A farmer was killed when a thunderbolt struck him at Binodpur Moulvikandi village in sadar upazila on Friday.
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Housewife beaten dead ‘by husband’ in Magura
A housewife was beaten to death allegedly by her husband at Jhama village in Mohammadpur upazila on Friday. The deceased was identified as Runa Khatun, 30, wife of Jahid Molla of the village. Quoting locals, Manirul Islam, officer-in-charge of Mohammadpur Police…
4 die as carbon dioxide cylinder leaks at ship breaking yard
Four people died and two others fell sick after inhaling carbon dioxide following a gas cylinder leak at a ship breaking yard in Sitakund upazila on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Jasim Uddin, 28, Mohammad Faruque, 30, Gias Uddin,…
Two held while peddling Yaba in Manikganj and Joypurhat
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 125 pieces of Yaba tablet from Jamalganj Rukindipur village in Akkelpur upazila on Wednesday afternoon.
Fire from cigaretee burn Chittagong family to death
A couple and two of their daughters have burnt to death in Chittagong’s Lohargara. The fire broke out at Adhurnagar village in the Upazila around 3.30am on Thursday, said Lohagara Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Shahjahan.
4 labourers killed in Gazipur bridge collapse
Four construction labourers were killed and another was injured as an old bridge during its demolition collapsed on them at Barun village in Kapasia upazila on Thursday morning. None of the deceased could be identified immediately.
Sagar-Runi murder case: HC rejects bail pleas of accused
The High Court on Wednesday rejected the bail pleas of an accused in the journalist couple Sagar-Runi murder case. An HC bench comprising Justice Naima Haider and Justice Zafar Ahmed dismissed the bail petition of Tanveer Rahman who is now…
3 hurt as perfume godown catches fire in city
A perfume godown caught fire in the city’s Chawkbazar area on Wednesday, leaving three employees injured. Those suffered burn injuries are Mofiz, 40, Aziz, 30, and Kabir, 32. They were rushed to the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital…
Journalists Welfare Trust Bill placed in parliament
A bill, tilted ‘Bangladesh Journalists Welfare Trust Bill, 2014’, was placed in Parliament on Wednesday, aiming to provide support to ailing, insolvent and injured journalists.
Boy crushed to death by truck in N’ganj
A minor boy was killed as a recklessly driven truck knocked down him in Siddhirganj area of the city on Tuesday evening.
One held while peddling Yaba in Magura
Police arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 17 pieces of Yaba tablet from Kajli Bazar in Sreepur upazila on Tuesday afternoon.
3 killed, 7 hurt in Dhaka city road crash
At least three pedestrians, including a female, were killed and seven others injured as a bus crashed into them near Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport roundabout in the city on Wednesday morning. The deceased could not be identified immediately.
Auto-rickshaw strike called off
Auto-rickshaw owners have called off their 72-hour strike that was to begin on Tuesday. The announcement came after Communications Minister Obaidul Quader assured them that their five-point charter of demands would be met.
22 chairman candidates boycott polls in 9 dists
Twenty-two chairman candidates, mostly BNP-backed ones, boycotted the upazila elections in nine districts on Monday on various allegations. In Barguna, all candidates except the Awami League-backed ones, boycotted polls in three upazilas alleging that the supporters of the ruling party…
40 shanties gutted in Khulna slum
At least 40 shanties belonging to 30 families were gutted and three cattle died as a devastating erupted at a slum in Islampur area of the city on Sunday night.
2 siblings get life terms, 3 others 2 yrs in prison for murder
A court here on Sunday sentenced two siblings to life and three others to two year’s imprisonment in the sensational Dablu killing case. The lifers are Mansur Ali Kaiser and his brother Majibar Rahman, sons of Mostab Ali of Bharaimari…
Huge contraband drugs seized from Hakimpur border
Members of Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) in a drive seized huge smuggled sex-stimulating injections and tablets worth about Taka 44 lakh from Hakimpur frontier in Dinajpur on Saturday, BGB sources said.
3 hurt in gas cylinder blast at Kamrangirchar
Three members of a family were injured critically as a gas cylinder exploded in a house at Majibarghat in Kamrangirchar here on Saturday. The injured were identified as Joly Begum, 27, her one and a half years old son Alif…
7 injured in B’baria clash
At least seven people were injured in a clash between the supporters of two chairman candidates at Araishidha village in Ashuganj upazila early Saturday.
Idol damaged in Satkhira temple
Unidentified miscreants damaged an idol of Hindu goddess Kali at a temple at Bhurulia Nagbati village in Shyamnagar upazila on Friday night.
1 killed in Barisal passenger-transport worker clash
One person was killed and eight people were injured in a clash between transport workers and passengers of a picnic bus over a trivial matter in Bakerganj upazila early Friday. The deceased was identified as Jasimuddin Hawladar, 30, the helper…
15 maunds of jatkas seized in Munshiganj
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard seized 15 maunds of jatkas (hilsa fries) from two passenger launches in the Dhaleshwari River in Munshiganj early Friday.
EC denies giving magistracy power to army in upazila polls
The Election Commission on Thursday denied it has given magistracy power to the army deployed to keep order during the on-going upazila elections. It said some media reports on this issue have not been objective. The commission had rather specially…
Three get ACC media awards for graft reporting
Three journalists, including Independent TV Staff Correspondent Muhammad Rishad Huda, have been awarded the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Media Award-2014 for their investigative reports on corruption. The two other journalists are—New Age Staff Reporter Sadiqur Rahman and ABC Radio Senior Reporter…
Tangail-8 by-polls Saturday: Curtain falls on electioneering
The curtain falls on Tangail-8 by-election campaign on Thursday midnight, 32 hours before the voting opens. Five candidates — Anupam Shahjahan of the ruling Awami League, Sadek Siddiqui of JP (Manju) and independent Abdul Malek (AL rebel) and Principal Abu…
Bus plunges into B’baria ditch killing 2 boys
A teenager and a minor boy were killed and 14 others injured when a bus plunged into a roadside ditch on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Sarail upazila on Wednesday night.
3 schoolboys killed in Tangail road crash
Three schoolboys were killed as their motorcycle crashed into a bus at Asimtala in Mirzapur upazila on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Rokon, son of Nazrul Islam of Kurni village, Sohel, son of Shafi Uddin of Adabari village…
Nilkhet book shops in capital gutted in fire
A fire has burned down several shops at the Nilkhet book market in capital Dhaka. The flames which ignited around 10pm Wednesday was doused within an hour, said a Fire Service control room official. There are several book markets at…
Army chief Gen Bhuiyan meets President
Chief of Army Staff General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban. The Army Chief was accompanied by Vice Chancellor of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) Major General Sheikh Mamun Khaled.
56pc voter turnout in 91 upazilas: EC
Some 56.12 per cent of voters exercised their franchise in the fourth phase election on March 23 (Sunday) in 91 upazila parishads of the country’s 43 districts, according to the Election Commission. The highest 81.48 percent votes were cast in…