Dhaka, May 25 – A murder case was filed on yesterday in connection with the death of a newborn in the city’s Mirpur area on Saturday. The newborn girl was found dead in Rupnagar residential area, after reportedly being thrown…
Category: Death
Down by poverty, Narsingdi father kills two daughters
Narsingdi, May 25 (UNB) – A man reportedly has strangulated his two daughters to death at a launch terminal in the district town, apparently having failed to bear their living cost and meet various demands due to abject poverty. The…
Couple electrocuted as live wire fell while turning on light
Kushtia, May 23 (UNB) – A couple was electrocuted at Amdaha village in Daulatpur upazila on Thursday evening. The deceased were identified as Arif Hasan, 40, and his wife Nupur Khatun, 32, of the village. Abu Yusuf Lalu, chairman of…
4 of a family killed in Gazipur kitchen gas cylinder blast
Gazipur, May 22 (UNB) – Four members of a family were killed in a gas cylinder explosion at Islampur in the city on Wednesday night. The deceased were identified as Shah Alam, 38, his wife Monira Begum, 30, and their…
Probe report over Titumir student Rajib death deferred
Dhaka, May 22 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday deferred the submission of the probe report in the case filed over the death of Titumir College student Rajib Hossain to July 8. Magistrate Sarafuzzaman Ansary of…
Schoolboy’s body found in Dhaka’s Buriganga River
Keraniganj, May 20 (UNB) – The body of a schoolboy, who reportedly jumped into the Buriganga river after being rebuked by his father on Saturday night, was recovered from the river on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Asif…
AL’s youth associate Jubo League man shot dead in Rangamati
Rangamati, May 20 (UNB) – A local Jubo League leader was gunned down by armed terrorists at Naikhongchhora in Rajasthali upazila on Sunday night. The victim was identified as Kya Hla Ching Marma, president of Bangalhalia Ward unit of Jubo…
2 suspected hijackers killed in Dhaka City ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, May 20 – Two suspected hijackers were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Hazaribagh Beribadh area of the capital early Monday. The deceased were identified as Munir, 46, and Giasuddin, 42. According…
Mother, son killed in lightning strike in Khagrachhari
Khagrachhari, May 19 – A woman and her son were killed after being struck by a lightning at Masterpara in Bornal union of Matiranga Upazila early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Ayesha Khatun, 55 and her son Mohammad Momin,…
6 killed in BD as bus hits tree in Bagerhat
Bagerhat, May 18 (UNB)- At least six people were killed and nine others injured after a bus crashed into a roadside tree in Fakirhat upazila on Saturday morning. Police identified five of the victims as Hekmat 50, Farhad, 50, bus…
Suspected drug trader killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Cox’s Bazar, May 18 – A suspected drug trader was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Shahporir Dwip Jhaubon in Teknaf Upazila early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Md Ibrahim, son of Nurul Amin of Mistri Para area…
Nor’wester hits Dhaka: 3 killed
Dhaka, May 17 – At least three people were killed and dozens injured during a storm in the capital on Friday evening. Two of the deaths were reported from Badda where a wall collapsed adjacent to Pran-RFL building. Bulbul Biswash,…
Chittagong Jubo Dal man stabbed to death by political rival
Chattogram, May 17 – An activist of opposition BNP associate Judo Dal was stabbed to death allegedly by the activists of local Awami League over previous enmity at East Muradpur Delipara in Sitakunda Upazila early Friday. The deceased was identified…
Chittagong ship-breaking yard worker burnt to death
Chattogram, May 15 (UNB) – A worker at a ship-breaking yard was burnt to death and five others sustained injuries while dismantling a ship in Sitakunda upazila on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Mohamamd Rubel, a cutting worker of…
Mother, son found dead in Natore
Natore, May 15 (UNB) – A woman and her son were found dead in Naldanga upazila on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as Halima Akter, 25, wife of Mahamul Islam Munna and their two-year-old son Abdullah. Munna works at…
3 workers killed in C’Nawabganj road crash
