Tag: Districts

Chittagong district police in a series of overnight drives arrested 92 people with liquor from different upazilas of the district last night.

Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard in a drive arrested three people and recovered 160-mound of jatka (small hilsa fish) from a launche on the Meghna river here early this morning.The arrested were Abdur Razzak, 40, Rafikul Islam, 35, and Rubel,…

Two motorcycle riders were killed and one injured in a road accident at Shola Akan Bari area in sadar upazila on Wednesday.The deceased were identified as motorcyclist Farooq Hawalader and teacher Ram Chandra Das of same upazila.

Two housewives and a young man allegedly committed suicide in three separate incidents in Jessore town and Sadar and Keshabpur upazilas on Wednesday.Police sources said a housewife, Shamima Akter Shapna, 26, daughter of Shafiar Rahman, committed suicide by hanging herself…

A minor boy drowned in a ditch at Baharampur village in Baliakandi upazila on Wednesday afternoon.Locals said two-year-old Kawsar, son of Hafijul Islam, a resident of the village, slipped into the ditch beside his house in the afternoon when he…

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in several drives seized 35 Indian cattle from different places of the district on Wednesday.Additional Director of Chapainawabganj BGB-9 Major Minnat Ali said in a press release on the day that a patrol team…

A van puller was chopped to death by some miscreants at Zaria village under Sripur upazila of the district on Tuesday night. The victim was identified as Nasir Mandol, 45, son of Appil Mandol, a dweller of the same area.Police…

Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) Joypurhat region has distributed over Taka 53.79 crore as agricultural loans among 5,846 farmers of the district during the first six months of the current fiscal through its 15 branches.RAKUB Official sources said they have…

At least 70 people were injured as a picnic bus fell into a road side ditch in Pagla bazaar area under Domar upazila of the district this morning.Police said the accident occurred when a Dinajpur-bound picnic bus from Panchagarh fell…

The bodies of four schoolboys who had gone missing from Sundrateki village in Bahubal upazila on Friday morning were recovered from a ditch at the village on Wednesday morning.Informed by locals, police recovered the bodies of Zakaria Ahmed Shuvo, 8,…

A suspected mugger was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Kanhar in Trishal upazila on Tuesday night.Officer-in-charge of Trishal Police Station M Maniruzzaman said a group of muggers snatched a motorbike on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in the night.

The first-ever census of unregistered Rohingya population in Bangladesh is going on in full swing in Rangamati to determine their exact number throughout the district.Total 36 supervisors and 355 enumerators are working in the district to find out the number…

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives recovered 1.9 lakh pieces of Yaba tablet and arrested a Myanmar citizen in Teknaf upazila on Wednesday.BGB-2 Battalion Commanding Officer Lt Col Abu Jar Al Zahid said tipped off a team…

A woman was killed and her husband severely injured in an incident of landslide at a stone quarry in Balughat area of Gowainghat upazila Tuesday afternoon.Officer-in-charge of Gowainghat police station Md Delowar Hossain said Chaina Begum, a resident of Shoti…

An alleged robber was killed in a gunfight with his rivals at Matarbari Connecting Road in Maheshkhali upazila early Wednesday. Officer-in-charge of Maheshkhali Police Station Didarul Ferdous said two local gangs had long been at loggerheads over committing robbery in…

A mobile court on Tuesday fined four invigilators Tk1000 each for helping examinees adopt unfair means during Dakhil examinations. The mobile court led by executive magistrate Munibur Rahman imposed the fine on the four on-duty teachers at Chuadanga Alia Madrasah…

Burglars looted valuables worth Tk34 lakh, including gold and cash, from a house at Sitarampur village in Sadar upazila of Jessore district early Wednesday.Police said a gang of burglars entered the house of Amir Hossain of the village by breaking…

Chittagong district police in a series of overnight drives arrested 101 people with Yaba and Liquor from different upazilas of the district last night. Abdul Awal, Additional Superintendent of Police (Special Branch) of Chittagong district, said police detained 101 people…

A day-long awareness workshop on electronic government procurement (e-GP) was held at the Deputy Commissioner’s conference room today.Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU) of the Ministry of Planning organised the workshop. Deputy Commissioner of Thakurgaon Mukesh Chandra Biswas presided over the…

At least 40 bus-passengers were injured in a road accident on Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar highway at Goiralar Tek area under Patiya upazila of the district on Tuesday noon. Among the injured 12 were rushed to Chittagong Medical College Hospital while the…

Police recovered the body of SSC candidate from Devipur area in Kachua upazila on Sunday.The victim is Golam Rabbi, 17, one SSC examinee of Ashak Ali Khan School and college and son of Arif Miah of Devipur village.

A mobile court fined two cottage industries at Natore BSCIC industrial area Taka 60 thousand for running without licence last night. Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) M Nairuzzaman along with RAB-5 members conducted a drive at Natore BISCIC industrial area…

Students of Comilla University on Monday blocked Dhaka-Chittagong highway four about one and a half hours demanding punishment of the miscreants involved in a recent attack on their university bus.Mahmudur Rahman, sub-inspector of Kotbari police outpost, said the students blocked…

A fisherman was killed and four others injured as a fishing boat capsized in the Meghna River in Basondanga area on Monday.Police said a Hatia-bound passenger trawler from Dhaka named ‘MV Faran’ rammed a fishing boat in the area early…

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 42,000 pieces of Yaba tablets from a boat at Damdamia area in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district on Monday morning.Lt Col Abu Jar Al Zahid, commanding officer of BGB battalion-2, said tipped…

Police in separate drives from Sunday night to early Monday arrested 39 people including four BNP-Jamaat activists from eight upazilas of the district on sabotage charges.Kamal Hossain, sub-inspector of Satkhira district police, said the law enforcers conducted separate drives in…

Police recovered an unexploded 82 mm mortar shell from Choroymuri village of Ullapara upazila on Sunday noon.Golam Kibria, officer-in-charge of Ullapara Police Station said, on information a team of the law enforcers went to the village and recovered a mortar…

A Nilphamari court on Sunday sent eight activists of Jamaat-e-Islami to jail in a case for killing five Awami League (AL) activists following an attack on the motorcade of Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor in 2013.Judge Mohammad Samiul Islam of…

The anti-smuggling task force in a drive seized 100 bottles of Indian Phensidyl from a train at Montola railway station in Madhabpur upazila on Sunday afternoon.Locals said the anti-smuggling task force led by assistant commissioner (land) and executive magistrate Aminul…