Two USA-made pistols, four magazines and 14 rounds of bullet were recovered from a mango orchard behind Monakasha Bazar under Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj district on Monday morning.
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Properties worth Tk.6 lakh gutted in Rampal
Properties worth Tk.6 lakh were gutted when a big fire broke out in the village Mallikerber under Rampal Upazila in the district Bagerhat on the night of Saturday.
Twine kids drowned in Jhenidah
Two twine kids were drowned at at Mashli village pond under Kaliganj upazila of the district.
Body of youth found in Jhenidah canal
The unknown miscreants have killed a youth by chopping at Suti-Durgapur village under Jhenidah sadar upazila on Sunday night.
Nirapad Sarak Chai meet held at Rampal
Meeting of Nirapad Sarak Chai , Ramapl Barnch was held on 29 April at Rampal.
Court room roof collapse in Khulna
The roof of a room at Paikgacha Upazila Magistrate Court here collapsed on Tuesday.
Contraband worth Tk 2 cr seized at Benapole
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members seized Indian goods worth about Tk two crore from Baro Achra border here early Monday.
College girl killed, mother injured in attack
A college girl was killed and her mother injured in an attack by unidentified miscreants in their residence in Bandar upazila on Monday. The deceased was identified as Habiba Akhtar Tumpa, 19, student of Kadamrasul Degree College of the same…
Dhaka-Barisal express passenger service
Day-time express passenger service and river cruising on Dhaka-Barisal-Dhaka route starts from Sunday.
One killed, 4 injured in land related clash
One person was killed and four others were injured following a clash between two rival groups at Bikenagar under Janjira upazila of the district on Saturday.
Housewife stabbed to death in Sherpur
A housewife was stabbed to death allegedly by her husband and in-laws at Satpakia village in sadar upazila Friday.
Cropland fish farming up in Jhalakathi
There has been a noticeable expansion of fish cultivation in enclosures (ghers) on cropland in the district this year.
1 killed as storm lashes Sirajganj
A woman was killed and 39 people were injured as a storm swept over the district on Saturday night.
9 girls back after 2 yrs in Indian jail
Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday handed over nine Bangladeshi girls to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) after they served two years’ jail term in that country.
Locally built coastal cargo ship launched
Barisal: A cargo ship with 2500 tonnes carrying capacity and built in a private shipyard of Barisal launched on Thursday noon.
Two stabbed to death in Bogra
Two persons were stabbed to death in separate incidents in the district town and Shajahanpur upazila on Thursday night.
Boro harvest suffers for labour shortage
Sunamganj: Farmers in Jagannathpur upazila of the district are facing difficulty in harvesting boro paddy this season for want of adequate number of farm labourers.
Building owner’s wife, 2 garment owners held
Police arrested Sumi, wife of Sohel Rana, owner of collapsed Rana Plaza, and his three other relatives to know his whereabouts.
Building owner’s wife, 2 garment owners held
Police arrested Sumi, wife of Sohel Rana, owner of collapsed Rana Plaza, and his three other relatives to know his whereabouts.
Delawar on fresh remand
A Dhaka court on Thursday placed Islami Chhatra Shibir president Delawar Hossain on another fresh remand for a day for police quizzing in a case filed with Ramna Police Station in the capital.
Minor girl dies with lichi stuck in throat
A five-year-old girl died as a lichi got stuck in her throat at Basundhia More in sadar uqzila headquarters on Tuesday.
Bumper Boro harvest expected in southwest
Bumper production of Boro paddy is expected in the ten southwestern districts of Khulna division in the current season, Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) sources said.
Valuables looted from businessman’s house
Robbers looted valuables including gold ornaments and cash from a businessman’s house at Fatullah in Sadar upazila of the district early Wednesday.
7 jailed for 15 days over clashes in Sirajganj
A mobile court here on Wednesday sentenced seven people to 15 days’ imprisonment each for their involvement in separate clashes.
Green ‘Khutbah’ (Sermon) campaign launched
Muslims have been asked to encourage their spiritual leaders, imams, to devote this Friday Khutbah or sermon (19th April 2013) to celebrate the blessings, graces and beauty of all of Allah’s creation. Muaz Nasir from Khaleafa who is leading the…
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Lightning kills 4 in Cox’s Bazar
Four people, including two women, were killed in separate lightning strikes at different places of the district on Tuesday.
Rankings at stake in Bangladesh tour
Zimbabwe and Bangladesh players will aim to improve their rankings in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings when the two sides go head to head in a two-Test series that starts in Harare Wednesday.
Australia to face Japan over whaling in UN court
The UN’s International Court of Justice has set dates for public hearings on Australia’s challenge against Japan’s whaling programme in Antarctica.
Hamid visits Ashtagram: Reminisces
It was an emotional day for the residents of Ashtagram as their local lad, Abdul Hamid Advocate, on Wednesday made his maiden visit to his constituency after taking over as acting President of the country.