District
9.5kg gunpowder seized in Chapainawabganj
Chapainawabganj, Dec 12 (UNB) – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized around 9.50kg of gunpowder from bordering Kukripara area in Shibganj upazila on Wednesday afternoon.
4 hunters jailed, 18 migratory birds rescued in Sunamganj
Sylhet, Dec 12 (UNB) – A mobile court here on Wednesday awarded six months’ imprisonment to six people for hunting migratory birds in the Tanguar haor, a sanctuary, in Tahirpur upazila of Sunamganj district.
Schoolboy’s throat-slit body recovered in Jashore
Jashore, Dec 11 (UNB) – Police recovered the body of a schoolboy with his throat slashed from a field at Sarkati village in Monirampur upazila on Tuesday morning.
AL leader killed in attack by ‘BNP men’ in Faridpur
Faridpur, Dec 11 (UNB) – A local Awami League leader was killed in an attack allegedly by BNP supporters at Goaldangi in Sadar upazila on Tuesday night.
The deceased was identified as Yusuf Al Mamun, 40, cultural affairs secretary of North Channel union unit of Awami League in the upazila.
Couple killed in Brahmanbaria road crash
Brahmanbaria, Dec 11 (UNB) – A couple were killed on Tuesday as a bus collided head-on with an auto-rickshaw at Suhilpur area on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Sadar upazila.
Benapole port workers go on strike
Benapole, Dec 11 (UNB) – The loading and unloading of heavy goods remained suspended at Benapole land port for the third consecutive day after workers went on strike demanding outstanding wages of five months.
Cotton mill catches fire in Habiganj
Habiganj, Dec 11 (UNB) - A fire broke out at a cotton mill in Noyapara of Madhobpur upazila early Tuesday.
One held with Yaba pills in Jashore
Jashore, Dec 11 (UNB) – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a suspected drug trader along with 1100 Yaba tablets from Ograbhulot border area in Sharsha upazila on Monday.
College student hacked to death in Bagura
Bagura, Dec 10 (UNB) – A college student was hacked to death by miscreants in broad daylight in front of Shah Sultan College gate in the district town on Sunday.
Schoolgirl hacked by stalkers in Manikganj
Manikganj, Dec 10 (UNB) – A schoolgirl was hacked critically by some local stalkers at Jafarganj in Shivalaya upazila on Monday afternoon.