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Man held with six pistols, ammo in Rajshahi
Rajshahi, Oct 5 (UNB) – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested a man along with six foreign-made pistols, 75 round of bullets and nine magazines from Ahmednagar in the city on Saturday night.
Palli Biddut Samiti awarded best performer in natl dev fair in Ctg
Dhaka, Oct 6 (UNB) - Chattogram Palli Biddut Samiti-1 has been awarded as the best performing organisation in the 4th National Development Fair held in the port city from October 4 to October 6.
Govt knows how nat’l polls to be held: CEC
Sunamganj, Oct 6 (UNB) - Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda has said that the government would be able to say whether or not the upcoming national election would be held under a non-partisan and neutral government.
BGB man hurt in ‘gunfight’ with smugglers in Kushtia
Kushtia, Oct 6 (UNB) – A member of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) sustained bullet injury following a ‘gunfight’ with smugglers in Daulatpur upazila early Saturday.
River erosion puts 10km area in Kanaighat at risk
Sylhet, Oct 6 (UNB) – Around ten kilometers of land along the Surma and Lova rivers in Kanaighat upazila has fallen in the risk of erosion.
22-day ban on fishing from Oct 7 in Lakshmipur
Lakshmipur, Oct 6 (UNB) - The government has imposed a 22-day ban on fishing, carrying, hoarding, trading and transporting of all fish, with particular emphasis on Hilsha and Jatka (Hilshafry) from October midnight to 29 October in the sweet waters of Chandpur belt, as part of a long-term program to boost the counyt
Youth held with huge arms, ammo in Chattogram
Chattogram, Oct 6 (UNB) – Police arrested a young man and recovered huge arms and ammunitions from a deep forest in Safarbhata of Rangunia upazila on Friday night.
Live fish found in milk container in Sirajganj, trader jailed
Sirajganj, Oct 6 (UNB) – A mobile court here on Saturday sentenced a milk trader to three months jail term after a live fish (locally known as Tengra) was found in a container of adulterated milk at Dahakula Bazar in Mohanpur of Ullapara upazila.
Man found hanging in Khulna
Khulna, Oct 6 (UNB) – Police recovered the hanging body of an unidentified man from Shiromoni bypass area under Khan Jahan thana in the city on Saturday morning.
One killed in Magura road crash
Magura, Oct 6 (UNB) – A man was killed and five others were injured as a human- hauler plunged into a roadside ditch on Magura-Jashore highway at Bhaina intersection in Sadar upazila on Friday night.
The deceased was identified as Paresh Kanti Saha, 60, of Deyarpara area.
Sirajul Islam, officer-in-charge of Magura Sadar Police Station, said the human- hauler, locally known as Nasimon, fell into the ditch as the driver lost control over the steering, leaving its passenger Paresh dead on the spot and five others injured.
The injured were admitted to Sadar Health Complex.