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A three-day Winter Income Tax Fair begins here as in other divisional cities in the country today with the main thrust of bringing a new taste and flavor among the city dwellers.This is for the first time the Winter Income…

A mobile court sentenced a man to six months jail for selling Railway ticket in black market at Jamalpur railway station on Wednesday evening.According to RAB-14 sources a team of the elite force led by Deputy Assistant Director, Abdus Sabur…

Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) Alhaj Sarfuddin Ahmed Jhantu has put emphasis on improving hygienic sanitation facilities for the common people of the city to promote safe hygienic practices.He was speaking at the inauguration of construction of a public…

A court here on Tuesday framed charges against four accused in the case for killing schoolboy Abu Sayeed.Judge of Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Abdur Rashid passed an order for starting the trial of the case on November 19.The…

The five Indian children, who were detained by police in Basurhat municipality area in Companiganj upazila on October 24, were handed over to Indian authorities on Monday.The children are Shamim, 8, Shahin, 7, Tawkin, 3, Nasrin, 3 and Wabayed, 1.…

Police arrested 15 leaders and activists of BNP and Jamaat-Shibir during a drive in different areas of the district on various charges on Monday night.Inspector Mahbubur Rahman of Special Branch (SB) said a team of police conducted the drive in…

The indefinite transport strike in Rajshahi, enforced by district Motor Workers’ Union from early Sunday, was called off Sunday night. Mahtab Hossain , general secretary of the union, came up with the announcement on Sunday night as the administration assured…

An under-trial prisoner died at Sadar Hospital here on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Babar Ali, 67, son of late Abdur Rahman of Atahar Dighipara village in Sadar upazila and an accused in a case under the Narcotics Control…

A ‘joint force’ of different agencies during a drive in different areas of the district from Sunday night to Monday morning arrested 37 people including 15 activists of Jamaat-Shibir on various charges.A team of the ‘joint force’, comprising members of…

A man was reportedly stabbed and shot to death by an extortionist in Maichchora village in Sadar upazila early Monday.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Ismail, 45, son of Abdul Mannan, a resident of the village and a farmer.

Rajshahi Motor-Sramik Union went on an indefinite transport strike in the district on Sunday morning demanding a ban on plying of illegal vehicles on different roads and highways of the region.Mahatab Ali, general secretary of Rajshahi Motor-Sramik Union, called the…

Four people received burn injuries as gas a cylinder used for inflating balloons blasted at Majidbari village in Kalkini upazila on Sunday morning.The injured were identified as Siraj Sarker, 60, Sumon Sarder, 19, Humayun, 35, and Aslam, 25–all residents of…

GAIBANDHA, Nov 13, 2015 (BSS)- The district administration has taken elaborate programmes to observe the Victory Day on December 16.The day- long programmes were adopted in a joint meeting of the district administration, leaders of different political parties, heads of…

Transport workers put up barricade on the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway demanding release of their two fellows who were kidnapped allegedly by some Jubo League leaders and activists on Wednesday morning.Locals said a group of leaders and activists of the youth wing…

Unknown miscreants killed a local leader of Awami League (AL) by slitting his throat at Choitir More in Kaunia upazila on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Rahmat Ali,50, former president of Tepa union unit of AL and a resident…

A mobile court of Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) in a drive conducted on both sides of Karnaphuli river today evicted and fined two illegal dockyards and fined 11 unauthorised and unfit boats on Tuesday.CPA Executive Magistrate Mohammad Abul Hashem along…

Tomato farming is going on successfully everywhere in the region including the vast Barind tract as the farmers are very enthusiastic and optimistic towards the farming due to its high market price, quality seeds and suitable climatic condition.Tomato cultivation has…

Health and Family Planning Service Week- 2015 at the joint initiative of Health and Family Planning Department is being celebrated in the district on Saturday with a call to ensure health and family planning services to the people.Marking the week,…

A housewife was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband and in-laws over a dowry-related dispute at Dakkhin Majupur in Laxmipur municipality area on Monday night.The deceased was identified as Sharmin Akter Rimi, wife of Delwar Hossain.

A mobile court sentenced seven boys to one month’s imprisonment each for teasing some schoolgirls in Sadar upazila on Monday.The convicted boys are Rakibul Hassan,17, son of Wazzel Hossain,Shohag,20, son of Osman Ali, Momin,17, son of Hujur Ali, Hridoy,17,son of…

Police arrested two young men along with seven sacks of ‘chocolate bombs’ from Srirampur area on Sylhet-Jakiganj road in the city on Sunday night.The arrestees were identified as Tajul Islam, 22, son of Ayub Ali, a resident of Balutikar village…

A man was found dead in a filed at Parankhali in Bheramara upazila on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Mantu, 38, a matchmaker by profession and son of late Nabir Uddin of Kuchiamora village in the upazila.Quoting witnesses, police said,…

Chittagong District Police in overnight special drives arrested 90 people including 4 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), at different upazilas of the district Saturday night.The law enforcers also recovered 6200 pieces of…

A man sustained bullet injuries in an attack by miscreants at Ideal More in the city on Sunday morning. The victim was identified as Ruhul Amin, private secretary to Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) director SM Barkatullah.

A man was found dead in a paddy field at Putimari Bridge area in Khetlal upazila on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Abdul Hakim, 51, a van puller and son of Hoshi Mia of Talshon village in the upazila.Police said…

Five people. including a traffic inspector, were injured in an attack by some robbers at Adaoi in Madhabpur upazila early Saturday.Of the victims, one was identified as Mohammad Bayezid, 50, a traffic inspector of Brahmanbaria district.Molla Manir, officer-in-charge of Madhabpur…

Members of Rapid Action Battalion detained a leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) from Baluchar area in the Sylhet city on Wednesday afternoon.The arrested person was identified as Rezaul Karim Nasan, former social welfare secretary of Sylhet Metropolitan unit JCD.

A case has been filed in connection with the killing of a constable of Sreepur camp of industrial police at Baraipara in Ashulia.Azharul Islam, sub-inspector of Ashulia Police Station, filed the case with the police station around 2am on Thursday…