Tag: Districts

An eight-hour hartal, called by the local unit of Awami League (AL) demanding cancellation of the upazila election results and withdrawal of the UNO, progressed peacefully in Damurhuda upazila headquarters Tuesday.

A former upazila chairman, who sustained injuries during a clash between his supporters and members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Satshika in Fakirhat upazila on February 27, died at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital on Tuesday morning.

At least 10 people sustained injuries as police opened rubber bullets to quell unrest between two clashing groups of locals at Railway Colony in the town on Monday.

Police arrested an alleged terrorist along with a revolver and two rounds of bullet from Lichutala area in the district town on Monday afternoon.

Police recovered the body of an unidentified young woman from a paddy field at Burairgaon Bazar in Chhatak upazila on Monday afternoon.

Shahneawz Khan Sumon Jhenaidah: At least 5 people including a hemp peddler was arrested from various areas in Jhenidah on Monday. Shailkupa thana officer in charge Md. Moniruzzaman said a hemp peddler identified as Saidul Islam, 21, son of Dulal…

Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard in a drive arrested 11 alleged pirates along with a trawler, four machetes, three choppers and two knives from Laldighi Char in Patharghata upazila on Monday morning.

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive arrested an alleged arms trader in possession of five foreign-made pistols, 10 magazines and nine rounds of bullet from a house in Baropota border point here on Monday morning.

At least six cattle were burnt alive as miscreants set fire to a house belonging to a Hindu family in Dhaljan Chakpara of Raiganj upazila early Sunday.

The local administration has imposed section 144 prohibiting mass gathering at Mouriganj in Sonaimuri upazila following a clash between two groups of villagers on Monday morning.

Miscreants stabbed a local activist of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and cut off the tendons of his two legs and one hand in Charghat upazila on Sunday night.

Police on recovered bullet-hit bodies of two young men from separate places in west Deliai area in Chatkhil upazila on Monday morning.

At least 14 BNP leaders and activists, including the Ishwardi municipality mayor, were manhandled by an angry mob in Ishwardi upazila on Sunday.

At least 15 people, including a union parishad (UP) chairman, was injured in a clash between supporters of the ruling Awami League and BNP at Sanyasi Bazar in Rampal upazila on Sunday evening.

A total of 20 couples got married without dowry at Kuwait Islami Yatim complex in Gazir  Darga area under Jhikargachha upazila here on Friday.

A couple was found dead in their house at Seedstore Bazar area in Bhaluka upazila on Saturday morning.

Three suspected robbers were killed in a lynch-mob attack at Kalibazar in Trishal upazila on Friday night.

Shahneawz Khan Sumon Jhenaidah: 28 Jamaat Islami Bangladesh, Moheshpur upazila unit activists were sent to jail on Wednesday after noon when they went to the court in a case filed on the charge of torching vote centers during last general…

Five people were arrested along with 2,970 pieces of Yaba tablet, three bottles of Phensidyl and some hemp in a drive at Shibpur village in Sadar upazila on Wednesday evening.

Police recovered hanging body of a housewife from Niamatpur village in Dakkhin Surma upazila on Wednesday.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a man along with a pistol and two magazines from a market under Khanjahan Ali thana of the city on Wednesday.

Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard in a drive on Thursday morning seized 12 maunds of Jatka (hilsa fry less than 10 centimetres in length) from the Dhaleshwari River in Sadar upazila.

The Election Commission will sit in a meeting with the heads of law enforcing agencies on Thursday to finalise security measures for the Tangail-8 by-elections slated for March 29. The meeting will be held at the commission secretariat with Election…

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with 388 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Jamalpur village in Sadar upazila on Tuesday morning.

Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested a drug peddler along with 300 bottles of Phensidyl in Ramchandrapur area of the district town on Tuesday afternoon.

Police in separate drives arrested 136 accused in different cases from different areas of the city and four districts of Sylhet division early Tuesday.

A court here on Tuesday sent nine local activists of BNP and its  student body Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) to jail rejecting their bail petitions in a case filed for bomb explosion.

A mobile court in a drive seized 10-maund of jatka (hilsa fry) from Burirghat area under Sadar upazila of the district on Wednesday.

Aspirants are going from door to door seeking votes as elections in Lohagora upazila of the district will be held on March 15.

A man was beaten to death allegedly by his nephew over a family feud at Noadanga village in Fulbari upazila on Monday.