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Schoolboy electrocuted in Sylhet
Sylhet, Sept 3 (UNB) – A schoolboy died from electrocution and another sustained injuries at Asampara village in Goainghat upazila on Monday morning.
2 killed in Lalmonirhat road crash
Lalmonirhat, Sept 3 (UNB) – Two people were killed and seven others injured when a truck rammed a human-hauler on Lalmonirhat-Burimari highway in Aditmari upazila on Monday morning.
Woman hands over son to cops for knifing girl, but case already withdrawn
Bogura, Sep 3 (UNB) - A woman handed over her son to police as he reportedly stabbed a college girl for refusing his love proposal in Sadar upazila.
Sexual violence hits Sherpur, Panchagarh, Sylhet
Dhaka, Sept 3 (UNB) – A schoolteacher has been suspended for ‘sexually harassing’ a female student in Panchagarh while a girl ‘gang raped’ in Sherpur and a schoolboy arrested in Sylhet for allegedly violating a schoolgirl, demonstrating that the vulnerabilities of girls are growing across the country.
BCL leader goes missing after dip in Padma
Rajshahi, Sep 3 (UNB) – A leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), ruling party Awami League’s student front, went missing while taking bathing in the Padma River at Fultola Ghat in Godagari upazila on Monday afternoon.
Two electrocuted in the city
Dhaka, Sep 1 (UNB) – Two persons including a schoolboy died after being electrocution in Gandaria and Jatrabari areas of the city on Saturday.
Schoolgirl dies after falling into hole in Cumilla
Cumilla, Sep 1 (UNB) – A schoolgirl died after falling into a hole made for lifting sand at Khodaitol village in Burichang upazila on Saturday night.
The deceased was identified as Fahmida Akhter Raisa, a third grader student of Rajpur Government Primary School and daughter of Rabiul Hossain of the village.
Locals said Raisa slipped into the hole when she was in the area looking for some ducks around 10 pm.
Helena Akhter, 40, daughter of Aziz Mia, tried to save her and almost drowned in the water.
Although the locals managed to rescue Helena in great distress, they failed to rescue Raisa and informed the police and fire service and civil defence department, according to Manoj Kumar Dey, officer-in-charge of Burichang Police Station
On information, police recovered the body of Raisa from the hole, the OC added.
Sylhet to become country’s first digital city
Sylhet, Sep 2 (UNB) - Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister, Mustafa Jabbar on Sunday said that Sylhet will be the first digital city of the country.
Minor girl ‘raped’ in Ctg; ‘rapist’ held
Chattogram, Sept 2 (UNB) – A minor girl was allegedly raped by a young man in Lalkhan Bazar area of Khulshi in the city on Sunday.
Ex-father-in-law sent to jail over Pabna journo killing
Pabna, Sept 2 (UNB) – A court here on Sunday sent former father-in-law of female journalist Subarna Akther Nodi who was hacked to death by unidentified miscreants on Tuesday to jail.