Police in a drive on Friday night arrested ten prominent leaders and activists of Jamaat e Islami in Barisal.
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C’nawabganj police annual sports held
Annual sports and prize distribution function of the Chapainawabganj district police were held on May 23 at police lines field.Members of police, their family members, employees and the students of Police Lines Primary School took part in the competitions of…
Lightning kills 2 in Jhenidah
An elderly woman was killed in thunderbolt at Motilalpur village under Moheshpur upazila in Jhenidah on Friday afternoon The deceased was identified as Rokeya Khatun, 50 wife of Bahar Ali of Motilalpur under Moheshpur upazila of the district.
47 Bangladeshis retuned after 2 yrs in Indian prison
At least 47 Bangladeshi nationals including women and children retuned after serving two years in prison in India for dwelling illegally on Friday night.
Housewife’s body recovered in Jessore
Jessore sadar thana police recovered the body of a housewife from her bedroom at Nilganj Tatipara area in Jessore town on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Laboni Khatun, 25, wife of one Kabir Sarder who lived in a rented…
One crushed under wheels of a train in Jhenidah
On Thursday noon an unidentified woman was killed under the wheels of a train near Kotchandpur railway station under Kotchandpur upazila in Jhenidah. Kotchandpur Railway station master Aminur Rahman said, an unidentified woman age about 35 was killed under the…
One killed in a road crash in Jhenidah
An employee of Mobarakganj sugar mill was killed in a road crash in Jhenidah. This incident occurred in front of Kaliganj pourashabha under Kaliganj upazila of the district. The deceased was identified as Shaowkat Hossain, 55 son of Sarwar Hossain…
UK arrests 2 men from Pakistani plane
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft after an incident on a plane flying from Pakistan to Britain, officials said, rattling the U.K. just days after a British soldier was killed on a London street…
Contenders take city elections as test cases
Mostafa Kamal Majumder
Nazrul kidnaping case: Main accused held
Police arrested the main accused in the sensational farmer Nazrul kidnap case after nearly one year of the incident from Kandapara Hatkhula area in sadar upazila of the district on Wednesday.
Kid’s death triggers road blockade in Sylhet
Incensed locals put up barricade on the Sylhet-Tamabeel road following death of a child in a road accident in Boteshwar area of the city on Wednesday night, disrupting traffic for four hours.
Bangladesh, Brazil share UN Sasakawa Award
DHAKA: Two of the world’s most disaster-prone countries, Bangladesh and Brazil, today shared the biennial UN-Sasakawa Award which was presented to the laureates by the Head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström, in the presence of…
Lightning kills 4 in Gopalganj
GOPALGANJ: At least four people were killed and six others injured in separate incidents of lighting in three upazilas of the district on Thursday.
2 food industries fined Tk 17,000 in Rajshahi
Department of National Consumers Rights Protection fined two food industries in Rajshahi metropolis Taka 17,000 on Tuesday. A team of the Rajshahi divisional office of the department conducted drives at BSCIC Industrial Estate in the city. The team found the…
Drugs worth Tk 19 lakh seized in Dinajpur
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive arrested one person and seized contraband tablets and injections worth about Taka 19 lakh from Joynagar area on the Dinajpur-Gobindaganj Highway under Phulbari upazila of the district on Tuesday. The arrested…
Shootout’ with BGB kills 2 ‘smugglers’ in Joypurhat
Two alleged smugglers were killed in a ‘shootout’ between members of Border Guard Bangladesh and a group of smugglers at Kachugari border point in Panchbibi upazila early Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Rana and Mahidul. Lieutenant Colonel Sabbir, commanding…
Labourer electrocuted while installing tube-well
A day labourer died from electrocution in Miakhannagar area under Bakolia thana in the city on Tuesday. The deceased M Kabir, 32, a resident of Dakkhin Bakolia area of the port city, hails from Khajuria village in Katua upazila of…
Downpour paralyses Barisal city life
Heavy monsoon downpour since Tuesday noon paralysed normal life in Barisal city and restricted small water transpotrations from Barisal Port. Barisal Met office sources said, torrential rainfall started in Barisal city with thunderbolts and gusty wind from about 12:30 noon…
BCC poll candidates noted for violating code of conduct
Election Commission has noticed 3 out of 5 mayor candidates and 14 out of 137 councilor candidates for violating code of conduct in Barisal City Corporation election. EC also decided to use electronic voting machine in one of the 30…
9 sued, 2 arrested in Bagerhat murder case
In connection with the broad daylight murder of Khan Zahid Hasan (50), Secretary, Fakirhat Upazila Awami League and Chairman of Fakirhat Sadar Union Parishad in the district a case was lodged with Rupsa PS under Khulna district by his wife…
Ekti Bari Ekti Khamar prize distribution
The prize distribution ceremony of Ekti Bari Ekti Khamar project was held at the Deputy Commissioner’s conference room here yesterday Monday. A total of ten officials of the project who showed good performance for implementing the project work have given…
Training for NSP beneficiaries continues in Gaibandha
BSS, Gaibandha A 3-month long basic training for the recruited beneficiaries of National Service Programme (NSP) has been continuing at Phulchhari upazila headquarters in the district since March 3. Department of Youth Development (DYD) is supervising the training course for…
Youth electrocuted in Jessore
UNB, Benapole A young man died from electrocution at Bhaina village in Jessore Sadar upazila on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Jahurul Islam,32, son of Fasiar Rahman of the village. Locals said Jahurul was severely injured as he…
BCL men snatch fellow from police in Sylhet
UNB, Sylhet A local activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was snatched way from police by his fellow activists after his arrest on Monday night in connection with assault on journalists. Witnesses said a team of Detective Branch (DB) of…
Development projects inaugurated in C’nawabganj
Chapainawabganj Correspondent Many development projects were inaugurated in remote char area under Sadar upazila of the district on Monday. The projects include construction of roads, Sundarpur UP complex and a new building of a primary school in Sundarpur union. A…
Brother, sister drown in Sherpur
Sherpur Correspondent: One brother and sister drowned at Jarultala village in Jhenaigati upazila of Sherpur district on Monday afternoon. The children were identified as Mubarak(05) son of Hafizur Rahman and Hafiza(07) daughter of Hafizur Rahman of Jarultala village. Villagers and…
Train crash kills girl in Bogra
Bogra Correspondent A girl was killed by train crash at Malson area near Shantahar rail station under Adamdhigi upazila of Bogra district at 9 am on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Momotaz Khatun, 15, daughter of Mohammad Ali Bhutta…
BCC polls
18 party alliance extends support to Mayor candidate Kamal , both alliances annoyed over rebel candidates Barisal Correspondent Ahead of only 25 days from the third Barisal City Corporation Election scheduled to be held on June 15, the BNP led…
Computer donated to Gazipur Police Lines School
Gzaipur Correspondent GS Engineering & Construction Corp of South Korea set up a computer lab and donated necessary computer to Gazipur Police Lines School on 20th May 2013 for the technical training and development of the poor students. GS E…
Nephew kills uncle, extremist found dead in Jessore
Noapara Correspondent An uncle was beaten to death allegedly by his nephew at Kota village under Sharsha upazila while police recovered the body of an extremist from the River Bhairab under Abhaynagar upazila in Jessore. The dead were identified as…