Dhaka – Police recovered the bullet-hit body of a Jubo League activist from Turag River at Ghasirdia in Kaundia area of Savar, on the outskirts of the capital early Thursday, three days after he went missing.The deceased was identified as…
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Slaughtered body of boy found in Gaibandha
Dhaka – The slaughtered body of a boy was found at Monglarpara in Sadullahpur upazila in Gaibandha on Thursday morning. Deceased Shahid, 11, son of Azizur Rahman, a resident of Pirganj upazila in Rangpur district, was an auto rickshaw driver.He…
Man stabbed dead in Dhaka outskirt Gazipur
Dhaka – A man was stabbed to death by miscreants at Ershadnagar in Tongi under Gazipur district on Thursday morning, UNB news agency reported. The deceased was identified as Delwar Hossain, a resident of the area. He returned home from…
BGB-BSF to stop border killing, drug trafficking
Dhaka – High officials of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at a courtesy meeting today expressed commitment to stop border killing as well as trafficking of drugs and narcotics substances.The commitment came at the Sector…
Three killed, 20 injured in Chatak road crash
Dhaka – Three people were killed and 15 others injured as a mini bus hit a roadside tree and turned turtle in Jatua area on the Sylhet-Sunamganj road in Chatak upazila of Sunamganj district today.The deceased were identified as Shamim…
No change in Khadiza’s condition: Physicians
Dhaka: The condition of college girl Khadiza Akter Nargis, who was injured critically in a knife attack allegedly by a BCL leader in Sylhet, remained unchanged as she was still on life support at Square Hospitals Ltd in the city…
Minor boy drowned in Savar
Dhaka – A minor boy met water burial as he drowned into a beel (water body) at Chapain Taltala in Savar upazila on Tuesday afternoon.
4 killed as truck overturns in Tangail
Dhaka – Four people were killed and four others injured as a truck overturned on the approach road of Bangabandhu Bridge at Jokarchar in Kalihati upazila of Tangail on Wednesday morning, UNB news agency reported. Identities of the deceased could…
Rangamati building collapse kills 4, many feared trapped
Dhaka – At least four people, including a man and his daughter, were killed as a 2-storey building collapsed into Kaptai Lake in Rangamati district town on Tuesday evening, UNB news agency reported. Three of the victims were identified as…
Bangladesh secure spot in ICC Champions Trophy 2017
Bangladeshi Tigers have officially qualified for the 2017 Champions Trophy in England and Wales, confirms International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday with West Indies dropping out as they were not among the top eight ODI teams as per ICC rankings…
BBC Bangla to present a series of programmes on its 75 years
Dhaka – BBC Bangla will present a series of programmes and events with audiences in Bangladesh and India to mark 75 years of broadcasting. It will engage with audiences via Facebook Lives and radio to discuss the global and national…
Regan confesses in Gulshan café attack incident
Dhaka-Rakibul Hasan Regan, one of the nine Kalyanpur ‘militants’, confessed his involvement with July 1 Gulshan cafe attack on Monday.
Charge framed in Jihad murder case against 6 people
Dhaka-The Special Judge Court-5 of Dhaka on Tuesday framed charges against six people over the death of four-year-old boy Jihad in the capital in 2014.
Father, daughter among 3 killed in Rangamati building collapse
Dhaka – At least three people, including a man and his daughter, were killed as a 2-storey building collapsed at Reserve bazar in Rangamati town on Tuesday evening.The victims were identified as Zahid, 40, his daughter Pinky, 11, and her…
2 fishermen killed by lightning in Bhola
Dhaka – Two fishermen were killed and two others injured when a thunderbolt struck them in the Meghna river in Manpura upazila in Bhola on Monday night.Alauddin Hawladar, chairman of Manpura Union Parishad, said the four fishermen-Abdul Jalil , 65,…
Panchagarh ex-BNP MP Mozahar passes away
Dhaka – Mozahar Hossain, a BNP executive committee member and its former MP, died at a city hospital on Monday night. He was 71, UNB news agency reported.
3 militant siblings returned home in Jessore
Three militant siblings, including a leader of the banned militant outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir, surrendered to police on Monday, promising to return to normal life.
Police identifies Tahmid’s voice in IS video footage
The voice recorded in the video footage, released allegedly by Islamic State(IS) on Dhaka café attackers on September 23, is the voice of Tahmid Rahman Safi, said Monirul Islam, Additional Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).
2 cousins drowns in Sherpur
Dhaka – Two cousins drowned in the Mrighi river in Uttar Kaliganj area of the district town on Sunday night.The deceased were identified as Arafat Islam, 6, son of Hafizur Rahman and Sohana Begum, 3, daughter of Beauty Begum, both resident…
Kim Kardashian held at gunpoint in Paris hotel room
Kim Kardashian has been held at gunpoint in her Paris hotel room. Her husband, rapper Kanye West, abruptly left his set early at the Meadows Festival in New York on Sunday night after learning of the news.
‘Robber lynched’ in Tangail mob beating
Dhaka – A suspected robber was beaten to death by a mob at Solakuria on Sagordighi-Bhoraduba road in Ghatail upazila of Tangail early Monday, UNB news agency reported. The deceased was identified as Biplob, 35, a resident of Khulna district.
Govt to manage dead bodies during disasters, directive shortly
Dhaka-The government has decided to mange dead bodies after any disaster to ensure discipline and a directive finalized in this regard on Sunday is expected to be iaause soon.
Gazipur mill fire tamed; building collapses
Dhaka – A fire broke out at a spinning mill at Shafipur in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur early Sunday, UNB news agency reported.
2 workers killed in city wall collapse
Dhaka – Two workers were killed when a portion of a wall collapsed on them in the city’s Progoti Sarani area on Sunday noon.One of the deceased was identified as Mohammad Arefin, 28, a resident of Kalachandpur in the city’s…
Rajshahi cop killed in road crash
Dhaka – A policeman was killed as a truck hit his bike at Kashiadanga in the city in Rajshahi on Sunday morning.The victim was identified as sub-inspector Azhar Ali, 58, son of late Wahed Ali, hailing from Bhanchipara village in…
Lightning strike kills 2 in Sylhet
Dhaka – Two people were killed in a lightning strike in front MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital in Sylhet on Sunday morning. One the deceased was identified as Abdul Mukit,UNB News Agency Reported.
175 killed across country in Sept
Dhaka – Some 175 people were killed across the country in September this year, according to a report released by Bangladesh Human Rights Commission.The commission said it prepared the report based on information it received from its district, upazila and…
Girl killed in city knife attack
Dhaka – A girl was killed and her sister in-law (brother’s wife) injured in a knife attack by miscreants in the city’s Jatrabari area on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Shilpi Begum while the injured as Parul, wife of…
Fire at Benapole land port
Benapole – A fire broke out at No 23 shed of Benapole land port, the country’s largest land port, in Sharsha upazila early Sunday. Port director Nitai Chandra Sen said the blaze erupted from an electric short circuit early around…
Gazipur spinning mill catches fire
Gazipur– A fire broke out at two spinning mills at Shafipur in Kaliakoir upazila early Sunday. Akhteruzzaman Liton, assistant director at Gazipur fire services, said the fire broke out from jhut godawn of recycling plant of ‘Shamim Spinning Mill’ of…