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Truck driver stabbed dead by robbers in Chattogram
Chattogram, Oct 11 (UNB) – A truck driver was stabbed dead by a gang of robbers on Dhaka-Chattogram highway at Barobkundo in Sitakundu upazila early Thursday.
Two killed in Faridpur road crash
Faridpur, Oct 11 (UNB) – Two people were killed and nine others injured when a truck rammed a human hauler on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Sadar upazila on Thursday.
Two die after car plunges into Rajbari ditch
Rajbari, Oct 11 (UNB) – Two people were killed when a private car carrying them plunged into a roadside ditch at Shyamsundar in Kalukhali upazila early Thursday.
Mother, daughter killed in Nilphamari road crash
Nilphamari, Oct 11 (UNB) – A woman and her five-year-old daughter were killed while another injured when a truck hit a rickshaw-van at Bhatiapara in Domar upazila on Wednesday night.
20 injured in AL factional clash in Jhenaidah
Jhenaidah, Oct 11 (UNB) – At least 20 people were injured in a clash between two factions of Awami League over establishing supremacy at Kesmatpur village in Harinakundu upazila on Wednesday.
Anti-venom ‘could’ve saved’ lives of Sirajganj expecting mother, minor son
Siragjanj, Oct 10 (UNB) – An expecting mother and her minor boy were taken to Tarash upazila health complex immediately after a poisonous snake bit them in their sleep in the upazila early Wednesday, but they died later as there ‘was no anti-venom’ in the health complex.
Fishing cat captured in Faridpur
Faridpur, Oct 10 (UNB) – A fishing cat (Mecho Bagh) was trapped and captured in Boalmari upazila on Wednesday.
Farmer Anwar Hossain of Kushdanga village captured the fishing cat through setting up a trap at his yard after it had allegedly hunted two of his chickens, said Boalmari Upazila Nirbahi Officer Mohammad Zakir Hossain.
Later, the farmer informed the matter to the local administration, he added.
Meanwhile, a team from the local Livestock department was sent to rescue the fishing cat, said Dr Zahidul Alam, an official of the department.
Molotov bomb hurled at Bogura bus; 2 hurt
Bogura, Oct 10 (UNB) – Two female bus passengers suffered injuries in a bomb attack on the vehicle on Dhaka-Bogura highway at Sajapur in Shahjahanpur upazila on Wednesday noon after the pronouncement of verdicts in two August-21 grenade attack cases.
Frustrated teacher ‘kills’ self in Satkhira
Satkhira, Oct 10 (UNB) – A teacher of a high school has allegedly committed suicide by taking poison after failing to get his name in the monthly pay order (MPO) list.
7 Rohingyas held along Satkhira border
Satkhira, Oct 10 (UNB) – Seven Rohingyas, including women and children, were held from Abaderghat in Sadar upazila early Wednesday while being trafficked to India.