Crime
Headmaster’s son beats up teacher at Ishwardi school
Faridpur, Aug 30 (UNB) - A teacher was allegedly beaten up by the son of the headmaster of the same school for Waz-mahfil funds in Ishwardi on Thursday afternoon.
Canadian mom, daughter reported missing in California
San Francisco, Aug 30 (AP/UNB) — Authorities are searching for a Canadian woman and her daughter who were reported missing after arriving in California for a camping trip.
2 held with 100 kgs of hemp in B’baria
Brahmanbaria, Aug 31 (UNB) – Members of Narcotics Department in a drive arrested two people along with 100 kgs of hemp from islampur in Bijoynagar upazila on Thursday.
One held with 4 gold bars, ornaments at Dhaka airport
Dhaka, Aug 31 (UNB) - Officials of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) arrested a man along with four gold bars and gold ornaments, weighing 564 grams, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here early Friday.
Bus driver, owner sued over Kushtia baby girl’s death
Kushtia, Aug 31 (UNB) – A case was filed against three people, including a bus driver and its owner, in connection with the death of a baby girl in an accident in the district town on Thursday.
Elderly man, granddaughter found dead in Cox’s Bazar
Cox’s Bazar, Aug 31 (UNB) – An elderly man and his granddaughter, who went missing on Wednesday, were found dead in a fish enclosure along the Naf River in Teknaf upazila on Friday.
5 ‘JMB men’ held with arms, ammo in Rajshahi, C’nawabganj
Rajshahi, Aug 31 (UNB) – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested five suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) along with arms and ammunition from Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj districts early Friday.
The arrestees were identified as Aminul Islam, 32, son of Jamal Uddin of Baruipara, Mosharaf Hossain Morsalin, 22, son of Makbul Hossain of Char Boalmari Adarsha village of Godagari upazila in Rajshahi, Ismail Hossain, 32, son of Golam Rabbani, Rafiqul Islam, 40, son of Rustom Ali, and Abdul Matin, 40, son of Ain Uddin of Paschim Kodalkati Madhyachar in Sadar upazila of Chapainawabganj.
Indefinite transport strike on Dirai-Sunamganj route
Sunamganj, Aug 31 (UNB) – Transport owners and workers enforced an indefinite strike on Sunamganj-Dirai road from Friday morning, protesting the torching of a bus after a road accident.
Man beaten dead by ‘cousin’ in Narsingdi
Narsingdi, Aug 31 (UNB) – A young man who was injured after being beaten allegedly by his cousin at Purba Seydnagar village of Shibpur upazila on Thursday afternoon died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in the capital on Friday morning.
Missing teenage girl found dead in Munshiganj
Munshiganj, Aug 31 (UNB) – A teenage girl was found dead in a market of Baroikhali Bazar in Sreenagar upazila on Friday afternoon, four days after she had gone missing.