Shariatpur – A minor girl has been raped allegedly by the brother of her female tutor in Damudya upazila.A case was filed with Damudya Police Station under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act on Monday, 11 days after the…
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Girl to die for killing boyfriend in Khulna
Khulna – A court here on Monday sentenced a girl to death for killing her boyfriend in the city in 2014.The convict was identified as Fatema Akhter Sonali, 21.According to the prosecution, police recovered the body of Imdadul Haque Shipon,…
FF killed by thunderbolt in M’singh
MYMENSINGH – A freedom fighter was killed by thunder bolt at Balipara area under Trishal upazila of the district this morning.The victim was identified as Ataur Rahman,65, Commander of Muktijuddah Balipara Union unit of Trishal upazila, police said.Quoting family sources…
Three including Upazila Chairman held in C’nawabganj
CHAPAINAWABGANJ – Suspended Chairman of Shibganj Upazila and Nayeb-e-Ameer of Chapainawabganj district unit of Jamaat-e-Islami Maulana Keramat Ali and two others were arrested from a brick field at Kendbona village under Nachole upazila of the district today. The other two…
Thunderbolt kills housewife in Jamalpur
JAMALPUR-A housewife died as a thunderbolt struck her at Bakshiganj upazila of the district this morning.The victim was identified as Rezia Khatun, 42, wife of Moulavi Miah of Uzan Panatiya Para village under Battazor union of Bakshiganj upazila of the…
Three Boishakhi TV newsmen attacked in Ctg
CHITTAGONG – Three journalists of privately-run Boishakhi television channel were attacked by miscreants while the newsmen were taking footages of hill cutting at city’s Khulshi area early Sunday.The newsmen were Assignment editor of Boishakhi Television Mithun Mostafiz, its Chittagong Bureau…
Construction work of 4 roads begins in Muktagachha
MYMENSINGH- The construction work of 4 pucca roads began in Muktagacha upazila of the district.The government has sanctioned taka over 2 crore for the construction of over 4 kilometres of road, LGED sources said.Roads are: Muktagachha Nutan Bazar to Malotipur…
Two sisters die in Magura road accident
MAGURA- Two sisters were killed and two others including a van driver were injured in a road accident in Jogodal area under Magura Sadar upazila of the district this afternoon.Police said the accident took place when a mechanized trolley hit…
Human chains in dists demand punishment for Tonu’s killing
Dhaka – As public outburst over the killing of Comilla’s college student Sohagi Jahan Tonu rocked several places of the country, students in Faridpur, and Comilla and an organisation in Laxmipur on Sunday formed human chains demanding immediate arrest and…
2 boys killed, woman injured in Ctg road accident
CHITTAGONG – Two teenage boys were killed and a woman was injured in a road accident in city’s Bahaddar Pukurparh area under Chandgaon thana in the early hours of today.One of the boys was identified as Mohammad Abdullah-Al-Mannan, 16, but…
1,050 kg jatka seized in Chandpur
Dhaka- Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard seized 1,050 kg jatka (hilsha fry less than 10 inch in length) from two passenger launches in the Meghna river in Chandpur early Friday and sentenced two fishermen to one year’s jail each in…
6 killed in road crashes in 3 dists
Dhaka – Six people, including an elderly woman, were killed and five others injured in separate road accidents in Comilla, Cox’s Bazar and Habiganj districts on Friday.In Comilla, a truck driver and a helper were killed as the gas cylinder…
8 held with 30,200 pieces of Yaba tablets in city
Dhaka – Detectives in three separate drives in the city from Thursday night to early Friday recovered around 30,200 pieces of yaba tablets and arrested eight alleged drug dealers.A special team of the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police…
4 Bagerhat houses vandalised in post-polls violence
Bagerhat – Four houses were vandalised allegedly by the supporters of a newly elected Union Parishad member at Mohanpur village of Banagram union in Morelganj upazila on Thursday night.Tarak Biswas, officer-in-charge of Chitalmari Police Station, said the supporters of Billal…
Motorcyclist killed, 2 hurt in Barisal road accident
BARISAL- A motorcyclist was killed and two others were seriously injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Barisal highway in Berthi Bus Stand area under Gaurnadi upazila in the district this afternoon.The deceased was identified as M Rafiq, 22, son of…
