Tag: Districts

A young man died as he fell from a wall while scaling it after being chased by police at Sonar Bangla Patrol Pump in Boda upazila on Monday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Shahjahan, 24, son of Mokbul Hossain of…

Police arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 2,000 Yaba tablets from Sabujbagh area of Savar municipality at the outskirts of the capital on Sunday night.The arrestee was identified as Titu, a resident of Kurgoan in Ashulia area of Savar…

A housewife was stabbed to death allegedly by robbers in Textile Mill area adjacent to Boyra main road in the city on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Shefali Rani Banik, 50, wife former food inspector late Gobindo Lal…

Police of Kotwali Thana and Jessore Sadar Thana outpost in a drive arrested three drug peddlers from different areas of Jessore town on Saturday night and recovered heroin, yaba tablets and hashish from their possession.

About 50 illegal structures were pulled down at main bazar area of Natore town by a mobile court to pave the way for smooth traffic operation in the area on Sunday.The court, led by UNO of Natore Sadar Upazila Mohammad…

A truck driver died and three others fell sick after consuming contaminated liquor in Abhoynagar upazila headquarters of Jessore district on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Abul Kalam, 45, a resident of Guakhola village of the upazila.

A newly-wed bride, who was abducted by a gang of miscreants at Rasulpur village in Araihazar upazila on Friday, was rescued by members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) from Kaliganj area of the upazila on Sunday night.The bride was identified…

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab)-8 arrested one drug peddler along with huge number of yaba tablets from this town yesterday.According to Rab sources, acting on secret information a Rab team led by Additional Police Super Mohammad Khaleduzzaman carried on…

An alleged dacoit was killed in a mass beating at Pathuria village under Sadar upazila early yesterday morning.The victim was identified as Anwar Hossain, 45, son of Bahar Uddin, a resident of Vagobanpur village of the upazila.

An elderly man drowned in a pond at Ghoshpur village in Mohammadpur upazila on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Abu Sayeed Molla,65, a resident of the village.

Officials of the Department of Narcotics Control in a drive arrested two people along with heroin and Phensidyl from Chapal area in Godagari upazila on Saturday.The arrestees were identified as Rubel Ali, 32, son of Nazrul Islam of Godagari upazila,…

Police in a drive arrested three women along with yaba tablets and hemp from Kholadanga area on the outskirt of Jessore district town on Friday.The arrestees were identified Rubi, wife of Saleman Gazi, Sohana Zaman, wife of Aktaruzzaman, and Shilpi…

Local residents have been suffering a lot in Badaghat union, a commercially busy place in Tahirpur upazila, for absence of a bridge over the Miarchar River on Badaghat-Sunamganj road.People, including school and college students, employees of different government and non-government…

Police in a drive seized 300 bottles of Phensidyl from the private car of a senior assistant secretary of the Public Administration Ministry in Khadghor area in Chandina upazila on Saturday.Police also arrested car driver Bashar, hailing from Brahmanbaria district,…

Sugarcane crushing at Natore Sugar Mills began on Friday with a target of producing 13,150 tonnes of sugar by crushing 170,000 tonnes of sugarcane during the current 2015-16 season.Industries Secretary Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan formally inaugurated the crushing programme at a…

A van puller was slaughtered to death allegedly by some miscreants near Putimari Bridge under Khetlal upazila of the district last night.The victim was Abdul Hakim, 45, son of late Wasim Uddin, a resident of Talsan village of the upazila.Police…

More expansion of animal resource farming is very important for removing the existing protein deficiency along with cutting the poverty rate in the region.The unemployment problem in the rural areas could be reduced to a greater extent through making the…

A mobile court fined two pharmacies in Chohatta area of Sylhet town on Thursday for selling of date- expired and spurious medicines. The mobile court seized date- expired and spurious medicine worth about Taka 50,000 from Orin Pharmacy.Besides, it also…

A court in Barisal on Wednesday afternoon sentenced one accused to life imprisonment for drug peddling.The accused Syed Ziaul Hossain Rumman, son of Mozammel Hossain from Dengu Sardar Bari of South Alekanda in the city also fined Tk 10 thousand…

A garments factory official was stabbed to death by unidentified miscreants in Zhinu Market area of Tongi upazila on Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Saiful Islam, sewing in-charge of “Zaber and Zubayer Garments” in Pagar area of the upazila.

Intern doctors at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital (OMCH) went on an indefinite work abstention on Wednesday night protesting assault on their two fellows and called off the strike next morning.They joined works withdrawing the strike around 8am as…

Police arrested an employee of Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) from Pahartali railway station area of the city along with two pistols, four magazines and six rounds of bullet early Thursday.The arrestee was identified as Mozammel Hossain, 35, son of Tofazzal…

Chittagong district police arrested a top leader of Chittagong South District unit of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) from Chunuti area Lohagara upazila of the district on Wednesday.The arrested was identified as Kafil Uddin Bhutto, 22.

There is no alternative to creating mass public awareness on the essence of cleanliness and destroying mosquito to ensure hygienic environment for building a filariasis-free Bangladesh.Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) and valiant freedom fighter Alhaj Sarfuddin Ahmed Jhantu delivered…

Harvesting of early variety (Short duration) Aman paddy BRRI Dhan-62, BRRI Dhan-37, and Bina Dhan-7 has began in the district though the same will get full momentum from mid November.The crop is now becoming ready for harvesting and the growing…

The passing out parade of the 158th batch of police constables was held at the parade ground of Bangladesh Police Academy (BPA) at Sarda in Rajshahi yesterday.BPA Principal-in-Charge Amulya Bhushan Barua attended the ceremony as chief guest. Speaking on the…

Different law enforcing agencies recovered 2,402 bottles of phensidyl, 700 yaba tablets and 50 kg of hemp and arrested five people during several raids in Shibganj and Nachole upazila of the district during last two days.The arrested are Sujon 22,…

A mobile court led by Upazila Executive Magistrate Abdul Aziz of Nagarkanda awarded four people one month of imprisonment and fine of Taka 500 each for violating the examination code during the ongoing JSC examination on Tuesday afternoon.According to official…

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives arrested 55 Bangladeshi nationals while they were attempting to cross into India illegally through Putkhali and Doulatpur borders here on Tuesday night.The arrestees hail from different areas of Khulna, Bagerhat and…

Police arrested the headmaster of a primary school for allegedly harassing a minor girl sexually at Nagpara in Jhalakati Sadar upazila on Tuesday afternoon.The arrestee was identified as Nurul Amin, 45, headmaster of Nagpara Government Primary School and a resident…