Dhaka – Police recovered the body of an unidentified man, aged about 45, from the Surma River in Kanaighat upazila in Sylhet on Friday.Police said locals spotted the body floating in the river beside Darul Ulum Madrasah in the area at…
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Boiler goes off killing 2 in Naogaon rice mill
Dhaka – Two workers were killed and six others injured as a boiler blasted at a rice mill at Laskorpur village in Naogaon Sadar upazila on Saturday morning, UNB news agency has reported.
3 of a family killed in Bogra road crash
Dhaka – Three members of a family were killed and two people injured as a bus crashed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Sabgram in Bogra district town on Friday, UNB news agency has reported.
3 killed in Bogra road crash
Dhaka – Three people, including a woman and a child, were killed as a bus crashed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Sabgram in Sadar upazila on Friday in Bogra.The deceased could not be identified immediately,UNB News Agences Reported.
Wood trader hacked dead in Khulna
Dhaka- A wood trader was hacked to death by miscreants in Shalua Kalibari area of Dumuria upazila early Friday in Khulna .The deceased was identified as Shamsul Haque Raj, 32, son of late Abdul Mannan, a resident of Modyodanga Pramanik Para…
Huge yaba consignment seized in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized one lakh pieces of yaba tablets from Sabrang union parishad of Teknaf upazila early Friday in Cox’s Bazar,UNB News Agences Reported.
Woman strangulated to death in Laxmipur
Dhaka-A woman was strangulated to death allegedly by her daughter-in-law’s (son’s wife) paramour and his associates at Dharmapur village in Sadar upazila in Laxmipur early Friday,UNB news azence reported.
UP member, brother killed in Munshiganj clash
Munshiganj – A newly elected union parishad member and his brother were killed and at least 12 people injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over establishing supremacy at Char Bolaki in Gazaria upazila on Thursday evening.The deceased…
Woman, daughter among 4 killed in Manikganj road crash
Manikganj -Four people including a woman and her daughter, were killed and three others injured when a bus rammed a pick-up van on the Dhaka-Aricha highway at Tara in Ghior upazila on Friday.The deceased were identified as Shefali Begum, 50,…
Shop, warehouse gutted in Joypurhat
Joypurhat -A hardware shop and a warehouse adjacent to it were gutted by a fire that broke out at Maroari Para in the district town on Wednesday night.Jahanur Islam, inspector of Joypurhat Fire Service Station, said the fire originating from…
Vitamin A+ campaign on July 16
Over 2 crore children, aged between six months and five years, will be fed Vitamin A-plus capsule under a national campaign on July 16.State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Jahid Malek came up with the announcement on Thursday while…
BNP leader Rizvi hospitalised
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has been admitted to a city hospital with ‘serious stomach’ problems. He was admitted to Square Hospital on Wednesday night as he fell sick with stomachache, Rizvi’s close aid and Swechchhasebak Dal…
2 ‘robbers’ killed in gunfight with rivals in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka – Two suspected robbers were killed in a reported gunfight with their rivals in Hinla no 14 Bridge area of Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar early Thursday, UNB news agency reported. Identities of the deceased could not be confirmed immediately.
6-yr-old’s body recovered from Dhaka water body
Dhaka, July 14 (UNB)-Bringing an end to a nervy wait, divers retrieved the body of six-year-old girl Sanjida from a water body near Mohakhali bus terminal in the capital on Thursday morning, around 19 hours after she fell into it.
Female day labourer hacked dead in Gazipur
Dhaka – A female day labourer was hacked to death by some miscreants at Ershadnagar in Tongi early Thursday, UNB news agency reported.
‘Robber’ beaten dead by mob in Dinajpur
Dhaka – An alleged robber was beaten to death and another injured in a lynch-mob attack foiling a robbery bid at Kamarpara village in Chiriribandar upazila of Dinajpur district early Thursday, UNB News agency has reported.
Bangladesh elected ISA President
Dhaka-Bangladesh has been elected President of the Assembly of the 168-member International Seabed Authority (ISA).
Search on for girl ‘drowned’ in city water body
Divers of Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) has been searching for a minor girl who reportedly drowned in a water body near Mohakhali inter-district bus stand on Wednesday afternoon. The missing girl was identified as Sanjida, 6, daughter of…
Jamaat-Shibir behind militant acts, says Hanif
Awami League joint general secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif on Wednesday alleged that it is actually Jamaat-Shibir who is carrying out militant activities in the name of international outfits like Islamic State, al-Qaeda and Taliban. “There’s no militant organisation named IS, al-Qaeda…
Bus-truck collision kills 3 in Comilla
Comilla – Three people were killed and 10 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck on Comilla-Noakhali road at East Batabaria in Monoharganj upazila on Wednesday.The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
1 killed in Magura road crash
Magura – One person was killed and four others were injured in a head-on collision between a microbus and a bus at Chhoyghoria on the Magura-Jessore Highway in Shalikha upazila on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Minhazul Islam, 35,…
PM fears more terror attacks, alerts people
Apprehending more terror attacks like ones at Gulshan and Sholakia, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged all to be more alert and careful. “We’ve had intelligence reports that the terrorists have planned to launch more attacks,” she said. The…
Warrant against complainant of the case accusing Shahadat
Dhaka-A court of Dhaka on Tuesday issued warrants for the arrest of the complainant and victim of the case filed against cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife Nitya on the charge of torturing their domestic help.
Bus plunge kills garment worker in M’singh
Mymensingh -A garment worker was killed and 22 others were injured as a bus they were travelling by slewed sideways into a ditch from a bridge on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Trishal upazila on Monday night.The deceased was identified as…
Fire at city building
Dhaka – A high-rise building caught fire in the city’s Elephant Road area on Monday night.Sources at the fire service central control room said the fire erupted in an office on the 10th floor of the 15-storey building around 11:05…
PM to hold talks with global leaders in ASEM Summit
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to leave for Mongolia on Thursday morning to attend the 11th ASEM Summit which would issue a clear message to the international community that terrorism could never be tolerated.
Gov issues circular to stop Peace TV
The Information Ministry on Monday issued a circular asking all concerned to ensure that the transmission of Peace TV is cut off as per the Cabinet’s decision. Senior Assistant Secretary of the Information Ministry Akhtaruzzaman told UNB that the Cabinet…
8 out of 9 Italians were dining together in one table: Eyewitness
It was one of the worst moments of his life. The 32-year-old assistant cook at the Holey Artisan Bakery had never thought of returning to life. It was horrible, awful!
Satkhira BNP leader killed in ‘gunfight’ with cops
A local BNP leader was killed in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and police at Chorakhal in Shyamnagar upazila early Sunday.
Action to be taken against North South University: Nasim
As its two students had involvement in recent terror attacks at Gulshan café and Sholakia, Health Minister Mohammad Nasim on Sunday questioned about the education system of North South University and warned that action will be taken against this private…