Dhaka – Four people, including two women, were killed and 15 others injured in a collision between two buses on Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar highway in Chunti area of Lohagara upazila in Chittagong on Friday morning.One of the deceased was identified as…
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2 killed in Kushtia road accident
Dhaka – Two people were killed and 15 others injured as a bus skidded off the track and hit a roadside tree in Koipal Badurjhola area of Daulatpur upazila in Kushtia on Friday morning.The deceased were identified as the bus helper…
Four-year-old boy’s body retrieved from Dhaka sewer
Dhaka -The body of four-year-old Zunayed Hossain Sabbir, who fell into a sewer in the city’s Mirpur area on Thursday, was recovered on Friday morning, ending a nervy wait of 19 hours.
Gulshan attack female suspect held in Narsingdi
Dhaka-The investigation agency on Thursday arrested a female suspect from Shibpur upazila of Narsingdi district in connection with the Gulshan Holey Artisan Bakery attack.
Govt moves to extract sea resources within 5 yrs: PM
Terming the sea as a huge source of resources, including fisheries, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government is taking initiatives to start the extraction of these resources within the next five years.”Or else, there’s a fear of…
2 farmers electrocuted in Sherpur
Dhaka – Two farmers died from electrocution while tilling their crop field at Dudhnoi village in Jhenaigati upazila of the district in Sherpur on Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Abdul Khalek, 55, son of late Insan Ali and Taleb Ali,…
Construction worker electrocuted in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – A construction worker died from electrocution at Pithalitala in Shibganj upazila headquarters in Chapainawabganj on Tuesday noon.The deceased was identified as Abdul Matin, 40, son of Badu Mandal, a resident of Fultala village in the upazila.Sub-inspector of Shibganj Police…
2 killed as bus plunges into Chittagong ditch
Dhaka – Two people were killed and 15 others injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch at Banshbari on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Sitakunda upazila of Chittaghong on Wednesday morning, UNB news agency reported. The deceased were identified…
5 die in Rajshahi taking too much ‘liquor’
Dhaka-Five people including a woman, have died after taking ‘excessive liquor’ at the Sweeper Colony of Sardah Police Academy in Charghat upazila.
RAJUK is planning to go hard against illegal structures
Dhaka-On the wake of the recent terrorist attack in Gulshan, Rajdhani Unnayan Kortipokkho (Rajuk) is planning to go hard against the illegal commercial establishments across the capital operating inside the residential area without proper permission.
Bus with Chinese tourists catches fire in Taiwan, killing 26
A tour bus carrying visitors from China burst into flames on a highway near Taiwan’s capital on Tuesday, burning to death all 26 people on board, officials said, in the deadliest incident involving Chinese tourism to the island.The accident took…
Rab video footage of 4 suspects in Gulshan café attack
The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Tuesday released the video footage of four suspects of the Gulshan café attack.Uploading the video footage on the Rab facebook page, the elite force urged people to inform to the nearest Rab Battalion or…
2 killed in separate road crashes in Jhenidah
Dhaka – Two people were killed in separate road crashes in Sadar and Shailakupa upazilas on Tuesday.Fazlur Rahman, sub-inspector of Sadar Police Station, said an unidentified woman, aged about 50, was killed when a truck ran over her while she…
Housewife killed ‘by husband’ in Benapole
Dhaka – A housewife was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband for dowry at Ghiba village in Benapole here on Monday night.The deceased was identified as Shefali Khatun Shefa,20, wife of Shariful Islam Kalu and daughter of Badol Hossain of…
One killed in Jhenaidah ‘gunfight’ with Police
Dhaka – A suspected criminal was killed in a gunfight with police at Aruakandi in Sadar upazila of Jhenidah district early Tuesday, UNB news agency reported. Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.
7 kids drown in 3 districts
Dhaka – Seven children, including two pairs of siblings, have met their watery burial in four separate incidents in Lalmonirhat, Dhaka and Chittagong districts.In Chittagong, two siblings — Asma, 11, and Tanjila, 9, daughters of Kabir Ahmed of Purba Ratanpur…
2 die as man takes poison, pours it into sons’ mouths
Dhaka – In a shocking incident, a man took poison after pouring it into the mouths of his two children at Ashulia in saver here on Monday following a marital feud, ending two lives in the process.The deceased were identified…
6 priests & hindu leaders received death threats
STAFF REPORTER Priests of six temples and Hindu community leaders in Pirojpur, Rangpur and Patuakhali districts have received death threats by unknown elements during the previous 24 hours, according to correspondents and police sources in the district concerned.
Jessore ‘drug peddler’ killed in police chase
Dhaka – An alleged drug peddler was died during a police chase at Goyra Bazar area in Sharsha upazila on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Abdul Khalek, 50, a resident of Koyra village,UNB News Agency Reported.
2 minors drown in Satkhira
Dhaka- Two minor cousins drowned in a pond at Kanaidia village in Tala upazila in Satkhira on Sunday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Riyad, 5, son of Ebadul Islam, and Rupali, 5, daughter of Mofidul Islam, both residents of the village.
‘Robber’ killed in B’baria ‘gunfight’
Dhaka- An alleged robber was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Tan Mandail area of Akhaura upazila in Brahmanbaria early Monday.The deceased was identified as Saiful Islam,UNB News Agency Reported.
By-polls to Myemensingh-1 & 3 Monday
Dhaka – By-elections to Mymensingh-1 and 2 constituencies that fell vacant following the death of two Awami League MPs will be held on Monday.The voting will begin at 8am and continue till 4pm without any break in the parliamentary seats…
Fisherman shot dead by pirates in Bhola
Dhaka – A fisherman was shot dead and 20 others were injured in an attack by pirates on a trawler in the Bay of Bengal near Chittagong Gas Field area here early Sunday in Bhola.Quoting Sareng Bashir of the trawler…
Shun militancy, Home Minister asks derailed youths
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday urged derailed youths involved in militant activities to shun the path of militancy. “I urge you to come back as we know your whereabouts,” he told a views-exchange meeting with the authorities concerned of…
Arrest warrants issued against 13 Bagerhat war crime suspects
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Saturday issued arrest warrants against 13 suspects of Bagerhat district for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971.
BD’s migration cost world’s highest: CPD
The migration cost for Bangladeshi workers is the highest in the world that eats up a bulk part of the remittance sent by its expatriates, said Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Prof Mustafizur Rahman here on…
Pak model killed after offending conservatives
Islamabad — Pakistani fashion model Qandeel Baloch, who recently stirred controversy by posting pictures of herself with a Muslim cleric on social media, was strangled to death by her brother, police said Saturday. Her parents told police one of her…
Highway blocked for nationalisation of Pabna college
Dhaka- Students, teachers and local people here on Saturday blocked the Dhaka-Pabna Highway demanding nationalisation of Dr Juhurul Kamal Degree College in Sujanagar upazila in Pabna.Officer-in-charge of Sujanagar Police Station M Nur Islam said agitating students and teachers of the…
3 killed in 2 Manikganj road crashes
Manikganj – Three people were killed and 15 others injured in two road accidents in Shibalaya and Sadar upazilas on Saturday morning.In Shibalaya, two motorcyclists were killed as a bus knocked down their vehicle at Tepra on the Dhaka-Aricha highway in…
Reckless bus kills schoolgirl in Kishoreganj
Dhaka – A schoolgirl was killed as a rashly-driven truck ran over her at Sukhia on the Dhaka-Kishoreganj highway in Pakundia upazila on Friday.The deceased was identified as Setu,11, class V student of Porabaria Government Primary School and daughter of…