Tag: Districts

Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized a truckload of steel utensils smuggled from India at Natun Haat on the Jessore-Benapole highway on Tuesday night.Captain of BGB 26 Battalion Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Jahangir Hossain said tipped off, they conducted…

A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) was hacked to death by some unidentified miscreants at Raghunathpur village in Nazirpur upazila on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Shamsul Haque alias Chhoto, 25.Chhoto was organising secretary of Nazirpur upazila…

A tribunal here on Wednesday sentenced six people to death for killing a teenage boy in 2011.The condemned convicts were Mahmudul Islam, Sunil Das, Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury, Md Hossain alias Prakash, Nazrul Islam alias Lal Miah, Md Selim.According to the…

Narcotic Control Directorate (NCD) of Chittagong metro zone in raid arrested four drug traders with one kilogram of opium from Zaman Hotel and Restaurant at Kapashgola road of Chawkbazar thana in the city on Tuesday night.The arrestees were identified as…

Police recovered a touchstone statue valued at around Taka two crore from Panchamaria village under Puthiya Upazila of the district today, police said.On a tip-off, a police team conducted raided the area at around 12.30 pm and recovered the statue…

The 24th Chittagong International Trade Fair-2016 (CITF-2016), a month- long event, kicks off with participation of Thailand as partner country from on March 11 in the city.Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed MP will attend the inaugural function as the chief guest…

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested a drug peddler from Jugirgopa area of the town on Tuesday evening.RAB-14 sources said a team of the elite force raided the area at around 6 pm and arrested Md…

International Women’s Day was observed here today in a befitting manner.In observance of the day a discussion meeting was held at the conference room of Deputy Commissioner. Narsingdi District Administration and Department of Women Affairs office jointly organised the discussion.Deputy…

Members of Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) arrested three members of an organised gang of auto-rickshaw lifters from city’s Baizid area on Monday night.The arrested were identified as Rubel alias Farhan, 26, Kamrul Hasan, 25 and Iqbal, 20.A team of Baizid…

Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) and Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) rescued 12 sailors of a lighter ship ‘Khan Sons-1’ that sank in the bay at the outer anchorage of Chittagong Port on Monday night.Of the rescued, four were rescued around 11pm…

A businessman, who received bullet injuries while trying to resist a group of robbers from looting jewelry shops at Miar Haat area in Kalkini upazila early Monday, died at Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital on Monday noon.The deceased was identified…

Train communication in the Dhaka-Mymensingh route remained suspended for six hours after a train collided with a truck at Kewatkhali rail crossing on Monday morning.Officer-in charge of GRP Police Station Ahad Ali said Dhaka-bound passenger train ‘Bhawal-56’ hit a truck…

A policeman was killed as a bus ran over him in Hawakhana area on Dhaka-Rangpur highway in Gobindaganj upazila early Monday.Mojammel Haque, officer-in-charge of Gobindaganj Police Station, said the Dhaka-bound bus from Rangpur ran over assistant sub-inspector of Rangpur Reserve…

Police on Monday arrested two youths in connection with the rape of a physically challenged girl at Mobarakkathi village in Sadar upazila earlier on March 3.Officer-in charge of Sadar Police Station Ilias Hossain said following a news in this connection…

Police recovered the throat-slit body of a tractor driver from Santinagar area of Tentulia upazila on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Abbas Ali, 25, son of Tabibur Rahman, a resident of the area of Bhojonpur union.Sares Chandra, officer-in-charge of…

Workers of a factory in Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) staged demonstration in front main gate of the EPZ on Monday morning demanding wage increment.The workers of ‘Yang International’, a Korean factory, blocked the main gate of CEPZ around 8.30am…

Robbers looted 30-35 tolas of gold ornaments from three shops in Miarhat area of Kalkini upazila early Monday.Kripa Sindu Bala, officer-in-charge of Kalkini Police Station, said a gang of robbers, numbering 5-6, stormed into three jewelry shops – Joy Jewelers,…

A police constable was killed and four others including an assistant sub-inspector injured as a police van collided against a roadside tree in Chilapara area of Setabganj municipality in Bochaganj upazila.The deceased was identified as Abdul Latif, a constable of…

An alleged ringleader of an inter-district robber gang was reportedly killed in a gunfight with police in Kushundi Boro Bridge area of Magura Sadar upazila early Monday.The deceased was identified as Aminul Islam alias Litan Hossain Molla, 33, son of…

Crime Chittagong Metropolitan Police arrested three dacoits with fire arms and ammunitions from different area in the city on Friday night. Police recovered a single barrel guns, a pistol, four rounds of bullets, two daggers and different kinds of knives.The…

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) -8 in a drive arrested two persons from a residence at Taltola in Patharghata upazila on Saturday.RAB also recovered 10 pieces of deer skin from their possession.The arrested persons were identified as Masud Parvez,…

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-5 arrested three alleged members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) with 23 bombs from Saguna Purba Para village under Bagmara Upazila of the district in the early hours of yesterday, RAB sources…

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-5 in a drive arrested an alleged drug trader with 5.4 kg ganja in Shibganj upazila of the district on Saturday.The arrested person was identified as Md Durul Islam, 32, son of Md Nazrul Islam…

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) conducted raids in different frontier area of Chunarughat upazila of the district on Friday night and recovered 14 kg ganja and 31 bottles of Indian liquor.BGB source said different teams of BGB conducted raids…

Two workers on Sunday died and another fell sick after inhaling toxic gas in a septic tank of an under-construction building at BSCIC Industrial area in Sadar upazila in Kushtia.Witnesses said Ashiq, 22, son of Shahin Mollah, Shahin, 25, son…

Police last night rescued a kidnapped boy and arrested one of the abductors after four days of abduction.The victim was identified as Oshim, 7, son of Ripon Sheikh of village Khalshi under Daulatpur upazila of the district. Nazmul Nishat, Officer-in-Charge…

A total of 10,000 hectares of land have been brought under jute cultivation in five upazilas of the district in the current season.Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said, farmers cultivated jute on 10,000 hectares of land against the target of…

Eight business establishments were gutted in a devastating fire that broke out at Dolagaon Bazaar under Sadar upazila of the district in the early hours of today.The fire originated from an electric short-circuit of a shop at about 3.30 am…