The anti-smuggling teams of BGB in separate drives seized 560 bottles of phensidyl syrups and 70,000 pieces of cow fattening tablets from Borogram frontier area in Sadar upazila and Hakimpur upazila on Thursday.An-anti smuggling patrol team of Border Guard Bangladesh…
Police in an anti-crime drive arrested an alleged drug-trafficker with 2.10 kilograms of heroin worth about Taka 2.10 crore from Jhikargachha crossing area under Godagari upazila of the district on Thursday afternoon, police sources said.The arrested person was identified as…
Detectives in a drive arrested three alleged arms traders along with two firearms and some ammunition at Munshi Bagdanga village in Jessore district town early Friday.Tipped off, a team of Detective Branch (DB) police raided the house of Shahinur Rahman,…
Fourteen people, including women, were injured in a clash between freedom fighters and illegal occupants over a land dispute at Chougacha bus stop of the Maheshpur upazila on Friday noon.The land, located near Chougacha bus stop was said to be…
Police in overnight drives arrested 114 people with Liquor and contraband Yaba tablets from different upazilas of the district last night.Abdul Awal, Additional Superintendent of Police (Special Branch) of Chittagong district, said police detained 114 people with 40 pieces Yaba…
A schoolgirl was killed as a bus hit her at Lalbazaar on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in the city this morning.The deceased was Asma Begum, 15, a student of class ten of Police Line High School and daughter of Altaf Hossain…
(BSS)- Coast Guard personnel in a drive seized 700 bottles foreign wine from Dobashi area of Gohira village under Anwara upazila of the district, early today, coast guard sources said.In secret information, a team of coast guard personnel raided at…
Two people were killed in separate road accidents in Shailakupa and Maheshpur upazilas of the district today.The deceased were Al-Amin Sumon, 29, son of Nawab Ali of Gayeshpur village under Sripur upazila in Magura district and Abdul Khalek, 32, son…
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested four people including two alleged drug peddlers and recovered 1,00,000 pieces of Yaba tablets from Sirson Road area in the city early Tuesday.Major Jahangir, deputy commander of Rab-7, said tipped-off, a team of…
Three people, including two siblings, were injured in separate knife attacks in Sadar and Alamdanga upazila on Monday night.In Sadar upazila, Sajal, son of Zahirul Ali and an activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), was injured as his opponents stabbed…
A fire broke out at a sweater factory in Chhoidana Hajirpukur area of the city on Tuesday morning.Hasibur Rahman, an officer at Joydebpur Fire Service Station, said the fire broke out in Priti Sweater Factory on the top floor of…
Two abducted officials of a contracting firm were rescued from an inaccessible area in sadar upazila on Monday evening, eight days after their abduction.Police rescued Md Ruhul Amin, 50, manager of the firm and his assistant Saifuddin Shahin Gazi, 35,…
A suspected criminal was killed in a ‘shootout’ with police at Haldipara in Maheshkhali upazila early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Santu, son of Rowshan Miah, a resident of Lalpur village of the upazila, and an accused in a number…
A young man was killed and 15 others injured in a clash between two groups during a football match at Baliar Chora village in Bhanga upazila on Tuesday morning.Mijanur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Bhanga Police Station, said the clash ensued following…
A minor domestic help was killed after falling down from the rooftop of a four storey building in Khulshi area of the city on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Sultana, 10. She used to work as a domestic help…
A mobile court here fined the owner of Haji Biryani House of Tk. 50,000 for storing food in an unhygienic environment on Monday evening.The mobile court led by Executive Magistrate Md. Mizanur Rahman said the mobile court raided the factory…
A joined team of Coast Guard and Fisheries Department in a drive seized 15 maunds of jatka (small hilsa) from a launch in Meghna River at Baushia area under Hijra upazila of the district yesterday morning.District fisheries officer Bimal Chandra…
So far a total of 2,667 tonnes of Aman rice has been procured from all the five upazilas of the district under the ongoing rice procurement drive of the government against the target of 2,927 tonnes.District food department sources said…
Police recovered the decomposed body of a minor girl from BSCIC Industrial area in the city last night after 14 days of her missing.The victim was identified as Mairunnesa, 4, daughter of Lutfar Rahman, a resident of Shasongaon-Kalabag in Fatullah…
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-5 in a drive arrested an alleged drug trader with 300 grams of heroin from Terorashia village under Sadar upazila last night.The arrested was identified as M Anarul Islam, 35, of Harishpur of the upazila.
A suspected criminal was killed in a ‘shootout’ with police at Haldipara in Maheshkhali upazila early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Santu, son of Rowshan Miah, a resident of Lalpur village of the upazila, and an accused in a number…
Australia were all out for 505 in their first innings to lead New Zealand by 135 on the third day of the second Test in Christchurch on Monday. Joe Burns made 170, Steve Smith 138 and Adam Voges 60.
A youth, who was injured in a clash at Kalyanpur-Paschimpara village in Sadar upazila on Sunday, died this morning at Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital.The deceased was Sohel Rana, 28, son of Aminul Islam, a resident of the same…
A day-long free medical camp for the 1,000 poor patients was held at Samurbari village in Lohajang upazila on Sunday.The medical camp was jointly organized by United Hospital, Dhaka and Yunus Khan-Mahmuda Khanum Memorial Health Complex aimed at providing free…
Police in a drive seized huge quantity of Indian clothes worth about Taka 20 lakh and arrested two persons in this connection from Nurpur area in Sadar upazila on Sunday.Mohammad Hamidul Alam, police super of Meherpur district, said on information…
A woman was beaten to death allegedly by her husband as she protested his extramarital relationship with a neighbour at Saraskati village in Sadar upazila early Monday.Locals said Jamal Uddin developed an extramarital relation with a neighbour.
The dawn-to-dusk road blockade, enforced by Parbatya Bangalee Chhatra Parishad (PBCP) protesting the killing of a motorcycle driver in Matiranga upazila, is underway peacefully in the district on Monday.Activists of PBCP picketed in different places of the district since early…
At least 10 people including minors and women suffered burn injuries as the gas cylinder of a passenger bus exploded in Tora area on Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Ghior upazila on Monday.Officer-in charge of Ghior Police Station Mizanur Rahman said the…
Police recovered the body of an Indian truck driver from Truck Terminal area in Benapole land port on Sunday night.Officer-in charge of Benapole Port Police Station Apurba Hasan said being informed, police recovered the body of Rothas Rothi, 45, an…
Thirteen Bangladeshi teenagers and a child returned home through Benapole checkpost on Sunday night after serving three years’ jail term in an Indian prison.The returnees are: Sukhi Khatun, 15, and Rupali Khatun, 17, of Jessore; Anwara Khatun, 15, of Satkhira;…