Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 144 bottles of Phensidyl from Bohorom Tantipara village of Sadar upazila in Chapainawabganj on Sunday night.
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Cop stabbed dead in Kishoreganj
Dhaka – A policeman was stabbed to death by a gang of hijackers on Dhaka-Sylhet highway under Syed Nazrul Islam Bridge in Bhairab upazila in Kishoreganj on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Arifur Rahman, 25, a member of Police…
2 women killed in knife attack at French train station
Marseille, Oct 1 (AP/UNB) — A man with a knife attacked people at the main train station in the southeastern French city of Marseille on Sunday, killing two women before soldiers fatally shot the assailant, officials said. French police warned…
Woman ‘set on fire by husband’ in Satkhira
Dhaka- A woman suffered severe burn injuries as her husband allegedly set her on fire at Bagmara village in Tala upazila on Saturday night.Victim Munni Khatun, 25, who was undergoing treatment at Satkhira Sadar Hospital, said her husband Musa Gazi…
Lightning kills three fishermen in Rajshahi
Dhaka- Three fishermen were killedon Sundayas they were struck by lightning during a storm at Bagmara upazila in the district.The deceased were identified as Abul Hossain, 50, son of Basir Uddin, Khurshed Alam, 38, son of Abdul Khalek, and Jalal…
15 fishermen jailed, fined for defying Hilsa ban
Dhaka-At least 15 fishermen were fined and sentenced for several jail terms on Sunday by Mobile courts of Ramgati upazila of Lakshmipur and Patharghata upazila of Barguna for catching Hilsa defying a government ban.In Lakshmipur, a mobile court awarded nine…
AL leader slaughtered in Kishoreganj
Dhaka- A local leader of Awami League (AL) was slaughtered in Mendipur area of Bhairab upazila in Kishoreganj on Saturday midnight.Some miscreants attacked Manik Mia, AL general secretary of ward no 8 of Sadekpur union, son of Lalu Mia of…
US health secretary Price quits after plane scandal
US Health Secretary Tom Price has resigned over the use of expensive private planes for official business. He previously apologised after making 26 private flights since May at a cost of $400,000 (£300,000) to taxpayers. Government officials, except those dealing…
10 Jamaat activists arrested from building in Kadamtali
Dhaka-Police in a drive arrested ten suspected Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami-Chhatra Shibir men from Bikrampur Garden City in Kadamtali area of the city on Friday night.
3 held with firearms in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested three young men along with firearms from Boholtoli village in Chakaria upazila in Cox’s Bazar on Friday morning.
Man sentenced to death for 2012 muder of wife
Dhaka- A court here on Thursday sentenced a man called Saju Miah to death for killing his wife in the city’s Sekhertek area in 2012. The convicted man, Saju Miah, has also been fined Tk 5,000.According to prosecution, Saju Miah…
IOM concerned at reports of sexual assaults on Rohingyas
Dhaka, Sept 28 – UN Migration Director General William Lacy Swing has said they are seriously concerned about increasing reports by vulnerable Rohingya arriving from Myanmar into Bangladesh of sexual and gender-based violence. IOM is providing urgent medical and psychological…
Electrician killed in grinding machine blast
Dhaka – An electrician was killed after blasting a grinding machine at his rented residence in Jamgora area of Ashulia on Wednesday evening.
College student found dead in C’nawabganj
Dhaka- A college student was found hanging from a tree in Telipara area of Sadar upazila on Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Masud Rana Masum, 19, son of Kabir Ali, a resident of the area and an honours student…
Where do 50 million tonnes a year of toxic e-waste go?
By Baher Kamal ROME, Sep 27 (IPS) – Each year, the electronics industry generates up to 41 million tonnes of e-waste, but as the number of consumers rises, and the lifespan of devices shrinks in response to demand for the…
Gandhi’s truth: Ending human violence one at a time
Robert J. Burrowes Gandhi Jayanti – 2 October, the date of Mohandas K. Gandhi’s birth in 1869 and the International Day of Nonviolence – offers an opportunity to reflect on human violence and to ponder ways to end it. There…
Drug peddler held with 3 kg heroin in Rajshahi
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 3.25 kg of heroin from Ujanpara in Godagari upazila in Rajshahi on Wednesday.
Elderly woman strangled to death in Magura
Dhaka – An elderly woman was found dead in her house at Balidia village in Mohammadpur upazila in Magura on Wednesday night. Mohammadpur Police Station officer-in-charge Tarikul Islam said Nila Parvin, 50, daughter of Akber Khan of Balidia village used…
Expelled Juba League leader lands in jail
Bogra, Sep 27 (UNB)- A suspended leader of Juba League, youth wing of ruling Awami League was sent to jail on Wednesday after he surrendered to the court in connection to a murder case filed against him in 2001.The accused…
Doctor sent to jail in Shariatpur
Dhaka- A court here on Wednesday sent a physician to jail in a case filed in connection with the deaths of a woman and her child, allegedly due to wrong treatment.Shariatpur Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Sheikh Muzahidul Islam passed the…
‘Cannibal couple’ in Russia admits killing 30
A couple arrested for murder in the south-west Russian city of Krasnodar have admitted killing up to 30 people, local media report. Dmitry Baksheev, 35, and his wife Natalia, were reportedly arrested after a dismembered body was found at the…
Teenager jailed for ‘raping minor girl’
Dhaka – A teenage boy was sent to jail on Tuesday on charge of raping a seven-year-old girl at Koila ghat in Chandpur town.According to case statement, the seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped by Rakib Bepari, 12, son of Mostafa Bepari…
Teenager beaten to death on theft allegation in Mymensingh
The incident was reported on Monday from a village in the district’s Gouripur Upazila, police said. Quoting residents of Chorshirampur Village, police said four to five men, led by Akkas Ali and his son Kaiyum, were responsible for the death.…
Burmese Army committing crimes against Humanity in Rakhine
Human Rights Watch has found that serious violations committed by members of Burma’s state security forces against the Rohingya Muslim population in northern Rakhine State since August 25, 2017, amount to crimes against humanity under international law. The crimes against…
Schoolboy found dead in Benapole
Dhaka- The throat-slit body of a schoolboy was found at Mankia village in Benapole early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Omar Faruk, 15, a class X student of a high school and son of Haider Ali of Sarbanhuda village.
2 electrocuted in Gopalganj
Dhaka – A man and a woman were died from electrocution at Char Kushli village in Tungipara upazila in Gopalganj on Tuesday morning.The deceased were identified as Sribash Khan, 45, son of late Bishnu Charan Khan and Nazma Begum, 50,…
Sarishabari municipal mayor missing from Dhaka
Dhaka, Sept 26 – Mohammad Rokonuzzaman Rukon, mayor of Sarishabari municipality in Jamalpur district and also Awami League leader, went missing on Monday night from the capital’s Uttara area.
‘Top terrorist’ killed in Kushtia gunfight
Dhaka – A suspected top terrorist was killed in a gunfight with police in Pipulbaria-Baliadanga field in Daulatpur upazila early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Teny, 27, son of Alam Mandal, a resident of Chatardara village in Aria union of…
Witness to carnage in Myanmar
Hasina is a soft-spoken 20-year-old Rohingya woman from Rakhine State in Burma. She asked us to use her picture and tell her story so the world knows what is happening there. Her village, Tula Toli, was attacked in late August…
Housewife strangulated to death in Laxmipur over dowry
Dhaka – A housewife was strangulated to death allegedly by husband in Char Laxmi Akandbari of Raipur upazila early Monday over dowry.The deceased was identified as Saheda Begum, wife of Anwar Hossain.