Chapainawabganj, May 14 (UNB) – At least three workers were killed and six others injured as their paddy-laden human hauler overturned at Piarson in Gomastapur upazila on Tuesday night. The deceased were identified as Shaidul Islam, 18, son of Abdur…
‘45 Bangladeshis missing after Mediterranean boat capsize’
One body recovered Dhaka, May 14 – Around 40-45 Bangladesh nationals remain missing after Friday’s boat capsize in the Mediterranean Sea while attempting to reach Europe from Libya, said an official on Tuesday. “Two boats — one carrying around 50…
2 Rohingyas, drug suspect killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfights’
Cox’s Bazar, May 14 – Three people, including two Rohingya men, were killed in separate ‘gunfights’ in the Chittagong Sadar and Teknaf Upazilas early Tuesday. The Rohingya ‘human traffickers’ were killed in an alleged gunfight with police on the Marine…
Suspected drug dealer killed in Mymensingh ‘gunfight’
Mymensingh, May 13 – A suspected drug dealer was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Harua in Ishwarganj Upazila early Monday. The deceased was identified as Mostafa Hossain, 30, a resident of Khuliati village. Police said he was…
Senior cop withdrawn for neglect of duty in Nusrat murder case
Dhaka, May 12 – Superintendent of Police (SP) of Feni SM Jahangir Alam Sarker has been withdrawn for negligence of duty over the murder of Feni madrasa girl Nusrat Jahan Rafi. The SP was attached to the Police Headquarters (PHQ)…
Bangladeshi migrants drown trying to reach Europe
Dhaka, May 11 (UNB) – A number of Bangladeshis are feared to be among those who drowned in Friday’s boat capsize in the sea while attempting to reach Europe from Libya. Mongi Slim, the head of Tunisia’s Red Crescent, said…
Suspected criminal killed in Chittagong gunfight with police
Chittagong, May 12, – A suspected criminal was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Bakalia here early Sunday hours after killing a woman. The deceased was identified as Shah Alam. Shah Md Abdur Rouf, Additional Deputy Commissioner (South),…
Up to 70 migrants drown after boat capsizes off Tunisia
Tunis, May 11 (AP/UNB) — As many as 70 migrants trying to reach Europe from Libya drowned Friday when their boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, and at least 16 other people from the boat were rescued, according to U.N.…
1552 killed in BD road crashes in 4 months: Citizens’ watch
Dhaka, May 11 – At least 1,552 people were killed in road accidents across Bangladesh between January and April this year. As many as 1,495 accidents on various highways, national, inter-district and regional roads left 3,039 others injured, said the…
Woman hacked dead by ‘drug addict’ man in Chattogram
Chattogram, May 11 – An elderly woman was hacked to death and four other people were injured in an attack by a ‘drug addict’ man in Uttar Kattoli area under Akbar Shah thana on Friday night. The deceased was identified…
2 suspected drug peddlers killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Cox’s Bazar, May 9 – Two suspected drug dealers were killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Laboni Beach Point in the district town on early Thursday. The identities of the deceased could not be known…
3 killed as bus overturns in Rajshahi
Rajshahi, May 2 – Three people were killed and 12 others were injured when a bus turned turtle at Mirganj Bazar in Bagha Upazila on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Abu Hanif, 28, the bus driver’s assistant, Manwara Begum,…
Case filed over raid at Dhaka ‘militant den’
Dhaka, April 30 – A case was filed yesterday over the raid at a ‘militant den’ in Bosila area of Dhaka city. Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-2 Senior Warrant Officer Md Abdullah filed the case with Mohammadpur Police Station on Monday…
Suspected drug trader killed in Sirajganj ‘gunfight’
Sirajganj, Apr 30 – A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight between two gangs at Raipur Railway Station in the Sadar Upazila early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Nurul Islam Mohon, 55, son of late Hayat…
1 killed in blast at cordoned off ‘militant den’ in Dhaka city
Dhaka, Apr 29 – A suspected militant was killed in an explosion after members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) cordoned off a tin-shed house at Bosila in Mohammadpur area of the capital early Monday, suspecting it to be a militant…