Two students were injured as a crude bomb exploded in the classroom of a primary school in Sonatala upazila on Saturday. The victims were identified as Rahat, 8, and Pranta, 8, students of Class-III of Bamunia Govt Primary School. Witnesses…
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5 bombs recovered from Jessore jail
Jessore – Five live bombs were recovered from inside the Jessore Central Jail on Saturday. Sub-inspector Rabiul of Jessore Kotwali Police Station said police recovered the bombs wrapped in black scotch tape inside a polythene bag from the eastern part…
5 hurt in clash during Shitalakshya cruise
At least 15 people were injured in a clash between two groups of people on a cruise over a trifling matter in the Shitalakshya River in Narayanganj on Friday.
565 bottles of liquor seized in Sylhet
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized 565 bottles of liquor from Majhertuk area of Companyganj upazila early Friday.
Petrol bomb attack on Police vehicle in Bogra
Unidentified miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at a police vehicle at Zero Point at Satmatha in the district town on Thursday evening. Faizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said the miscreants tossed the petrol bomb at the vehicle around…
Tk 10 crore gold seized at Shahjalal Airport
Customs department officials seized over 21-kg of gold in two separate incidents at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital last night. Customs and police sources said a security guard of Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh (CAAB), Saiful Islam, was arrested…
Another Shaheed Minar damaged in Kushtia
Unidentified miscreants vandalised a Shaheed Minar on the compound of Mahendrapur High School in Kurmarkhali upazila early Friday, a day after damaging another Shaheed Minar in the same upazila.
One killed, 20 injured in Gazipur road crash
A man was killed and 20 others were injured in a road accident at Chaydana in Sadar upazila on Friday noon.
1 killed, 15 injured in Ctg road accidents
An unidentified minor boy was killed and 15 others were injured in separate road accidents in the city and district on Friday.
3 Inqilab journalists granted bail
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Thursday granted bail to three journalist of the Daily Inqilab in a case filed with Wari Police Station under the Information and Communication Technology Act. Magistrate MA Salam of the CMM…
Farashuddin’s status as PSC chairman elevated
Former Bangladesh Bank Governor Mohammad Farashuddin will enjoy the status of a judge of the Appellate Division as head of the Pay and Services Commission. A government circular stated that he had been appointed on a six-month contract.
3,520 bottles of Phensidyl, 51 kg hemp recovered in Benapole
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in two separate drives recovered 3,520 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup, 51 kilograms of hemp and 40 pieces of Yaba tablet from Gheba and Putkhali border areas in the district on Wednesday night.
10 AL ‘rebels’ expelled in Jessore
The ruling Awami League has expelled its three local leaders for contesting the upazila polls in Sharsha, Jhikargachha and Bagharpara of Jessore district going against the party decision and also seven other leaders for supporting them.
4 killed in Narsingdi bus-mini bus collision
Four persons were killed when a bus and a microbus were involved in a head-on collision at Narsingdi’s Belabo Upazila. The accident, which left 10 others injured, occurred around 1.30am past midnight on Thursday on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway, said Belabo…
PM hands over Ekushey Padak to 15 eminent citizens
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday formally handed over the prestigious Ekushey Padak to fifteen eminent citizens at a ceremony at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital. These distinguished persons have been selected for the Ekushey Padak 2014…
Teenage girl, company employee murdered in city
Dhaka – In separate incidents, two people, including a teenage girl, have been murdered in the city’s Mirpur and Uttara areas. One of the deceased was identified as Rafiqul Islam, 44, a private company employee while the identity of the…
Cleaner held with 40 gold bars at Dhaka airport
Customs officials have detained a cleaner with 40 gold bars worth Tk 20 million at the Shahjalal International Airport. ‘Jainal’, 45, a cleaner of the airport was arrested around 12 noon on Wednesday, said Quamrul Hassan, assistant commissioner of Customs…
Huge quantity of drugs seized in Jessore
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives seized huge quantity of various types of drugs from Putkhali and Shikerpur frontier area under Sharsha upazila of the district in the early hours today.
3 Regency Hotel executives held on cheating charges
Dhaka –Police arrested two directors and a manager of Dhaka Regency Hotel and Resort from the capital’s Khilkhet area on Tuesday evening following a case filed over cheating, murder attempt and money embezzlement.
Elder brother testifies in JU student Zubair murder case
A Dhaka court on Tuesday recorded the depositions of an elder brother of slain Jahangirnagar University student Zubair Ahmed in the case filed in connection with the murder. Abdullah Al Mamun brother of the victim testified before the Fourth Speedy…
Bangladeshi boss of TV in UK jailed
The founder of a television station for Britain’s Bangladeshi community has been jailed for three years over a crash-for-cash insurance scam. Mohammed Ferdhaus, 40, admitted to laundering half a million pounds from a scam operated by his brother, Mohammed Samsul…
One killed in Ctg road crash
A man was killed in a road accident near Dampara Police Station of the city early Tuesday morning.
‘Abduction bid’ on RU student foiled; 1 held
Police arrested one person for his alleged attempt to kidnap a student of Rajshahi University (RU) on Monday noon.
3 shops fined for storing expired medicines in Sherpur
A mobile court on Monday afternoon seized huge expired medicines from the possession of three pharmacies in the district town and fined them Tk25,000 for storing those.
Abducted gold trader found alive
Gold trader Mridul Chowdhury has been found alive in Comilla district, six days after he was kidnapped from Chittagong on Feb 11. “We came to know about it from his family,” said SI Md Kamruzzaman of Chittagong’s Kotwali Police Station.…
1 killed in Chandpur road crash
A young man was killed in a road accident at Montola village in Faridganj upazila on Sunday.
Faridpur bus plunge kills girl, 20 others hurt
A female college student was killed and 20 others were injured as a bus plunged into a ditch beside the Dhaka-Barisal Highway in Nagarkanda upazila on Monday.
Police investigating Al-Qaeda message: IGP
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Hasan Mahmud khandkar on Sunday said the reported audiovisual message of al-Qaeda chief Ayman Al-Zawahiri against Bangladesh is being investigated with due importance. The IGP made the comments while talking to reporters after inaugurating the…
BNP joint scy gen Aman sent to Jail
A Dhaka court on Sunday passed order to send BNP Joint Secretary General Aman Ullah Aman to jail in four cases filed with Keraniganj Police Station. Senior Judicial Magistrate Taiyabul Hassan Uzzal passed the order after the BNP leader surrendered…
ACC interrogates AL MP Badi
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday quizzed Awami League lawmaker Abdul Rahman Badi at its head office for accumulating a huge amount of wealth. After emerging from the commission office, the AL lawmaker, who has been elected from Cox’s Bazar-4…