JAMALPUR – Police foiled an attempt to early marriage in Bakshiganj upazila of the district this afternoon.According to police, the marriage of Ayesha Kahtun, 13, daughter of Habibur Rahman of Malirchar Ghoshpara village was arranged with Suman Miah, 22, son…
BARGUNA -A youth was brutally killed by a group of youths at Pakurgachia village under Barguna Sadar upazila here today.The youth was identified as Rasel, 25.
Dhaka – Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard in a drive seized 1,500 kg jatka (hilsa fry less than 10 inches in length) from a passenger launch on the Dhaleshwari River in Naryangonj early Saturday.Sources at the Coast Guard headquarters here…
Faridpur – A case was filed against some unidentified people in connection with the killing of two municipality sweepers at West Khabashpur Miapara Road in the district town on Friday.Nazim Uddin Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station, said Tumpa Jamaddar,…
Tangail – Detectives in a drive arrested a local leader of Awami League in possession of a firearm from his residence in Gopalpur upazila early Saturday.Tipped off, a team of DB police raided the house of Saiful Islam Talukdar Suruj,…
Bogra – A pair of conjoined twins was born after successful surgery on a housewife at a local hospital on Friday.Medical officer of Islami Hospital Dr Ashraf Ali said a team of surgeons, headed by Associate Prof Dr Md Rafiqul…
Dhaka – The National Committee to Protect Oil-Gas, Power-Port and Natural Resources on Friday urged the government to look for a new site for the Banshkhali coal-fired power project.“Since the local people are not supporting the project, the government should…
Rangpur – Two minor children were electrocuted in Mithapukur upazila of the district on Friday.The deceased were identified as Sinthia, 6, daughter of Sherul Islam, and Nazmul, 4, son of Moynul Haque of Durgamati village.Police said Sherul has a poultry…
Rangpur – Interns at Rangpur Medical College Hospital went on an indefinite work abstention on Friday to press home their five-point demand, including the arrest of those attacked one of their fellows.RMCH Intern Association president Dr Mahmudur Rahman Rifat told…
Dhaka- Under suspicion in the fallout from the global offshore accounts investigation, Uruguayan lawyer Juan Pedro Damiani resigned as a FIFA ethics judge on Wednesday.Damiani was already under investigation by FIFA ethics prosecutors after being identified on Sunday in a…
Dhaka – Ethiopian forward Fikru Teferra’s triple strike enabled his side Sheikh Russel KC to defeat Team BJMC in a five-goal thriller in their Group B match of the ongoing KFC Independence Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday.With…
Sunamganj – A court here on Thursday sentenced five people, including three siblings, to death for killing a man in Tahirpur upazila here in 2006.The condemned convicts were Md Abdur Rahim, son of Md Kachna Miah, three siblings-Ershad Ali and…
Dhaka – Customs officials seized 20 gold bars weighing two kilograms from a toilet at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday morning.
Laxmipur – An alleged member of a terrorist gang was killed in a ’gunfight’ between police and his associates at Baropol in Sadar upazila early Thursday.Superintendent of police ASM Mahtab Uddin said a team of Chandraganj Police Station arrested Kawsar,…
Gopalganj – The driver and a passenger of a rented motorcycle were killed as a bus crashed into their vehicle at Pathalia on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in Sadar upazila on Thursday morning.Sub-inspector of Sadar Police Station Shah Alam said the…
Benapole – A four-month expecting woman was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband over dowry at Bagdah village in Keshabpur upazila of Jessore district early Thursday.Quoting locals, Sub-inspector of Keshabpur Police Station Tariqul Islam said Raich Uddin Gazi used…
Benapole – Two women were killed as a tree collapsed on them during a storm that ravaged Abhaynagar upazila of Jessore district on Wednesday night.Officer-in-charge of Abhaynagar Police Station Sheikh Nasiruddin said Laxmirani Mandol,35, daughter of Bhushan Mandol, a resident…
KHULNA – A violent storm ripped through the Khulna city and district last night, damaging several thousand thatched and tin-shed houses, uprooting a huge number of trees and destroying standing Boro paddy on thousands of acres of land.Electricity in the…
CHAPAINAWABGANJ – Advocate Shamsul Haque, former general secretary of Chapainawabganj district Awami League and former president of Chapainawabganj Bar Association died of cardiac arrest at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital today. He was 68.
SIRAJGANJ – Two truck drivers were killed and four others injured when two truck collided head-on at Shimultola area in Kamarkhand of Sirajganj early this morning.Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Bangabandhu Bridge West Thana Raquibul Islam said a north Bengal bound truck…
CHITTAGONG – Officials of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Department (CID) seized a Covered Van Duplex Board worth TK one crore from Fuzdarhat bypass road area on Tuesday night.Custom sources said Taj Accessories Limited of Chittagong imported the Duplex Board for…
MUNSHIGANJ -Two passengers were killed and 7 others injured when a Moua-bound bus from Dhaka plunged into road side ditch at KC road in Munshiganj this noon.Driver of the bus VIP-Apon Paribahan lost his control and the bus plunged into…
BANSKHALI, Chittagong – Calmness returned at this southeastern coastal township two days after a deadly violence over installation of a proposed coal-fired power plant, with peaceful enforcement of a daylong strike.Residents and witnesses said Gondamara union, the scene of the…
MANIKGANJ – Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-4 arrested an arms peddler with a foreign made pistol and four rounds of ammunitions from Dhushar village under Shibalaya upazila of the district here today.The arrested alleged arms peddler was identified as Aftabuddin 40,…
CHITTAGONG – The authorities of Premier University(PU), Chittagong expelled 16 students and suspended seven others for their alleged involvement in the murder of Nasim Ahmed Sohel.Business Faculty student Sohel, an activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League, was killed on March 29.…
Dhaka – Australia’s Olympic hurdles champion Sally Pearson expects to be competing by late next month as she continues her fightback from a badly broken wrist, reports said Monday.The 29-year-old, who won the 100 metres hurdles gold at London in…
CHUADANGA – A six-storied barrack for the female police working in Chuadanga district would be constructed at the local police line. Chuadanga police superintendent office source said the construction work of the female police barrack is expected to be started…
KHULNA – A view exchange meeting on ‘Anti-Corruption Movement at Local Level: Possibility and Challenge’ was held today at a local hotel in the city.Organised by Sacheton Nagorik Committee (SANAC), the meeting was addressed as chief guest by Khulna divisional…
HABIGANJ – A minor girl was killed and her sister injured when a wall of their house collapsed on them at a slum of Lalchan area under Chunarughat upazila of the district early this morning.The deceased was Sathi Sautal, 8,…
BOGRA – Two people were killed in a bomb explosion in Sherpur upazila of the district Sunday night.The identities of the deceased could not be known.Local people said, a bomb went off inside the house of Mahbubur Rahman at Juanpur…