Two people including a woman were killed and eight others injured as a bus hit two CNG run auto-rickshaws on Comilla-Chandpur highway in Borudar Chenghata Keshanpara area of the district town on Sunday night.The deceased could not be identified immediately.
Two siblings died from electrocution at Kenai Village in Faridpur upazila on Sunday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Saiful Islam, 35, and Hazrat Ali, 30, sons of Abdus Sattar Tarafdar, a resident of the village.
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.Jamal’s wife Ferdousi Mira,…
Police recovered 27,000 pieces of Yaba tablet from Baburchi area on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Chauddagram upazila on Friday night.Tipped off, a team of police conducted a drive in the area and challenged a Comilla-bound motorcycle carrying two people from…
Police arrested four Indian nationals from Atarpara Udoynagar bordering area in Daulatpur upazila on Friday afternoon.Asaduzzaman Chakladar, officer-in-charge of Daulatpur Police Station, said four Indian nationals-Imran, 22, Alamgir Hossain, 30, Giri Mandal, 35, and Kuddus Sheikh, 35, were arrested from…
At least 20 people were injured in a clash between two rival groups of Awami League over previous enmity at Natun Bazar in Joydebpur area on Friday.Locals said Mamun Mandal, a councillor of 35 no ward unit of AL, had…
A mobile court headed by Md. Farid Hossain, Upazila Nirbahi Officer and Executive Magistrate of Chitalmari Upazila in Bagerhat district convicted a young man named Zakir Hossain, son of one late Mokbul Hossain of village Rahanmatpur under the Upazila and…
Shah Alam Khan, upazila chairman and former joint convener of Awami League of Gournadi upazila under Barisal district passes away on Friday morning.Family sources said he brought to Sher E Bangla Medical College Hospital from his residence at C and…
Police in a drive arrested two alleged female drug peddlers along with 500 pieces of Yaba tablets from Kadamtala More in Kaliganj upazila on Friday night.Amal Kumar Roy, sub-inspector of Kaliganj Police Station, said acting on secret information, a team…
A college student was found dead at a mess in Kholadanga area of Jessore town on Friday night.Sub-inspector of Jessore Kotwali Police Station Touhidur Islam said being informed police recovered hanging body of Habibur Rahman,18, son of Jinnat Ali, a…
Five people were injured in a clash between two groups of people on a picnic over distributing food at Majherpara in the town on Friday night. Saiful Islam, officer-in-chage of Chuadanga sadar police station, said Najar Ali, Hira, Maruf, Razzak…
A mobile court here sentenced two people to seven days’ jail each for making arrangement of marriage of an underage girl at Patbari village in Sharsha upazila of Jessore on Friday night.Sub-inspector of Benapole Police Station Mafijur Rahman said on…
Police recovered the body of an unidentified young man from Katherpul area on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Chandina upazila on Saturday morning.Inspector (Investigation) of Chandina Police Station Mohammad Salahuddin said local people spotted the body of the man, aged about…
At least 12 people, including a union parishad chairman, were injured in a clash between two factions of ruling party Awami League over party nomination ahead of the union parishad election at Mahishkur in Ashashuni upaizla on Saturday.Local people said…
Chittagong district police in a series of overnight drives arrested 92 people with liquor from different upazilas of the district last night. Abdul Awal, Additional Superintendent of Police (Special Branch) of Chittagong district,
Integrated approach has become an urgent need to mitigate the adverse impact of climate change caused by the global warming in the region including its vast high Barind tract.Minimizing the emission of greenhouse gas and adoption of conservation agriculture like…
A day- long free eye camp for the poor was held at Raghunathpur Dighuli village in Jamalpur Sadar upazila on Friday.Bandhu Unnoyan Sangstha, a non-government organization, arranged the eye camp at Khalilur Rahman high school in the village Doctors at…
A three-day Amar Ekushey Book Fair began at Shaheed Samsuzzoha Nagar Udyan of the district on Friday evening.Additional Deputy Commissioner Khairul Hasan inaugurated the fair as the chief guest.
Various government, non-government, volunteer and cultural organisations including the Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) and the district administration have chalked out elaborate programmes to observe the Amar Ekushey and International Mother Language Day in a befitting manner tomorrow as elsewhere in…
Police in a drive arrested two alleged female drug peddlers along with 500 pieces of Yaba tablets from Kadamtala More in Kaliganj upazila on Friday night.
At least 20 people were injured in a clash between two rival groups of Awami League over previous enmity at Natun Bazar in Joydebpur area on Friday.Locals said Mamun Mandal, a councillor of 35 no ward unit of AL, had…
Police arrested four Indian nationals from Atarpara Udoynagar bordering area in Daulatpur upazila on Friday afternoon.Asaduzzaman Chakladar, officer-in-charge of Daulatpur Police Station, said four Indian nationals-Imran, 22, Alamgir Hossain, 30, Giri Mandal, 35, and Kuddus Sheikh, 35, were arrested from…
A college student was found dead at a mess in Kholadanga area of Jessore town on Friday night.Sub-inspector of Jessore Kotwali Police Station Touhidur Islam said being informed police recovered hanging body of Habibur Rahman,18, son of Jinnat Ali, a…
Police recovered 27,000 pieces of Yaba tablet from Baburchi area on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Chauddagram upazila on Friday night.Tipped off, a team of police conducted a drive in the area and challenged a Comilla-bound motorcycle carrying two people from…
A mobile court here sentenced two people to seven days’ jail each for making arrangement of marriage of an underage girl at Patbari village in Sharsha upazila of Jessore on Friday night.Sub-inspector of Benapole Police Station Mafijur Rahman said on…
Police recovered the body of an unidentified young man from Katherpul area on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Chandina upazila on Saturday morning.Inspector (Investigation) of Chandina Police Station Mohammad Salahuddin said local people spotted the body of the man, aged about…
At least 12 people, including a union parishad chairman, were injured in a clash between two factions of ruling party Awami League over party nomination ahead of the union parishad election at Mahishkur in Ashashuni upaizla on Saturday.Local people said…
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two alleged drug traders with 1760 Yaba tablets from Nawdapara Bus Stand area under Shah Mukhdum Police Station in the city early hours today, RAB sources here said.The detained persons were identified as…
A day- long free eye camp for the poor was held at Raghunathpur Dighuli village in Jamalpur Sadar upazila today.Bandhu Unnoyan Sangstha, a non-government organization, arranged the eye camp at Khalilur Rahman high school in the village Doctors at the…
Four shops were gutted as a fire broke out at Porshi Bazaar in Zianagar upazila of the district today.Being informed, one firefighting unit from Pirojpur rushed to the spot and doused the blaze after one hour of frantic efforts with…