A housewife was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband for dowry at Goira village here on Friday night.
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Child’s body recovered in Chapainawabganj
Police recovered the decomposed body of a child from the side of a pond of Singroil village under Nachole upazila of the district this morning.The body was identified as Mobarak Hossain, 11, son of Muktar Hossain of Singroil village area.…
Baradaha Bridge construction nears completion
The construction work of Baradaha Bridge over Bangali River on Gaibandha-Nakaihat-Gobindaganj Road in the district is nearing completion amid much enthusiasm to the locals.According to sources the construction work of the much awaited bridge started in 1997 and the government…
Solar Impulse completes epic flight to Hawaii
Solar Impulse, the aeroplane that is powered only by the sun, has landed in Hawaii after making a historic 7,200km flight across the Pacific from Japan. Pilot Andre Borschberg brought the vehicle gently down on to the runway of Kalaeloa…
75 BD nationals returned home from Indian jail
At least 75 Bangladeshi nationals, including two children, returned home through Benapole check post on Thursday after serving three months’ jail term in Indian prison.
BD worker killed in Bahrain Riad crash
A Bangladeshi worker was killed in a road accident in Amwaz area of the Bahrain capital of Manama on June 29.
Eid shopping gains momentum in Khulna
With at least 16 days left of the Eid-ul-Fitr, the people in the industrial city have started Eid shopping to avoid abnormal rush at the last moment in the city markets.According to the market sources, Eid shopping in all markets,…
2 wild elephants killrf in sd
Two wild elephants were found dead at the foot of a hill in Kaptai Sadar upazila in the district. Divisional forest officer of Parbataya Chittagong (South) forest department M Salah Uddin said locals found the corpses of the two elephants…
Rickshaw van puller killed in Khulna
A rickshaw van puller was beaten to death over a trifling matter at Banargati in the city on Tuesday evening.The deceased was identified as Lalu Hawladar, 65, a resident of Borochaka in the city.
Youth held with two hand bombs
Detectives arrested a young man in possession of two hand bombs from Nalda Bazar in Sadar upazila on Tuesday night.The arrestee was identified as Abdul Wazed,35, son of Abu Taher, a resident of Kodali village of the same upazila.
Two crushed under train in Gazipur
Two people, including a girl, were crushed to death under the wheels of a running train near Joydebpur railway station in the city early Wednesday.
Revenue collection up at Benapole port
Revenue income at Benapole land port has exceeded the target for the first time in the outgoing fiscal 2014-15, said sources.Customs authorities of the port collected Tk2,558.29 crore revenue during the period, which is Tk85.61 crore more than the target…
Farmer killed in Meherpur road crash
A farmer was killed and 15 others were injured in a road accident at Akubpur on the Meherpur-Kushtia highway under Gangni upazila of the district this morning.
Indonesia transport plane crash death toll rises to 141
Indonesian officials say 141 bodies have been recovered after a military transport plane crashed in a residential area of Medan on Tuesday. The military says none of the 122 people on board the Hercules C-130 survived when it hit houses…
Khaleda doubts if BGB has strong position along border”
Khaleda alleged that the government has also no initiative to make the border force stronger and intensify border vigilance. Referring to the abduction of BGB Nayek Abdur Razzak by Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP), Khaleda said, “You (people) all know…
Indonesia transport plane crash: At least 30 killed
At least 30 people have been killed in a military transport plane crash in a residential area of the Indonesian city of Medan, officials say. Local TV reported that the Hercules crashed into two houses and a car and burst…
Youth found dead in Sylhet
Police recovered the floating body of a young man from a pond in Raikdara area of Osmaninagar upazila on Sunday evening.
Training aircraft crashed in the Bay, female pilot missing
A female pilot went missing as a training aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force crashed in the Bay of Bengal near the port city on Monday morning. The missing pilot was identified as Tahmid, Flight Lieutenant of Bangladesh Air Force.
Farmer killed by lightning strike in Satkhira
A farmer was killed and another injured by a lightning strike at Kadpur village in Kalaroa upazila on Sunday morning.
Housewife electrocuted in Madaripur
A housewife was electrocuted at Mostofapur village under Sadar upazila on Saturday evening.
Garments worker killed in Nilphamrai
Sundari Rani 17, a garment worker was killed in a road accident at Krishi farm crossing in Nilphamari town this morning.Police source said she was going to her work place from her residence by a bicycle but suddenly a pickup…
8,669 widows get allowance in Chuadanga
A total of 8,669 widows have received monthly allowance during the current fiscal year in all the four upazilas and Chuadanga pourasabha area of the district at the rate of Taka 300 per head.
Minor boy drowns in Jhenidah ditch
A three and a half years old boy drowned in a ditch at Khalfalia village in Shailkupa upazila on Friday.The deceased was identified as Tasim, son of Milton Zoarder of the village.
Schoolgirl killed in roof collapse
A schoolgirl was killed when a roof of a two-storey building collapsed on her at Ahsan Ahmed Road under Kotwali thana in the city on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Abida Arabi Sarafi, 15, a class VIII student of Iqbalnagar…
Social afforestation elevates poor people’s socio-economic condition
By virtue of its diversified benefits, significant number of small and marginal farmers attained economic emancipation through the participatory social afforestation programme.The Department of Social Forestry (DSF) has been executing various lucrative programmes in all 31 upazilas of Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj,…
Three dacoits killed in mass beating in Faridpur
Three alleged unidentified persons were beaten to death by the villagers of Badarpur village of Kaijuri Union last night here in the outskirts of this town.
Programme taken to cultivate Aman in Narsingdi
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken a massive programme to cultivate Aman paddy on 39,650 hectares of land in the district during the current season.DAE office sources said of the total, 34,150 hectares of land will be cultivated under…
Mother and baby survive Colombia jungle plane crash
A young mother and her baby have been found alive five days after their plane crashed in the jungle of western Colombia. A Colombian Air Force chief described their survival as “a miracle”.
Journo sued for torturing wife
A case has been filed against daily Prothom Alo’s Jessore correspondent Monirul Islam for torturing his wife over dowry.Jahanara Khatun, wife of Monirul, filed the case with the court of Senior Judicial Magistrate Abu Ibrahim on Sunday.
Garment worker killed in accident in Manikganj
A garment worker was crushed under a human hauler on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Muljan area of Sadar upazila on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Morzina Begum, wife of Motiur Rahman, a resident of the area and a garment worker…