An alleged YabaYaba trader killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’ with BGB trader was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Alikhali near the Naf River bank in Teknaf upazila early Thursday.
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Cops ‘block’ food, bottled water supply to Khaleda’s office
Law enforcers on Wednesday night blocked the supply of food and bottled water to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s office meant for her office staff and security personnel. As a van carrying packets of cooked food and bottled water reached in…
6 including Mother, son killed in Pabna road crash
Six people, including a woman and her son, were killed and two others injured as a truck rammed into a human hauler at Kashinathpur on the Pabna-Nagarbari highway in Sujanagar upazila on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as Runa,20,…
Class v student killed in Jessore
A student of class v of a primary school was found dead from inside a bamboo cluster at Jagannathpur village under Jessore sadar upazila.
Nosimon driver killed in Faridpur road crash
A Nosimon driver was killed in a road accident at Gajaria on Faridpur Sadar- Charbhadrasan road here on Thursday.
Strict implementation of Tobacco Control Act stressed
Strict enforcement of the amended Tobacco Control Act (TCA) has become an essence of the time to save the young generations as well as thousands of human lives annually in the country, speakers said here yesterday.
Mass awareness can prevent Nipah virus: experts
Wide-ranging mass-awareness through using both print and electronic media has become an urgent need to prevent any outbreak of Nipah virus especially among the children.
Fire guts 31 shops in Agoiljhara , properties worth Tk 1 cr damaged
A devastating fire gutted 31 shops at Bazaar of Agoiljhara upazila town in Barisal district on early Wednesday.
3 killed 5 hurt as truck hits autorickshaw in Sirajganj
Three persons were killed and five other injured ,two of them seriously, in a road accident on the Bogra-Nagarbari Highway at Parkula Bazar area under Shahjadpur upazila of the district on Monday morning. he deceased were identified as Ibrahim Hossain,…
13 killed in devastating plastic factory fire in Mirpur, Dhaka
At least 13 people were killed and three others injured in a devastating fire that raged a plastic factory in the city’s Mirpur area on Saturday afternoon. The identities of the deceased could not be known yet, said Salimuzzaman, officer-in-charge…
4 traders killed, 4 injured as truck hits tempo in Jhenidah
From Shahnewaz Khan Sumon Jhenidah – Four betel leaf traders were killed on the spot, four others sustained injuries, three of them critically, when a betel leaf laden tempo was hit head on by a truck on Jhenidah-Kushtia highway under…
Former IGP Anwarul Iqbal laid to rest at Banani
Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Anwarul Iqbal, who died in Dubai on January 15, was laid to eternal rest at the Banani Graveyard on Thursday afternoon. Anwarul Iqbal, also a former caretaker government adviser and a freedom fighter, was…
Meeting held on SSC examination
A meeting to review the preparations of the ensuing Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination in the district was held yesterday in the conference room of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Faridpur.
One killed in a clash in Sunamganj
One person was killed in a clash that erupted between two rival groups centering over boundary line of their houses at Saralitupa village under Dirai upazila of the district this morning.
JCD New Market leader dies of ‘explosion injuries’
A student leader of JCD, Bnp’s student affiliate has died from wounds suffered during an explosion while reportedly ‘making bombs’ in a house at Old Dhaka’s Lalbagh. Mahbubur Rahman Bappi passed away around 6am Thursday, said SI Mozammel Haque of…
Digitisation building middle income Bangladesh: Speakers
Speakers in the concluding ceremony of a three-day digital innovation fair-2015 here last night said digitisation has become the driving force for building a middle income digital Bangladesh in reality.
4 killed as truck hits auto-rickshaw in Tangail
At least four people were killed and two others injured as a truck collided with a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Charbhabla near the Bangabandhu Jamuna Bridge (East) Police Station on Tuesday night. The deceased were identified as Golam Kibria,40, a resident…
Bnp celebrates Zia’s 79th birth anniversary Monday
Bangladesh Nationalist Party will celebrate the 79th birth anniversary of Party’s Founder late President Ziaur Rahman Monday amid its countrywide blockade programme and with most of its leaders and activists either arrested or on the run. Leaders and activists of…
Court denies bail again to suspended SCC mayor Arif Chy
A court here on Sunday further turned down the bail plea of suspended Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury, now in custody, in the former finance minister Kibria murder case.
SAU Newsletter
New Level-1 Students’ Orientation Orientation of the newly admitted Semester-1 Level-1 students of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU) was held on Monday 12 January in the university auditorium. Prof. Md. Shadat Ulla Vice-Chancellor of SAU attended the orientation function as the…
BNCC training camp begins in Rajshahi
A 14-day annual training course of Mohasthan Regiment of Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC) began at the playground of Bangladesh Postal Academy in Rajshahi city yesterday.
Launching movement against social erosion stressed
Speakers at a rally have stressed for launching vigorous movement against social erosion, unhealthy culture, pornography, drug abuse, gambling, rape, human trafficking and repression and violence against women.
3 killed in launch collision: Route permits suspended
Three members of a family were killed and seven others injured in the head-on collision between two launches in the Meghna River in Mohona area of Chandpur Sadar upazila early Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Sahana Begum, 60, and…
Confusing crude bomb attacks panic people
Panic gripped the apex court on Sunday after the bomb was discovered at a courtroom in the afternoon. Police have confirmed the recovery of a bomb from the High Court. Two more objects, resembling bombs, were found within an hour.…
2 women police constables killed in city road crash
Two policewomen were killed and at least 20 others injured as a truck crushed into a bus carrying them in Fakirapul intersection in the capital on Sunday morning. The deceased were identified as constables Manira,20, and Aklima,22. Police said a…
Police firing hurts city Bnp leader, Feni bomb blast 2 magistrates
Gias Uddin (45) a Ward Bnp leader of the of Shyampur Taltala area under Kadamtali police station in Dhaka city was seriously injured when police opened fire from shotgun as reportedly pro-blockade activists were preparing to do picketing at about…
Creating awareness about reproductive health stressed
Speakers at a function here yesterday stressed the need for creating much awareness to the adolescents and the capable conjugal about reproductive health to build a healthy nation.
Train derails in Moulvibazar injuring 24 – line missing in Joypurhat
At least 25 passengers have been injured as the engine and 6 bogies of the Chittagong bound Udayan inter-city train from Sylhet derailed in Moulvibazar on Wednesday midnight. According to some sources fish plates of the rail track were missing.…
2,000 kg jatka hilsa seized in Munshiganj
The Coast Guard in a joint drive seized 2,000 kg hilsa fry (jatka) from three passenger launches in Dhaleswari River early this morning.
Habiganj municipality mayor suspended for suspected link in Kibria murder
Habiganj municipality mayor G K Gaus has been suspended for his suspected link with the killing of former Finance Minister Shah AMS Kibria.