Dhaka – Two vegetable traders were killed and two others injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Chittagong Highway in Sitakunda upazila here early Monday.
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3 Indians held with 17 gold bars at Benapole
Dhaka- Customs Intelligence officials arrested three Indian citizens along with 17 gold bars worth Tk one crore from international check post of Benapole Port on Monday.The arrestees were identified as Dhiman Sarker, 38, son of Dhiren Nath Sarker, a resident…
5-taka notes worth Tk 45,000 seized at Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized Bangladeshi five-taka notes worth Tk 45,000 from no-man’s land area in Benapole International Checkpost on Monday.
‘bkash’ mobile money transfer agents robbed of Tk 1m
Dhaka, Dec 4 – A gang of muggers snatched away Tk 9.40 lakh stabbing a ‘bKash’ agent in Khitibaria rail crossing area of Sadar Upazila of Jessore on Sunday.
Youth held ‘with pistol’ in Keraniganj
Dhaka – Police arrested a young man ‘along with a foreign pistol’ from Bhangna Hatkhola in Keraniganj upazila in Keraniganj on Saturdayevening.
14 houses torched in Madaripur clash
Dhaka- At least 14 houses were torched in sporadic clashes between two groups of villagers over establishing supremacy in Lakshmiganj area of Sadar upazila.Witnesses said two groups of people led by ward No. 2 councilor of Madaripur municipality Moniruzzaman Aktar…
BPL Football: Arambagh KS beat Muktijoddha SKC 2-0
Dhaka – In a battle of two lowly teams, Arambagh Krira Sangha beat Mukijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra by 2-0 goals in the Saif Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Sunday.
Flynn’s dealings were ‘lawful’: Trump
Donald Trump has responded to a guilty plea by his former national security adviser Michael Flynn, saying Mr Flynn’s actions as a member of his transition team “were lawful”. Mr Flynn has entered a plea deal and agreed to co-operate…
68 held in Dinajpur special drive
Dhaka- Police in a special drive have arrested 68 people and recovered huge drugs from different areas in Dinajpur .
‘Robber’ lynched in Narsingdi
Dhaka- A suspected robber was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Dari Hairmara village in Raipura upazila early Saturday. Sub-inspector Aminul Islam of Raipura Police Station said a group of bandits stormed the house of Maulana Zakaria at the village…
Kishoreganj mother, 2 kids hacked dead over land dispute
Dhaka – A woman and her two children were chopped to death and her husband was injured in an attack over a land-related dispute at Tarakandi village in Pakundia upazila in Kishoreganj on Saturday morning.The deceased were identified as Taslima,…
Youth stabbed dead in Ctg
Dhaka – A young man has been stabbed to death over a previous enmity at Jhaldi in Banshkhali upazila.The deceased was identified as Didarul Alam, 28, son of Najir Ahmed of the village.
Youth chopped dead in Comilla
Dhaka – A young man was chopped to death and two others were injured in an attack allegedly by local Jaitya Party men over playing badminton at Darichar village in Homna upazila on Friday night.Police said a group of young…
Pabna road crash kills two
Pabna – Two people, including a woman, were killed and four others injured when a truck hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Nurpur area on Pabna-Gachhpara road in Sadar upazila on Saturday.
Sexagenarian father stabbed dead by son in Habiganj
Dhaka – A sexagenarian man was stabbed to death allegedly by his son at Beelpar village in Chunarughat uapzila on Friday evening. The deceased was identified as Foyez Miah, 65.Quoting witness, Km Azmiruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Chunarughat Police Station, said Imran…
Jamaat leader held with gunpowder in C’nawabganj
Dhaka- Police arrested a leader of Jamaat-e-Islami along with 500 gram gunpowder at Benipur village in Nachole upazila early Friday. The arrestee is Rafiqul Islam, 48, assistant secretary of Nachole Upazila unit Jamaat and son of late Abdur Rahman of…
Fake DB man held in city
Dhaka- Detectives arrested a fake DB police from Moghbazar crossing in the city on Thursday night.The arrestee was identified as Md Raisul Islam Hemo alias Himel.The detectives also recovered police handcuff, DB jacket, one toy pistol and a walkie-talkie set…
College teacher killed over land dispute in Sunamganj
Dhaka – A lecturer of a private college was killed over previous enmity centering a land at Kaiyam village in Dharamapasha upazila in Sunamganj on Friday morning.Locals said Abu Towhid Jewel, 40, son of late Siraj Uddin of Kaiyam village,…
UP member hacked dead in Shariatpur
Dhaka- A member of Nagerpara union parishad in Gosairhatupazila was hacked to death in Shariatpur on Thursday over previous enmity.The deceased was identified as Nazrul Munsi, 45, member of ward No 5 of Nagerpara union parishad.Quoting locals, police said Nazrul…
Housewife ‘kills self’ in Naogaon
Dhaka – A housewife allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at Dulalpara village in Mohadevpur upazila on Friday morning. Police said family members found Sohra Khatun Bristi, 25, wife of Nahid, hanging from the ceiling of her room in the…
Gunmen storm Peshawar training college
Gunmen have stormed a college in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing at least nine people and injuring 36.
Drug peddler jailed for 3 yrs in Chandpur
Dhaka -Acourt hereon Thursdaysentenced a drug peddler to three years rigorous imprisonment for taking and selling Phensidyl in Shahrastiupazila of the district.The court also fined the condemned convict, Eshaque Mia, 32, son of Md Shamsul Huq of Katkamta villagein Kochua…
Youth stabbed dead in Kushtia
Dhaka – A young man was stabbed to death allegedly by his fellows in Trimohini Bazar in Sadar upazila on Wednesday night.The victim was Roky Mondol, 25, son of Anis Mondol at Talbaria village of Mirpur upazila and a worker…
2 ‘militants’ held with Jihadi books, leaflets in Ctg
Chittagong, Nov 30 (UNB) -Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Wednesday night arrested two suspected militants along with different Jihadi books and leaflets from Fouzdarhat station in Sitakunda upazila of the district.
82 people arrested from Jessore
Dhaka – Police in separate drives arrested a total of 82 people from different area of the district in various charges from Wednesday night to Thursday morning.
Mother, daughter among 3 killed in Bogra road crash
Dhaka -Three people, including a woman and her daughter, were killed and two others injured on Thursday as a soil laden truck collided with a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Suvogasa on Sherpur-Dhunot road in the district.The deceased were identified as Mitu…
Praljak, Bosnian Croat war criminal dies taking poison in court
A Bosnian Croat war criminal has died after drinking poison during an appeal hearing in The Hague. Slobodan Praljak, 72, died in hospital, with the UN court announcing that the courtroom was now “a crime scene”. On hearing that his…
Police recover body of abducted boy in Comilla
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of a schoolboy on Wednesday, five days after he went missing, from a ditch at Monairkandi village in Homna upazila after five days of his abduction.The deceased was identified as Riad, 12, a sixth…
Jessore youth ‘kills self’ to get rid of illness
Dhaka – A young man reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself at Bhayna village in Sadar upazila in Jessore on Wednesday morning. Family sources said Abdul Jabbar, 35, son of Golam Sarwar, had long been suffering from stomachache.
Saudi Prince Miteb bin Abdullah released
Saudi Prince Miteb bin Abdullah has been released more than three weeks after he was detained on allegations of corruption, officials say. Prince Miteb, once seen as a contender to the throne, was freed after agreeing an “acceptable settlement” with…