Tag: Districts

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 12 people while they were going to India illegally through Putkhali border here on Tuesday night.BGB sources said tipped off, a team of the border force launched a drive in the frontier area…

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) destroyed huge Indian narcotic items worth of Tk3 crore at an abandoned limestone and cement field in Hili border area on Monday.BGB destroyed the drugs, including Indian Phensedyl syrup, alcohol, beer, heroin, Yaba tablets…

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two alleged drug smugglers along with 1,566 contraband sex stimulating and cow fattening tablets from Mondumana Bazar area in Tanore upazila on Monday.The arrestees were identified as Rezaul Karim, 45, and Mokbul Hossain, 53, hailing…

A woman and her daughter were killed when a boat capsized at Matian Haor in Tahirpur upazila of Sunamganj district on Monday night.The deceased were identified as Nazma Begum, wife of Sohel Miah of Khalahati village in the upazila, and…

An elderly man was crushed under the wheels of a speeding train in Joyrampur area of the district here on Monday. The victim was identified as Nozimuddin, 65, of village Joyrampur in Jamalpur sadar upazila of the district.Railway police said…

Two cousins, Mahmudur Rahman,7, son of Masud Rana and Sanjida,5,daughter of Shah Alam, drowned in a pond near their home in Korish area under Kachua upazila of the district on Tuesday evening.

A local Jubo League leader was killed in a reported shootout between his associates and police in Doarpar municipality area of the Magura district town early Tuesday. The deceased, Azibar, is an accused in the case filed in connection with…

A joint team of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), forest officials, customs official and police in a drive arrested a man and a woman along with 50,000 pieces of Yaba tablets from Moriccha area of Ramu upazila early Monday.

Chittagong district police in a series of special drives arrested 83 people from different upazilas of the district Sunday night.

Police recovered decomposed body of a woman from the Padma river at Bilashpur village in Dohar upazila on Saturday night.The deceased could not be identified immediately.

Police arrested three people, including the owner of a restaurant, as they allegedly tortured a minor boy for refusing to work at a restaurant in Pouro area of Akkelpur upazila on Saturday evening.

Police arrested two young men in connection with a rape of a housewife in Masterpara area of the district town on Saturday.The arrestees were identified as Akash Rajbhor, 19, and Jibon Rajbhor 18.

A man was hacked to death by unknown miscreants in Kodomtoli area of the port city on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Abdul Aziz, 34, son of Mohammad Sayedul Haque, a resident of Char Khijirpur area of Boalkhali upazila.

Police arrested a top-listed drug peddler from Chuadanga-Darshona road in front of Rashik Shah Majar of Damurhuda upazila early Sunday.The arrestee was identified as Abul Basar alias Pappu Khora, 40. He was a listed drug peddler.

A minor child suffered bullet wounds in a gunfight between two criminal groups in Shuvopur area of the district town on Sunday morning.The injured was identified as Hridoy, 4, son of Mofiz Miah, a resident of the area.

Two minor cousins drowned in a pond at Bakultola village in Sharankhola upazila on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Nowrin Aktar, 5, daughter of Abdul Mannan of Bakultola village and her cousin Shanta Aktar, 6, daughter of Abdul Mondal of…

Police in a drive arrested a woman drug peddler with 10 kg ganja from Parnanduali Biswaspara area in the town last night.The arrested was Helena Begum, 44, wife of Hasem Mullah of the same area.

One person succumbed to his injuries at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital yesterdayy as he was seriously injured in a terrorist attack at Mordana village under Shibganj municipality in Chapainawabganj district on the same day.The deceased was identified as Rabiul Islam,…

Chittagong district police in a series of drives arrested five leaders and activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir from Demsha union of Satkania upazila on Friday morning.The arrested were identified as Liakat Ali,23, Mohammad Faruk,19, Saiful Islam,25, Mohammad Arafat,24 and Moinul…

Nazrul Islam alias Nazu, 28, son of Shahida Begum, a councilor of women reserved seat of ward no-2 of Khulna City Corporation (KCC) was gunned down by unidentified miscreants at BIDC intersection on Khulna-Jessore Highway in the city last night.

Thousands of people living in the remote char areas of ten northwestern riverine districts are expecting better profits through selling their locally reared sacrificial animals before the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha festivity.Following the ban imposed on ‘exporting’ cows from the neighbouring country to…

Members of Detective Branch (DB) last night arrested two people with one local made pipe gun and 55 pieces of yaba in separate drives at Rari Mohol and South Alekanda in the city.

A woman was crashed under wheels of a local train at Harespur area in Madhabpur upazila of the district this morning.The deceased was Rahima  Khatun, 25, daughter of Alai Miah of Jamalpur village of the upazila.

More than 35,000 poor and slum households are enjoying sanitation facilities by dint of commissioning of 11,000 hygienic latrines in the metropolis.Similarly, they are getting facilities of safe drinking water from 2,350 tubewells installed in the slum areas besides different…

Four minor children received injuries as an abandoned crude bomb blasted while they were playing near a bamboo cluster in Noyapara College Road area of Abhaynagar upazila on Sunday morning.

A young man was killed and 20 others were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over previous enmity at Muminpur village in Jakiganj upazila.The deceased was identified as Salek Ahmed, 30, son of Abdul Matin of the…

Detectives in a drive arrested a fugitive accused in a murder case from Tongi area of Gazipur on Saturday night. The arrestee was identified as Hafizur Rahman alias Hafizul, 30, son of Abdul Majid, hailing from Poragoan village of Nalitabari…

Police arrested a young man in possession of 76 fake Bangladeshis currency notes amounting to Tk38,000 from a shoe store on Goruhata Road in Patkelghata upazila on Wednesday evening. The arrestee was identified as Jahid Hasan, 24, son of Shahidul…

Police arrested two young men along with a firearm and bullets at Teghoria village in Bera upazila of the district on Tuesday night.