Five policemen were injured as a truck collided head-on with a pickup van carrying them at Beltoli in Sadar Dakshin upazila on Tuesday morning.
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EC ‘complains’ about Amu violating code of conduct
The Election Commission has informed the Prime Minister about alleged violation of code of conduct by Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu during the fourth phase of the Upazila Parishad elections. EC Joint Secretary Jesmin Tuli told journalists on Monday of…
Trucker, helper killed in Comilla road crash
A truck driver and his helper were killed as their vehicle plunged into a roadside ditch at Raipur in Daudkandi upazila on Monday morning.
10 candidates boycott UZ polls in 5 dists
A total of 10 chairman candidates, mostly backed by BNP, boycotted the upazila elections in Bhola, Barisal, Chittagong, Pirojpur and Jessore districts on Sunday on various allegations. In Bhola, four candidates — BNP-backed Samsuddin Bachchu Chowdhury in Manpura, Zahurul Islam…
City’s Multiplan Centre catches fire
A fire broke out at the multi-storey shopping mall ‘Multiplan Centre’ at Elephant Road in the city on Saturday night.
Freedom fighter killed, 6 hurt in Jessore road accident
A veteran freedom fighter was killed and another six persons including three women were injured in a road mishap in Lebutala-Rajapur area on Jessore-Magura Highway in Sadar upazila here on Friday.
3 illegal water factories sealed, 15 punished
A mobile court here on Friday sealed off three illegal water factories and punished 15 people for producing and marketing substandard drinking water which is harmful to public health.
Tk 2cr Indian sarees recovered at Benapole
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members seized contraband Indian sarees worth Tk 2 crore from Sadipur border here on Friday.
Farmer killed in Mymensingh clash
A farmer was killed in a clash over irrigating a cropland at Nagua village in Tarakanda upazila on Friday.
50 hurt in Savar bus-truck collision
At least 50 people, including some Dhaka University students, were injured as a picnic bus collided head on with a truck at Ashulia on Dhaka-Aricha highway on Friday morning.
500 crude bombs recovered in Feni
Police recovered 500 crude bombs from an abandoned house in Fulgazi upazila on Wednesday night.
One gets life for violating dumb girl in Ctg
A court here on Wednesday sentenced a young man to life term imprisonment for violating a dumb girl in Mohra area of the city in 2008.
Farmer electrocuted in Sirajganj
A farmer died from electrocution at Duttabari in the municipality area on Wednesday afternoon.
Couple killed in Bogra road crash
A couple was killed in a road accident in Bihar area on the Bogra-Rangpur Highway under Shibganj upazila of the district Wednesday night.
Couple missing in Kaptai Lake
A couple has been missing since a motorised boat sank during a storm in Rangamati’s Kaptai Lake on Wednesday afternoon. Boatman Biton Chakma, however, had a narrow escape. He has been admitted to the Rangamati General Hospital, said Kotwali Police…
Man killed in Satkhira road accident
A man was killed in a road accident at Alipur Hatkhola intersection on the Satkhira-Kaliganj Road in Sadar upazila on Tuesday noon.
Youth dies falling from bus roof in Munshiganj
A young man was killed and another person injured after falling from the roof of a running bus at Abdullahpur in Keraniganj upazila on Tuesday.
One killed in Kurigram bike crash
A motorcyclist was killed and his co-rider injured as a truck hit their vehicle on the Nageshwari-Phulbari Road at Chottabari More in Phulbari upazila on Tuesday afternoon.
Two villages electrified in Gaibandha
Two villages under Shaghata upazila in the district were brought under rural electrification network by Gaibandha Palli Bidyut Samity (GPBS) recently.
Schoolgirl crushed to death by covered van in Comilla
A schoolgirl was killed as a covered van crushed down her near Bagur Bus Terminal on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway in Chandina upazila on Tuesday morning.
4 shops gutted in Chandpur
At least four shops were gutted in a fire which broke out at Shilasthan Miaji Bazar in Kachua upazila early Monday.
Youth crushed to death by train in Rajshahi
A young man was crushed to death by a train at Mohonpur rail crossing under Matihar thana in the city on Monday afternoon.
Maiden Ticfa meeting in April-end
The first meeting under the Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (Ticfa) between Dhaka and Washington will be held in the last week of April next, said an official on Monday. “The meeting will be held in the last week…
Prisoner dies in Kashimpur jail
An inmate of the Kashimpur High Security Jail died of cardiac arrest, authorities have claimed. Doctors pronounced Md Jamal Uddin Mridha, 33, dead after he was rushed to a Gazipur hospital on Monday. Jail Superintendent Abdur Razzak said Mridha was…
3 die in microbus gas cylinder explosion
Three women were killed and five others injured when a gas cylinder exploded in a microbus at Chittagong’s Fatikchharhi on Monday. Police and fire fighters had initially reported four casualties. Bhujpur Police OC Md Kabir Hossain later told journalists there…
3 cloth stores gutted in Satkhira
Three cloth stores burnt down in a fire incident that took place in New Market area of the district town early Monday.
Man, son killed in Shariatpur road crash
A man and his son were killed in a road accident in Bala Bazar area on the Chandpur-Shariatpur Highway in Sadar upazila on Monday morning.
15 shops, 5 houses gutted in Kishoreganj
At least 15 shops and five houses were gutted by a fire that broke out in Borobazar area of the district town on Sunday night.
Asst presiding officer killed in M’singh road crash
An assistant presiding officer was killed as a tractor rammed his motorcycle at Jhalua in Nandail upazila on Saturday night.
Man crushed under wheels of train in city
A pick-up van driver was killed as a speedy train hit him while passing a level crossing at Kosaibari of Dakshin Khan in the city on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Md Abdul Karim, 40, son of late Md…