Tag: Districts

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh arrested 30 people while they were going to India illegally through Putkhali border point here on Friday night.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a young man in possession of a Japanese-made pistol and seven rounds of bullet from a bus at Hatikumrul intersection in Salanga upazila early Saturday.

A woman, who received bullet wounds in a clash during election to Gazaria upazila on Sunday, died at a hospital in the capital on Thursday night.

The residents of Tangail-8 (Basail-Sakhipur) are all set to cast their votes in a by-election on Saturday to elect their representative to parliament.

A fourth-class employee of Dhaka Zoo reportedly committed suicide in a huff after being beaten by his wife and brother-in-law on Thursday night.

Members of Bangladesh Navy arrested 15 Indian fishermen for illegally catching fish in the Bay of Bengal under Mongla upazila on Thursday.

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 32 tortoises of rare species from Putkhali border area in Benapole town on Wednesday.

Police recovered the body of a man from near the Jamuna River at Ghorjan village in Chauhali upazila on Thursday morning.

A housewife was beaten to death allegedly by her husband over a family feud at Baro Maharajpur village in Shahjadpur upazila on Wednesday morning.

A garments rag trader was hacked to death and his wife sustained stab injures in an attack by miscreants at Boro Dewra in Tongi of the city early Thursday.

A quack was shot to death by unknown miscreants at Mirzapur village in Keshabpur upazila on Wednesday night.

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered a revolver, a short-gun and two rounds of bullet from Shingnagar border area in Shibganj upazila early Wednesday.

A middle-aged woman and her young daughter allegedly committed suicide by taking poison at Pania village in Shreenagar upazila on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Monimala, 40, and her daughter Shanta, 18. Locals said Shanta has been in love…

An Awami League activist, who was injured in a clash over election to Gozaria upazila, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, on Monday evening.

The slaughtered body of a pregnant woman was recovered at Haji village in Digholia upazila early Monday.

At least 20 people were injured as nor’wester lashed four upazilas of the district on Monday evening.

A youth was found dead in Titas upazila of the district on Monday.

Jhenidah – A total of 51 out of 407 posts of headmasters are lying vacant in government primary schools in six upazila of Jhenidah district. As a result academic and administrative activities in the 51 schools are being hampered. According…

Local BNP on Monday called a daylong hartal in the district protesting ‘vote rigging’ during the 4th phase upazila election here on Sunday. BNP standing committee member Tariqul Islam announced the shutdown at a press briefing at Jessore Press Club…

A college student drowned in a pond at MM College in Jessore district town on Sunday afternoon.

AL leader among deceased Bullet-hit bodies of two middle-aged men, including a local Awami League (AL) leader, were found in Bagh Binchupur area of Pangsha upazila early Monday.

A man paralysed by accident was burned to death in a fierce fire at Kholshi Haldarpara village in Daulatpur upazila on Saturday night.

Police recovered the body of a man at Paikar village in Kahalu upazila on Saturday.

Polling in eight centres in Sadar upazila has been suspended to prevent possible violence and casting of fake votes in the fourth phase of upazila parishad elections on Sunday.

A local leader of ruling Awami League (AL) was hacked to death in a clash between two rival groups of the party at a polling station in Baluakandi union of Gazaria upazila on Sunday.

Robbers looted valuables worth Tk 10 lakh from a house at Shibganj Lamapara in the city early Friday.

The Election Commission on Saturday withdrew 21 presiding officers appointed in Kalaroa for the fourth phase of the upazila election.