Gram police strangled to death in Mymensingh
MYMENSINGH- A Gram Police (Chowkidar) was strangled to death in Phulpur upazila of the district early today (Friday), after three days of union parishad election, allegedly by the supporters of a defeated candidate.The deceased Idris Ali, 50, is a resident…
World Twenty20: Tigers aim to restore some pride
DHAKA- After a shocking defeat against India, Bangladesh aiming to restore some lost pride as they face New Zealand in their last group 2 super 10 match of the World Twenty20 scheduled to be held tomorrow (Saturday) at the Eden…
Body recovered in Natore
NATORE – Police recovered the body of an unidentified young man from Cheetolgari field under Natore Sadar Upazila of the district today.Being informed, a police team from Natore Thana rushed to the spot and recovered the body.ASP of Natore Circle…
2 found dead in truck’s driver cabin in Rangpur
Rangpur – A driver and his helper were found dead inside a truck parked beside Rangpur-Kurigram road in the city’s Tajhat area on Thursday.The family members identified the bodies of truck driver Koraish Khan, 35, son of late Sonaullah of…
A special SME economic zone urged in Bogra: CPD pre-budget dialogue
Bogra – A specialised economic zone is needed in Bogra exclusively for the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), speakers said in a pre-budget dialogue in Bogra on Thursday.Besides, they said, appropriate infrastructure and communication development is must to support and…
Youth killed in Gopalganj road mishap
GOPALGANJ – A youth was killed and three others were injured in a road mishap at Vatipara on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in Sadar upazila this morning.The deceased was Ratan Gyine, 20, of Zoaria village under Tungipara upazila of the district.Officer-in-charge…
Two held with heroin in C’nawabganj
CHAPAINAWABGANJ – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-5 arrested two alleged drug peddlers with 200 grams of heroin from Achua village under Godagari upazila in Rajshahi district today.The arrested were M Mikail, 22, son of M Intaj Ali and M…
Housewife commits suicide in Dinajpur
DINAJPUR – A housewife allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at her house at Baniapara village of Sundarban union in Sadar upazila this morning.The deceased was identified as Bindu Rani Roy, 50, wife of Dilip Kumar Roy of the same…
Bagerhat gets 5 female UP chairmen
Bagerhat – Five female chairman candidates won elections in five union parishads of Bagerhat district.Among the five, Taslima Begum won the chairman race in Raripara union parishad of Kachua upazila battling against her son.
Robber ringleader held in Gaibandha
Gaibandha – Detective Branch of police arrested the ringleader of a robber gang along with a pistol and eight rounds of bullet from Mollar Char in Gaibandha Sadar upazila on Tuesday night.The arrestee was identified as Saidur Rahman.
Islamic Foundation distributes 4,146 copies of Holy Qur’an in Mymensingh
MYMENSINGH – Islamic Foundation Bangladesh (IFB), Mymensingh today observed its 41st founding anniversary here through different programmes.In observance of the founding anniversary, Mymensingh district office distributed copies of Holy Qur’an among the 4,146 students of Mosque- based mass-education centers in…
UP election held in Phulpur union peacefully
MYMENSINGH – Union Parishad election held in Phulpur upazila today peacefully except few stray incidents.The counting is going on, upazila election office sources said.Upazila Nirbhay Officer (UNO) of Phulpur upazila Rashed Ahamed Chowdhury told BSS that due to missing of…
One gets life term for killing wife in Tangail
TANGAIL – A court here today sentenced a man to suffer life imprisonment for killing his wife at Atpara village under Nagarpur upazila of the district in 2013.The court also fined him Taka 10,000 each, in default to suffer more…
Lightning kills one in Moulvibazar
MOULVIBAZAR – A woman was killed by lightning at East Islampur village in Kamarchak Union under Rajnagar upazila of the district on Monday.The deceased Neharun Begum, 28, was wife of Arjok Ali of the village.
Seven detonators recovered in Sylhet
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered seven detonators (bomb making device) from Kanaighat border point of Kanaighat upazila on Monday evening, UNB news agency reported.