Two labourers went missing as a boat capsized in the Jamuna River near Moti Shaheb Ghat in the town on Monday.
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One killed as truck hits bicycle in Satkhira
A man was killed as a truck knocked down his bicycle at Parulia Bazar in Kaliganj upazila on Sunday evening.
Farmer electrocuted in Magura
A farmer died from electrocution at Belnagar village in Sadar upazila on Sunday. The victim was identified as Aiyub Hossain, 55, a resident of the village.
Border Brutality: Felani’s case no exception
62 killed in Kurigram frontier alone There is nothing new in the brutal killing of Felani Khatun by Indian border guards. Such violence along the Bangladesh-India border is routine and arbitrary.
2 killed in Gopalganj bike crash
Two riders of a motorcycle were killed and another was injured as their vehicle rammed into a tree on the Gopalganj-Tekerhat road in Sadar upazila of the district on Monday.
Father hands over drug addict son to police
A father at last handed over his drug addict son to police at Jagadishpur village in Sadar upazila of the district on Monday.
Convicts to be barred from contesting polls
Dhaka -The cabinet Monday approved a draft law barring convicted war criminals from contesting national elections, a media report said.
Jail lessons will be valuable, says Rony MP
Ruling Awami League MP Golam Maula Rony has been released from the Kashimpur jail, 53 days after he was incarcerated for allegedly assaulting journalists.
Increase fish production for socio-economic uplift’
Speakers at separate fish fry release ceremonies here on Sunday afternoon stressed for increasing fish production to accelerate socio-economic uplifts in rural areas, side by side meeting nutritional demand of the common people.
One killed in Pabna road crash
A man was killed in a road accident in Kuthipara area on the Pabna-Nagarbari Highway in Santhia upazila on Monday morning.
Two women held with Phensidyl in Moulvibazar
Police on Sunday arrested two alleged female drug peddlers along with 30 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup at Bharaura village in Sreemangal upazila.
Modern equipments needed at Jamalpur hospital
Civil Surgeon of Jamalpur General Hospital Dr. Mohammad Hafizur Rahman Sunday said more modern equipment would be required to be purchased to improve health services in Jamalpur General Hospital.
Cattle trader killed in Bogra road accident
A cattle trader was killed in a road accident nearby Dhaphat under Dupchanchia upazila in Bogra district on Saturday.
DU student found hanging by neck in city
A Dhaka University student was found hanging by neck in a market at Shahbagh in the city Saturday.
Lightning strike kills farmer in Noakhali
A farmer was killed and another injured in a lightning strike at Sonadia village in Hatia upazila of the district on Saturday.
Mohiuddin Chy has no plan to contest this time
Awami League senior leader ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury said he has no plans to contest the upcoming national election.
12 crude bombs recovered in Jessore
Police recovered 12 crude bombs from two separate places in Sadar upazila of the district on Friday.
Clinic vandalised over patient’s death in Magura
Incensed at the death of a female patient for alleged wrong operation, her relatives vandalised a private clinic in Magura town on Friday.
Stipend distributed among students in Chapainawabganj
Tk. 1,20,000 was distributed among 60 poor meritorious students of eight educational institutions of Chapainawabganj Sadar and Shibganj upazilas as stipend on Thursday.
Training course on transfer of agro technology held
A two-day training course on “Transfer of Agriculture Technology’ was held at Jibannagar Upazila Sadar Pilot High School auditorium on Thursday.
Fire at two rice mills in Ctg
Valuables of two rice mills worth about TK 15 lakhs were burnt in a fire at Choul Potti area under the city’s Pahartali thana on Thursday morning.
Indian official visits RCCI School and College
Sub-divisional officer (SDO) of Malabar Sub-division of Jalpaiguri district in India Jyotirmoy Tanti on Friday visited RCCI School and College established by Rangpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI).
Road crash kills 2 in Chittagong
Chittagong – Two people were killed and two others injured in a road accident at Chhoto Kamoldah of Mirsarai upazila of the district on Thursday. Of the deceased, one was identified as Bishnu Kumar Nath, 25, son of Upendu Nath…
11 held in Jessore while going to India illegally
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained 11 Bangladeshi nationals, including women and children, from Putkhali border in Sharsha upazila of the district on Wednesday.
Juba League leader gets 6 months for possessing yaba
A mobile court here on Wednesday sentenced a local leader of Jubo League (JL) to six months’ imprisonment after he was arrested with Yaba tablets at Bilashpur in the city.
Nizami used to accompany occupation army during Liberation War: PW
The trial of alleged war criminal Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami again slowed down on Wednesday due to the absence of the prosecution witness for deposition.
No decision on flying drones: Indian envoy
Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pankaj Saran has urged all to not read too much into media reports that the Indian border guards plan to fly drones along the Bangladesh frontiers.
Ershad off to Seoul
Jatiya Party President H M Ershad left Dhaka for Seoul on Wednesday on a five-day visit to attend the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP).
Freedom fighter PW corroborates a Razakar PW against Mobarak
A freedom fighter prosecution witness on Wednesday corroborated another PW’s evidence narrating how accused Mobarak Hossain, a 1971 Razakar Commander, had been involved in the ‘crimes against humanity’ during the Liberation War.
Road crash kills Awami Shilpi Gosthi leader
A local leader of Awami Shilpi Gosthi (ASG), associate body of Bangladesh Awami League for artistes, was killed in a road accident on the Dhaka-Sylhet (Old) Highway in Jagannathpur area of Moulvibazar on Tuesday.