Bangladesh
Those behind Pilkhana carnage not identified yet: BNP
Dhaka, Feb 25 (UNB) – BNP on Monday alleged that those who were behind Pilkhana carnage have not yet been identified as the report of investigation carried out by army into the incident was not made public.
One gets life term for rape in Kushtia
Kushtia, Feb 25 (UNB) – A court here on Monday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment in a rape case in Mirpur upazila in 2015.
Unidentified man found dead in Chuadanga
Chuadanga, Feb 25 (UNB) – Police recovered the body of an unidentified man from Bhogail Bogadi village in Alamdanga upazila on Monday morning.
House help burned dead in city fire
Dhaka, Feb 25 (UNB) – A domestic help was burned to death as a fire broke out in a flat of building at Dakhshin Bishil under Darus Salam thana on Monday morning.
University student killed as truck ploughs through mosque in Chattogram
Chattogram, Feb 25 (UNB) – A student of International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC) was killed as a truck ploughed through a mosque in Banur Bazar area in Sitakundu upazila on Monday morning.
Slain ‘Biman hijacker’ a listed criminal, says Rab
Dhaka, Feb 25 (UNB) –The man who was killed in a combing operation during his alleged bid to hijack a Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft is a listed criminal, said Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Monday.
The fingerprint of the ‘hijacker’ got matched with that of the listed criminal, said Rab after analysing their criminal database.
As per the Rab database, the man was identified as Md Polash Ahmed, son of Piar Jahan Sarder, a resident of Dudhghata of Sonargaon upazila in Narayanganj district.
According to the passenger list of the aircraft, he was a passenger of domestic flight of Dhaka-Chattogram route and his name was mentioned as Ahmed/Md Polash, seat No- 17A.
Probe body formed over ‘bid to hijack’ Biman aircraft
Dhaka, Feb 25 (UNB) – A five-member probe committee has been formed to investigate the ‘attempt to hijack’ an aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.
Five of a Thakurgaon family die in 15 days! Mystery shrouds
Thakurgaon, Feb 25 (UNB) – Five members of a family died mysteriously in the last 15 days at Bhandardah Nayabari village in Baliadanga upazila, creating panic among locals.
10th anniversary of Pilkhana carnage today
Dhaka, Feb 25 (UNB) - The 10th anniversary of the atrocious carnage at Pilkhana BDR Headquarters in the capital is being observed on Monday.
Chawkbazar fire: One-day state mourning today
Dhaka, Feb 25(UNB) –The nation is observing a one-day state mourning in memory of the Chawkbazar fire victims.