All types of export and import-related activities at Hili land port will remain closed for the next four days from Monday because of the ongoing road reconstruction works on the Indian side.
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SSC exams begin across country with 1.4 million candidates
Dhaka – Some 6,778 students were absent on the first day the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations that began across the country on Sunday. Of them, 3,326 are under eight general education boards while 2,400 under Madrasah…
2 found dead on rail tracks in Jessore
Police recovered the bodies of two unidentified men from rail tracks in two separate places in Sadar and Sharsha upzilas of the district on Saturday.
20 held in Benapole while crossing border illegally
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive arrested 20 people, including seven women and two children, from Putkhali border here on Sunday morning while trying to go to India illegally.
Three mugged making new born baby hostage
A mugger snatched away all belongings of three women and kept a new born baby hostage for sometime demanding ransom Saturday here at a private clinic.
5 including couple killed in Chandpur, Chuadanga road crashes
Dhaka – At least five people, including a couple, were killed and six others injured in separate road accidents in Chandpur and Chuadanga districts on Saturday. In Chandpur, three people, including a couple, were killed and five others injured as…
SSC exams from Sunday
Dhaka – The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations begin across the country on Sunday. This year, a total of 14,32,727 students under 10 educational boards, including one madrassah and one technical boards, will sit for the examinations…
2 BCL men chopped by ‘Shibir activists’ in Rajshahi
Two activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League Districts (BCL), the student front of Awami League, were injured by chopping in an attack allegedly by Islami Chhatra Shibir men in Mehechandi area near Rajshahi University campus in the city on Friday night.
Minor girl rescued from Daulatdia brothel
Police in a drive rescued a 13-year-old girl from Daulatdia brothel in Goalundo upazila early Friday.
Contrabands worth Tk 3cr seized in Benapole
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized Indian contraband items worth about Tk3 crore from Putkhali and Baro Achra borders in Benapole on Friday.
BSF pushes back 9 thru’ Darshana border
Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) pushed back nine Bangladeshi people into the Bangladesh territory through Darshana border early Friday.
3 die in Munshiganj road mishaps
A Dhaka-bound bus of the Gangchil Paribahan rammed into an auto-rickshaw on at Chaltipara, in Sirajdikhan Upazila, Munshiganj district. The driver of the auto-rickshaw and a passenger died on the spot, Sub-Inspector of Sirajdikhan Police Station Arab Ali told journalists.
Boy killed in Jessore wall collapse
A minor boy was killed and his mother injured as the mud wall of their house collapsed on them at Sitarampur village in Sadar upazila of the district on Thursday.
Stern action against violation of election code: EC
Election commissioner Md Shah Nawaz on Wednesday said stern action will be taken if any candidate hurts religious sentiments of others during upazila election campaign. “No candidate is allowed to hurt religious sentiments of others,” he told reporters at his…
4 killed as bus runs over motorcycle in Netrakona
Four people were killed as a bus crashed into a motorcycle on the Netrakona-Barhatta Road in Kalibari area of Netrakona sadar upazila on Wednesday.
1 killed in Bhola road accident
A man was killed in a road accident on the Bhola-Daulatkhan Road at Chaltatali in Sadar upazila on Tuesday evening.
4 kidnapped fishermen rescued from Sundarbans
Bagerhat – Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard rescued four fishermen, kidnapped by pirates for ransom, from Katlarkhal area of the Sundarbans East Zone on Tuesday afternoon.
Minu, Bulbul among 130 BNP men face attempted murder charge
Police on Tuesday pressed charges against 130 BNP men, including Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) Mayor Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul and its former mayor Mizanur Rahman Minu, in a case filed for attempting to murder a cop.
One jailed for eve teasing in Habiganj
A mobile court here on Monday noon sentenced a young man to six month’s jail for eve teasing.
One killed, 5 injured in Dinajpur road accidents
DINAJPUR, Feb 4, 2014 (BSS) – A bicyclist was killed and five others injured in separate road accidents here on Monday.
Four Bangladeshi men arrested after raid on UK restaurant
FOUR men from Bangladesh were arrested after a UK Border Agency (UKBA) raid on a Cwmbran restaurant on Sunday evening. A spokesman for UKBA said the raid targeted “illegal working” at Tiffins Indian Buffet Restaurant on Glyndwr Road, at around…
BSTI fines four bakeries in capital Tk 1.4 lakh
In a mobile court drive in the capital, the BSTI fined four companies Tk 140,000 for using textile dye and substandard fragrance in producing bread, biscuits, cake and chanachur. The BSTI, in cooperation with the district administration, conducted the drive…
Abul Kalam Azad made govt news agency BSS boss
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Editor of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha – the state-run news agency. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification regarding the appointment…
Two motorcycle riders killed in Faridpur road crash
Two young people were killed this morning when their motorcycle was knocked down by a passenger coach at Moshaujan of Dangi union under Nagarkanda upazila of this district on Dhaka-Barisal highway.
52 held in Cox’s Bazar while going to Malaysia illegally
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested 52 people from Sonapara beach on the Marine Drive Road in Ukhia upazila on Sunday night while they were set to go to Malaysia by two trawlers illegally.
Father, son among 3 killed in road accident
A father, his son and another have been killed in a road accident at Ashulia on the outskirts of the capital Dhaka. A speeding bus ran over them when they were going to the bus station riding a rickshaw after…
Robbers loot 250 tolas gold at Ashulia
Savar – Armed robbers stormed into a jewellery shop in Ashulia EPZ area here on Sunday evening and looted 250 tolas of gold ornament. Witnesses said a gang of 8-10 masked bandits swooped on ‘Pijus Jewellers’ situated at ‘Shamser Plaza’…
Muggers loot Tk 10 lakh injuring 2 in city
Dhaka – Muggers shot two employees of a ‘bKash’ agent and took away Tk 10 lakh from them near Kadam Fuara in the High Court area on Sunday. The injured were identified as M Sohag Khan, 28, and Doulat Gazi,…
One held with Phensidyl in Magura
Members of Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested a man along with 40 bottles of Phensidyl from Bus Terminal area of the town on Saturday afternoon.
Couple among 3 hurt in Munshiganj gun attack
Three people, including a couple, sustained bullet wounds in a gun attack by miscreants at Dighirpar village in Tongibari upazila on Friday night.