Bangladesh
Two to die for killing housewife in Mymensingh
Mymensingh, Apr 18 (UNB) – A court here on Thursday sentenced two people to death and two others to life time imprisonment for killing a housewife over land dispute at Ishwarganj Upazila in 2003.
USAID-funded cyclone shelter inaugurated in Patuakhali
Dhaka, April 18 (UNB) - State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Zakir Hossen and USAID Bangladesh Mission Director Derrick Brown jointly inaugurated a new multi-purpose cyclone shelter in Mirzaganj Upazila of Patuakhali district on Thursday.
Another accused remanded over Nusrat murder
Feni, Apr 17 (UNB) – A court here on Thursday placed Md Shamim, an accused in madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi murder case, on a 5-day remand.
5 to die in C’nawabganj for killing girl after rape
Chapainawabganj, Apr 18 (UNB) –A court here on Thursday sentenced five people to death for killing a girl after violating her in Sadar upazila in 2015.
Bangladesh, Brunei likely to sign 7 MoUs to strengthen ties
Dhaka, Apr 18 (UNB) – Bangladesh and Brunei are likely to sign seven MoUs during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s three-day official visit to its capital Bandar Seri Begawan on April 21-23.
Awareness campaign about disaster urgently needed: PM
Dhaka, Apr 18 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday stressed the need for conducting massive awareness campaign among people about their dos and don’ts during any calamity alongside making the disaster preparedness time-befitting one.
Tk 4000 unpaid electricity bill lands day-labourer in jail
Cumilla, Apr 18 (UNB) – A court here on Wednesday sent a day labourer to jail for failing to clear his dues against an electricity connection he claims he never received.
Housewife burnt to death in Chattogram
Chattogram, Apr 18 (UNB) – A housewife was burnt to death in a fire that broke out a dwelling house at Maijpara in city’s Patenga area on Thursday.
Man stabbed dead in Sunamganj
Sunamganj, Apr 18 (UNB) – A man was stabbed to death by unidentified miscreants at Akhaynagar in the district town on Thursday.
Unidentified youth’s body found in Padma River
Rajshahi, Apr 18 (UNB) – Police recovered the body of an unidentified young man from Padma River at T-Dam area in the city on Thursday.