A pair of US twin sisters who were born holding hands were breathing on their own after being removed from a ventilator, their mother has said. Jillian and Jenna Thistlethwaite shared an amniotic sac and placenta, a rare condition known…
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Three suspected thieves lynched in Gazipur
Three suspected thieves have been beaten to death by a mob in Gazipur early on Saturday. This happened in a village of Bormi Union under Sreepur Upazila around 3am, Sreepur Police Station OC Mohsin-ul Quadir said. “All three were members…
Rare ‘goat-sheep’ born on Irish farm
A rare, hybrid animal that is part goat and part sheep has been born on a farm in the Republic of Ireland. The animal, referred to as a geep, was born about two weeks ago on Paddy Murphy’s farm in…
OC ‘assaults’ polling officer
A police officer has allegedly beaten up an election officer at Barisal’s Bakerganj. The Election Commission received the complaint from the Returning Officer Dulal Talukder in this regard on Saturday noon in a faxed message. Talukder says the Bakerganj Police…
One held with arms, ammo in Rajshahi
Police arrested a man along with firearms and ammunition on the Dhaka-Rajshahi Highway at Belpukuria in Puthia upazila early Friday.
2 ‘terrorists’ held with firearm in Benapole
Police in a drive arrested two alleged terrorists along with a foreign-made pistol and two rounds of bullet from Chhoto Achra village here on Sunday afternoon.
BGB recovers firearm in Satkhira
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive recovered a pistol from Boikari border point in Sadar upazila early Sunday.
One held with Phensidyl in Sirajganj
Police arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 35 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Sahebganj area in Raiganj upazila on Saturday.
‘Ashraf Bahini’ chief killed in Satkhira encounter
One Ashraf alias Ranga has been killed in an ‘encounter’ with police at Satkhira’s Shyamnagar Upazila. Police says, he was the leader of local bandit group ‘Ashraf Bahini’ Three policemen were injured during pre-dawn shootout on Sunday at Pakhimara, on…
5 bombs recovered from Jessore jail
Jessore – Five live bombs were recovered from inside the Jessore Central Jail on Saturday. Sub-inspector Rabiul of Jessore Kotwali Police Station said police recovered the bombs wrapped in black scotch tape inside a polythene bag from the eastern part…
565 bottles of liquor seized in Sylhet
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized 565 bottles of liquor from Majhertuk area of Companyganj upazila early Friday.
3,520 bottles of Phensidyl, 51 kg hemp recovered in Benapole
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in two separate drives recovered 3,520 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup, 51 kilograms of hemp and 40 pieces of Yaba tablet from Gheba and Putkhali border areas in the district on Wednesday night.
Huge quantity of drugs seized in Jessore
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives seized huge quantity of various types of drugs from Putkhali and Shikerpur frontier area under Sharsha upazila of the district in the early hours today.
3 shops fined for storing expired medicines in Sherpur
A mobile court on Monday afternoon seized huge expired medicines from the possession of three pharmacies in the district town and fined them Tk25,000 for storing those.
40 held en route to India illegally in Benapole
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 40 people, including women and children, while they were going to India illegally through Putkhali border here on Saturday morning. Acting on secret information, a patrol team of BGB launched a drive in…
Girl killed by ‘boyfriend’ in N’ganj
A young girl was killed by slitting throat allegedly by her boyfriend in a residential hotel in Rail Gate area of the city on Tuesday night.
Minor girl rescued from Daulatdia brothel
Police in a drive rescued a 13-year-old girl from Daulatdia brothel in Goalundo upazila early Friday.
52 held in Cox’s Bazar while going to Malaysia illegally
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested 52 people from Sonapara beach on the Marine Drive Road in Ukhia upazila on Sunday night while they were set to go to Malaysia by two trawlers illegally.
6 restaurants, shops fined in Sunamganj
A mobile court in a drive here on Wednesday fined six restaurants and food shops Tk50,000 in Gobindaganj upazila of the district on charges of various offences.
Another truck burnt down in Rajshahi
Miscreants hurled petrol bombs to set a truck on fire at Kapasia on Rajshahi-Dhaka Highway under Motiher Police Station in Rajshahi around 8pm on Saturday, police said.
3 ‘pirates’ lynched in Noakhali
Noakhali – Three alleged pirates, including the ringleader, were killed in a lynch-mob attack in Killarchar area of Hatiya upazila on Friday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Faruque, 45, the kingpin of ‘Faruque Bahini’, and his cohorts Miraj, 31,…
2 back after 3 days of arrest in India
Two Bangladeshis have returned home from India three days after their arrest by Indian Border Security Force (BSF).
Valuables looted from two N’ganj houses
Robbers looted 93 tolas of gold ornaments and cash Tk5.00 lakh from two houses in Sadar upazila of the district early Monday.
Dyeing factory gutted in Gazipur
A dyeing factory was gutted by a fire that broke out at Konabari in the city on Tuesday morning.
Tk 50 lakh clothes, other goods seized in Jessore
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled Indian clothes and other goods worth Tk 50 lakh from Sadipur border here on Monday night.
Bus carrying passengers torched in Dhaka
Strikers have torched a bus carrying passengers in Dhaka on the third day of the Opposition-sponsored strike, police say.
Shops, houses of Hindus in Pabna come under attack
A group of Muslims went on a rampage at Bangram in Sathia upazila on Saturday attacking and looting the houses and shops of Hindu community members following reported derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad (SM) and the Holy Quran on a…
Youth commits suicide in Sirajganj
A young man allegedly committed suicide by taking poison at Bahuli village in Sadar upazila on Friday.
2 ‘robbers’ killed in RAB ‘shootout’ in Sundarbans
Two alleged forest robbers were killed in a ‘shootout’ with members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Shelargang area of the Sundarbans under Mongla upazila on Wednesday morning.
Minor boy drowns in Sirajganj
A minor boy drowned in the Fuljor River in Kamarkhand upazila on Sunday evening.