigram district.
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three alleged arms traders in possession of two shutter guns and 122 rounds of bullet from Khajra union in Ashashuni upazila of Satkhira district early Thursday.The arrestees were identified as Mafijul Islam, son…
Customs Officials at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport arrested a Singapore bound passenger and recovered foreign currencies worth Tk 19.45 lakh from him in the airport on Wednesday.
A woman and her uncle-in-law were stabbed to death in a flat in the city’s Pallabi area on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Sweaty Begum,23, wife of Desco engineer (Uttara Division) Jahed Hasan, and Jahed’s uncle Aminul Islam,…
Police arrested five alleged drug peddlers in possession of 67 pieces of Yaba tablet from a filed at Auliabad village near Kacharighat bridge here on Tuesday night.The arrestees were identified as Sentu,33, son of Lal Miah, and Khandakar Billal Ahmed,45,…
One person was killed and 10 others were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over establishing supremacy at Baraipara village in Sadar upazila on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Amirul Islam, 50, a resident of the same…
Police in a drive arrested a person along with arms from Vatalia area early Sunday.The arrestee was identified asPinku das , 28. He was a member of a gang of robbers.
Police recovered the hanging body of a teenage girl at Goainghat Palli area of the district town on Monday morning. The dead was identified as–Julekha Begum, 17, daughter of Ansar Ali.
A suspected human trafficker has been killed in an reported encounter with police in Cox’s Bazar as the law-enforcers steped up their crackdown on people engaged in human trafficking. Belal Hossain, 38, killed on Tuesday morning is the fifth suspected…
Assailants have hacked to death blogger Ananta Bijoy Das in Sylhet on Tuesday, according to a report received in Dhaka. Das was an activist of the Ganajagaran Manch, that was set up after Jamaat leader Quader Mollah was awarded imprisonment…
The authorities concerned on Monday suspended a Nayek of police for assaulting Chhatra Union activists, who were protesting on Sunday the sexual harassments of women on the Dhaka University campus on April 14, near the Officers’ Club. SM Jahangir Alam,…
Police arrested a man with 170 bottles of phensidyl from Jati Kumrul Gol Chattar area of Sadar upazila on Sunday noon.The arrested was identified as Abul Kalam, son of Kalu Sheikh, a resident of Char Goja village in Daulatpur upazila…
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh in a drive recovered a pistol and one round of bullet from Shingnagar border area in Shibganj upazila on Sunday night.Minnat Ali, additional director of BGB battalion 9, said on a tip off a team…
A woman was hacked to death allegedly by her drug-addicted son at Dhononjoy village of Rajarhat upazila on Sunday evening.The deceased was identified as Sokina begum, 65, wife of Ahmmad Ali, a resident of the village.
The BGB along with the officials of local administration are closely working with the people of 12 Indian enclaves in the district to ensure peace as well as control the law and order situation as the land boundary agreement between…
Police in a drive arrested two drug traders with ganja from a market of Tabalchhari under Sadar upazila of the district on Sunday night.