The female members of Bangladesh Police have been working successfully to serve the nation through maintaining a peaceful law and order situation, senior police officials said here yesterday.
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Move to build Rampal thermal power plant protested
The district unit of Samajtantrik Chhatra Front (SCF) formed a human chain in the town on Tuesday demanding cancellation of the move to construct a coal-based thermal power plant in Rampal upazila of Bagerhat, near the Sundarbans.
Inu faces strange duo in London
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu currently on a tour of UK got into a fix by agreeing to pose for pictures with two young men .
Comprehensive plan of action needed to check human trafficking: Speakers
Discussants have underscored the need for a comprehensive plan of action to check human trafficking that also needs collective efforts of all judges, lawyers, law-enforcers and others concerned.
BSF takes away 34 cattle
Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) took away 34 cattle from Bangladesh territory in Tentulia upazila on Sunday.
Plumber electrocuted in N’ganj
A plumber died from electrocution in Kayempur area in Fatullah upazila on Monday.
BSF picks up Bangladeshi man from Chuadanga border
Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) picked up a Bangladeshi citizen from Benipur border in Jibannagar upazila early Tuesday.
2 labourers missing in Sirajganj boat capsize
Two labourers went missing as a boat capsized in the Jamuna River near Moti Shaheb Ghat in the town on Monday.
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.
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.
SUPRO for 6pc GDP allocation in education
Sushashoner Jonno Procharavizan (SUPRO), a civil society network, on Sunday demanded the government allocate 6 percent of GDP to the education sector to improve the quality of education.
RMG workers’ grand rally on Sept 21
A grand rally of garment workers will be held at city’s Suhrawardy Udyan on September 21 demanding fair wages for them and revival of the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP).
2 youths electrocuted in Chandpur
Two dish line workers died from electrocution in Taltali area of the district town on Saturday.
5 killed in road crashes
Five persons were killed in two separate road accidents in Sylhet and Cox’s Bazar on Saturday.
Asia Foundation organises book donation programme
DHAKA: The Asia Foundation Bangladesh observed International Literacy Day 2013 by organising a book donation event and children’s book fair on Saturday at the Rayer Bazar Playground, Sadek Khan Road, Rayer Bazar, featuring 15 exhibitors from local children’s book publishing…
Ahsania Mission to get UNESCO award
DHAKA: Ahsania Mission is going to receive ‘UNESCO Confucius Literacy Award’ for their outstanding performance in increasing literacy in grassroots level.
Saifur’s death anniv observed in Sylhet
The fourth death anniversary of M Saifur Rahman, the country’s longest-serving finance minister and former BNP standing committee member, was observed with due respect Thursday.
Bangladeshi youth hurt in BSF firing
A Bangladeshi young man was injured as Indian Border Security Force (BSF) opened fire on him on Molani border in Haripur upazila of the district on Friday night.
46 rescued at Benapole while being trafficked to India
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued 46 people, including six women and one child, while they were being trafficked to India through Sadipur border point here on Friday night.
7 DU students among 30 hurt in city clash
At least 30 people, including seven students of Dhaka University, were injured in a triangular clash at Ananda Bazar market in city’s Chankharpool area on Thursday.
Muggers kill Banglalink official at Tongi
Armed muggers shot an official of private mobile phone operator, Banglalink, to death and snatched Tk 2.5 lakh from him at Tongi here on Thursday.
Youth dies in ‘police custody’ in city
A youth who was under custody of Shahjahanpur thana police died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Thursday morning.
Lawyer killed in Laxmipur road crash
A lawyer was killed and five other people were injured as a pickup van collided head-on with a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in the district town on Wednesday morning.
BGB man injured by smugglers in Satkhira
A member of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) was injured in an attack by smugglers on Kakdanga border in Kalaroa upazila early Thursday.
PM to inaugurate Rooppur N-plant work Oct 2
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the first phase works on the much-talked-about ‘Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Project’ in Pabna on October 2 next. This was revealed at the 60th meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Undertakings held…
Heroin worth Tk 1.5 crore seized in Ctg; 1 held
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized heroin worth Tk 1.5 crore from a bus and arrested a man in this connection at city gate area in the port city on Wednesday.
Teacher killed, student abducted
MEHERPUR: A school teacher was killed in bomb attack and shooting by miscreants who abducted a schoolboy from Shuvoraj village under Sadar upazila of the district early Wednesday.
‘Boost fruit production to meet nutrition, alleviate poverty’
Speakers at the inaugural ceremony of a fair here on Tuesday afternoon called upon all for boosting fruit production to meet nutrition demand, alleviate poverty and achieve selfreliance.
Bus dashes girl to death in Bogra
A minor schoolgirl was killed as a rashly driven bus ran over her on the Bogra-Naogaon Highway at Bazardighi bus stand in Dupchanchia upazila on Tuesday.