Gazipur -A six-year-old boy died and his playmate was injured after falling into a borehole in Sukundir Bagh area of the city on Saturday.
Category: Death
Jubo League leader stabbed dead in Comilla
Comilla – A Jubo League leader was stabbed to death allegedly by a neighbour in Batabaria area of Manoharganj upazila on Friday afternoon over a trifling matter.The deceased was identified as Jahangir Alam, 30, a leader of Sarashpur union unit…
Global warming behind growing lightning strikes: Experts
The incidents of lightning strikes in the country are gradually increasing due to rising temperature and climate variability caused by global warming, taking its heavy toll on human lives, experts said. According to reports published in different national dailies, nearly…
State minister Promode Mankin passes away
Dhaka – State Minister for Social Welfare Promode Mankin, who was undergoing treatment at a hospital in India, died early Wednesday. He was 78, unb news agency reported.
Nizami buried in home town Pabna
Dhaka – Motiur Rahman Nizami, hanged for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971, was buried near his ancestral home in Santhia upazila after his execution in the small hours of Wednesday, unb news agency reported.
DIG’s wife ‘falls off’ city building, dies
The wife of a Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police was reportedly killed after falling from the rooftop of a building in the city’s Bashundhara Residential Area on Sunday. The deceased is Jesmin Ahmed Mallick, 45, wife of DIG (Highway)…
SUST student found dead
Sylhet – Police recovered the hanging body of a student of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) from a mess in Borgul area adjacent to the campus on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Biswajit Mallik, a 2nd year…
Clash over land leaves 2 dead in Patuakhali
Patuakhali – Two people, including a woman, were killed and five others injured during a clash over land dispute at Protabpur village in Sadar upazila on Thursday.The deceased were identified as Rustom Ali, 45, and his sister-in-law (brother’s wife) Maleka…
Housewife kills self in B’baria
Brahmanbaria – A housewife allegedly committed suicide over a family feud at Kanikara village in Nabinagar upazila of the district early Wednesday.
Ferry capsizes in the Padma near Dhaka during storm: Body recovered
Manikganj – The body of a worker, who went missing after a sand-laden trawler capsized in the Padma river in Shibalaya upazila as a storm sweep over the area on Sunday evening, was recovered on Tuesday morning, unb news agency…
Traffic police-Killed in road accident
Dhaka – A traffic constable was killed as a speedy truck hit him while he was on-duty in front of Fatema Filling Station of Kotobkhali in the city early hours of Monday. Police sources said Constable Delwar Hossain , was…
Former state minister Mujibur Rahman Fakir passes away
Former state minister and ruling Awami League (AL) MP Dr Capt (retd) Mujibur Rahman Fakir of Mymensingh-3 constituency passed away on Monday morning due to heart disease. He was 69. Mujibur Rahman Fakir breathed his last around 9am at Mymensingh…
Schoolgirl killed in Gazipur road crash
Gazipur – A school girl was killed in a road accident on Shafipur-Phulbaria road in Kaliakair upazila of the district on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Nilufa Akter, a class V student of Jenik PL School and daughter…
Three alleged ‘robbers’ lynched by mob in Chittagong
Dhaka – Three suspected robbers were lynched in a mob attack in Uttar Kathtali Beribandh area of the port city of Chittagong, about 300 kilometres southeast of Dhaka early Wednesday, unb news agency reported. Two of the deceased were identified…
Chakma Rajmata Aroti Roy no more
Rangamati – Chakma Rajmata Aroti Roy Chakma, wife of late Raja Tridiv Roy, died early Monday. She was 81.
