Bangladesh
4 killed as truck plunges into ditch in Ashulia
Savar, Jan 29 (UNB) – Three brick kilns workers and a truck driver, were killed as a truck plunged into in a roadside ditch in Ashulia Boro Bridge area near Bypail-Abdullahpur highway early Tuesday.
'Elephant extortionists' ply crafty trade on Dhaka streets
Dhaka, Jan 29 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Elephants, sometimes adorned with jewels and gaudy, decorative garments, are not an uncommon sight on the streets in many parts of Asia.
Two killed in Chattogram road crash
Chattogram, Jan 29 (UNB) – A Chhatra League activist and his friend were killed as a truck rammed a motorcycle riding by them in Chandnaish upazila headquarters on Monday night.
Four summoned for imprisoning wrong person
Dhaka, Jan 28 (UNB) – The High Court on Monday summoned four individuals including a representative of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) director to appear before it on February 3, to explain why a wrong person had been languishing in jail for last three years in 33 cases.
3 Bangladeshis shot dead in 10 days
Thakurgaon, Jan 28 (UNB) – Another Bangladeshi youth was shot dead by members of Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) in the Jagodal area in Ranishankail upazila on Monday afternoon.
4 picked for Bangla Academy Award
Dhaka, Jan 28 (UNB) – Four personalities have been chosen for the Bangla Academy Sahitya Puroshkar 2018.
BNP leader Milon gets bail in 18 cases
Chandpur, Jan 28 (UNB) - The High Court on Monday granted bail to BNP international affairs secretary and former state minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon in 18 cases filed over extortion and various acts of violence, some 68 days after he was arrested.
Reception hosted marking Australia Day
Dhaka, Jan 27 (UNB) – Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Julia Niblett hosted a reception on Monday evening, marking ‘Australia Day 2019’.
Minor girl raped by ‘imam’ in Savar
Savar, Jan 28 (UNB) – A nine-year-old madrasah girl was raped reportedly by the imam of a mosque in Ashulia here on Sunday.
Elderly man beaten to death over dumping waste in Chandpur
Chandpur, Jan 28 (UNB) – An elderly man was beaten to death following a dispute over dumping of waste in Touragor village of Hajiganj upazila on Monday.