A gang of armed robbers looted valuables waylaying 15 trucks and CNG-run auto-rickshaws at Barni on the Sylhet-Companiganj road on Tuesday night.Witnesses said the robber gang, split into three groups, carried out the robbery in the Sylhet-bound vehicles around 8pm…
A labourer was killed in an incident of landslide while doing work of stone lifting in Companiganj upazila of the district on Monday noon.The deceased was identified as Anwar, 35.
Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested a local leader of BNP in connection with a sabotage case from Kamarbari More in Sharsha upazila of Jessore district on Monday night.The arrestee was identified as Khairuzzaman Madhu, president of Sharsha upazila unit…
A joint force arrested 30 people, including 12 activists of BNP and Jamaat-Shibir, from different areas of the district on various charges in a drive from Monday night to Tuesday morning.A team comprising members of police, Rapid Action Battalion and…
In an anti-crime operation, police unearthed a hemp garden and detained two persons in this connection at Habibpur village under Charghat Upazila of the district yesterday, police sources said.The arrested persons were identified as Nabir Uddin, 45, and his follower…
A local trader was killed as the roof of an abandoned vegetables market in Noyani Bazar area of the district town collapsed on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Akram Hossain, 55, son of Siraj Bepari, a resident of Mirganj…
Police in a drive arrested eight people for public intoxication in Matwari area of the district town on Sunday night.The arrestees were identified as Hari Chand, 20, Bipul Hasan, 22, Rubel, 25, Masud Rana, 30, Rasel, 28, Sumon, Azhar and…
Two girls allegedly committed suicide in separate incidents in Monirampur upazila and Jessore district town on Sunday night and Monday early morning.In Monirampur upazila, a college girl allegedly committed suicide by pouring petrol over herself and igniting it at Nadra…
An accused in an abduction case was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police on Eidgaon-Eidgarh road at Panerphara Dhala in Sadar upazila early Monday.The deceased was identified as Rashid Ahammad, 28, son of Golam Taher, a resident of Rajghat in…
Members of a rival group torched a house and a shop at Dadkhali village in Sharsha upazila of Jessore district on Saturday night over previous enmity.Quoting local people, police said locals Moslem and Monir locked into a clash with Ohidul…
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested three alleged arm traders along one pistol, seven rounds of bullet and two magazines from Gomostapur bus stand area of the upazila headquarters on Saturday afternoon.The arrestees were identified as…
Local people rescued a newborn baby from beside the Kushtia-Jhenidah highway adjacent to Bottoil intersection of the district town early Sunday.Hospital sources said local restaurant worker Anwara Begum heard cry of the newborn baby from behind a garage in the…
A tourist drowned in the Piyain River while taking bath at Jaflong in Gowainghat upazila on Friday. The deceased was identified as Shaon Ahmed, 20, son of Jamal Mia of Jatrabari area in the capital.
A young man who was injured in an attack by robbers in Sreenagar upazila of Munshiganj district on Wednesday died at a hospital in the capital on Friday.The deceased was identified as Babul Muni, 36, a resident of Kamargaon Nayabari…
A physician was crushed under the wheels of a moving train at Sohodebpur near Feni Railway Station in the town on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Dr PC Banik, 57, a physician of a local clinic and a resident of…
A father was murdered publicly by his drug addict eldest son at Phulbari Bazar under Phulbari upazila of the district last night. The deceased was identified as Abul Kashem Sarder, 56, a businessman of Phulbari upazila.Eyewitnesses and family sources said…
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Nov 13 (BSS)- Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-5 arrested two drug-peddlers with 897 bottles of contraband Indian phensidyl from a house at Chanshikari village under Bholahat upazila of the district this afternoon.The arrested are Md. Abdur Rahman 52,…
Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) in a raid arrested four persons including two sibling with 2300 pieces of Yaba tablets from the city’s Kolpholoke residential area in the early hours on Tuesday.The arrested were identified as two sibling Joynal Abdin Janu,22,…
Two young men allegedly committed suicide in separate incidents in Sharsha and Jhikargachha upazilas of Jessore district early Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Khalilur Rahman,25, son of Shamsul Haque, a resident of Gorpara village in Sharsha upazila, and Abbas Ali,22,…
A tribunal here on Tuesday convicted a man and sentenced him to life term imprisonment for violating a girl in 2008.The lifer, Ziaur Rahman,30, son of late Abdul Hamid of Bororia village in Purbadhala upazila, was also fined Tk20,000, in…
A young housewife was strangulated to death by miscreants at Fatehpur village in Harinakunda upazila early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Kabari Begum, 30, wife of Liton Mandol, a resident of the village,Locals said Kabari had gone outside from her…
A housewife was crushed under the wheels of a passenger train in Boruta area on the Mohanganj-Barhatta railway section on Wednesday morning.The victim was identified as Marufa Begum, 50, wife of Kurshed Miah of Bikromsree village under Barhatta upazila of…
Police recovered two bodies from Atgharia and Sujanagar of the district on Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Shilpi Khatun, 27, wife of Ahed Ali of Banchamara village of Atgharia upazila, and Hanif Sheikh, 30, son of Badal Sheikh of Indrajitpur…
Officials of the Narcotics Control Department (NCD) here in a raid arrested two persons with 600 Yaba tablets from city’s Bakalia area in the early hours of today.The arrested were Sayed Mia, 35, and Marjina Begum, 20.
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a woman in possession of one kilogram of hemp from South Surma Railway Station area in the city on Monday night.The arrestee was identified as Ambia Khatun,50, wife of Babar Ali, a resident…
Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) Alhaj Sarfuddin Ahmed Jhantu has said modern and eco-friendly road communication networks are being developed for building a traffic-jam free Rangpur city.Jhantu, a valiant freedom fighter, said this while launching carpeting works of two…
The authority of the Bangladesh Railway (BR) in a special drive today evicted over 40 different types of structures which were illegally erected beside railway tracks.Divisional Estate Officer, BR, Eastern Zone, Ishrat Reza led the five-hour eviction drive at city’s…
The young generations of the present days, including school students, should have to show interest in innovating newer ways and concepts to create public awareness for building a corruption free society.The opinion came at the monthly coordination meeting organised by…
Police in a drive arrested 39 people in connection with different cases and 10 leaders and activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami on sabotage charges from different places of the district early Tuesday.A team of police conducted the drive in different…
A worker was killed and four others were injured in a boiler explosion at a fishing net factory at Muktapur Bagbari in Sadar upazila early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Sajeeb Bepari,28, son of Shahid Bepari, a resident of the…