Five killed in Narayanganj road crashes
Dhaka – Five people were killed and 30 others injured in road accidents in Sonargaon and Fatullah of the city on Friday. Three people were killed and 10 others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a battery-run…
One killed, 20 injured in Sunamganj nor’wester
Sunamganj – A woman was killed and at least 20 others injured as a nor’wester lashed Chhatak and Jagannathpur upazilas of the district on Thursday evening.The deceased was identified as Anwara Begum, 39, wife of Sundor Ali of Char Moholla…
Youth dies from snakebite in Jessore
Benapole -A young man died after receiving a snakebite at Panchbaria village in Sadar upazila of Jessore district on Wednesday night.The deceased, Rabiul Islam,30, son of Elias Hossain, a resident of Hashimpur Bazar area of the upazila, is a rickshaw-van…
Bullet-hit body of Jhenaidah student found in Chuadanga
Dhaka – The police recovered bullet-riddled body of a college student from Kharagoda in Chuadanga sadar on Wednesday morning. The victim was identified as Sahanur Rahman Sahan, 20, son of Mohsin Ali, a resident of village Ishwarba in Kaliganj of…
Case filed over recovery of mother, daughter’s bodies in Ctg
Chittagong – A case was filed on Wednesday against seven people in connection with the recovery of the bodies of a housewife and her five-year-old daughter from their residence in Boalkhali upazila. Bidhan Shil, mother of deceased Shelly Shil, filed…
Two killed in rice mill boiler blast in Sirajganj
Dhaka – Two labourers were killed and five others injured as a boiler blasted at a rice mill at Rameshwargati village in Raiganj upazila of Sirajganj district on Wednesday morning, unb news agency reported. The deceased were identified as Nasiruddin,…
Lightning kills 5 in Sylhet, Habiganj
Dhaka – Five people, including two schoolgirls, were killed in separate lightning strikes in Sylhet and Habiganj districts on Monday, unb news agency reported. In Sylhet, two schoolgirls were killed and another was injured as a thunderbolt struck them amid…
Drug addict son kills father in Keraniganj
Keraniganj – A case was filed against a drug addict with Keraniganj Model Police Station on Sunday night for killing his father.Alifa Begum, wife of deceased Md Mamtaz Uddin, filed the case with the police station against her son Md…
Youth stabbed dead by ‘father’ in Gazipur
Gazipur – A young man was stabbed to death allegedly by his father in the city’s Khailkur area on Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Rajib Hossain, 30, son of Khalilur Rahman of the area.
9 get life in prison for killing minor in Khulna
Khulna – A court here has sentenced nine people to life imprisonment for killing a minor boy in Terokhada upazila in 2003.The convicts are Abdul Sobhan, Md Karim Sheikh, Golam Rasul, Saiful Sheikh, Abdus Sattar Sheikh, Md Jabbar Sheikh, Md…
Two Shibir men’s bullet-hit bodies found in Jhenaidah
Benapole – Police recovered bullet-riddled bodies of two Islami Chhatra Shibir activists, who had been picked up by a group of people impersonating detectives from Kaliganj upazila of Jhenidah district last month, from Bohorampur cremation ground in sadar upazila on…
Garment worker found dead in city
Dhaka – Police recovered the decomposed body of a garment worker from an apartment in South Badda in the city on Tuesday noon. The deceased was identified as Shaheeda Begum, 25, wife of Anis Miah. Shaheeda used to live in…
One killed over land dispute in Tangail
Tangail – An elderly man was allegedly beaten to death by rivals over land related dispute in Babna para village in Sadar upazila on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Nur Hossain, 75, a resident of the village.Jahirul Islam, officer-in-charge of…
Temple complex fire kills at least 100 in south India
Kerala, India — A massive fire broke out during a fireworks display in a south Indian temple early Sunday, killing more than 100 people and injuring at least 200 more, a top official said. The fire started when a spark…
Mother ‘commits suicide’ after killing child in C’nawabganj
Chapainawabganj – A housewife allegedly committed suicide after killing her five-year old daughter at Choudala in Gomostapur upazila on Saturday morning. The deceased were identified as Ayesha, 25, wife of Apple Mahmud and their daughter Rayesha, 5. Officer-in-charge of Gomostapur…