Tag: The unusual

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…

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…

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…

Police arrested a man along with firearms and ammunition on the Dhaka-Rajshahi Highway at Belpukuria in Puthia upazila early Friday.

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.

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive recovered a pistol from Boikari border point in Sadar upazila early Sunday.

Police arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 35 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Sahebganj area in Raiganj upazila on Saturday.

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…

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…

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized 565 bottles of liquor from Majhertuk area of Companyganj upazila early Friday.

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.

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.

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.

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…

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.

Police in a drive rescued a 13-year-old girl from Daulatdia brothel in Goalundo upazila early Friday.

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.

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.

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.

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,…

Two Bangladeshis have returned home from India three days after their arrest by Indian Border Security Force (BSF).

Robbers looted 93 tolas of gold ornaments and cash Tk5.00 lakh from two houses in Sadar upazila of the district early Monday.

A dyeing factory was gutted by a fire that broke out at Konabari in the city on Tuesday morning.

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled Indian clothes and other goods worth Tk 50 lakh from Sadipur border here on Monday night.

Strikers have torched a bus carrying passengers in Dhaka on the third day of the Opposition-sponsored strike, police say.

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…

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.

A minor boy drowned in the Fuljor River in Kamarkhand upazila on Sunday evening.