Young man’s body found beside pond in Senbagh a day after he left home in a huff
Police have recovered the body of a young man named Md Maruf, 21, from the bank of a pond in Senbagh upazila of Noakhali, a day after he left home in a huff. The body was sent to the morgue of 250-bed Noakhali General Hospital for post-mortem examination…
Production halts again at Jamuna Fertiliser Factory two days after resuming
Fertiliser production at Jamuna Fertiliser Factory in Sarishabari of Jamalpur has stopped again due to a mechanical fault just two days after it resumed. A mechanical fault developed in the factory’s boiler plant on Wednesday night. The factory…
Tk 50 lakh extortion demand and cigarette looting: Prime accused in Chattogram case held in Sarail
A joint team of Special Response Battalion (SRB)-9 and SRB-7 has arrested from Brahmanbaria the prime accused in a case filed over allegations of demanding Tk 50 lakh in extortion from a businessman in Chattogram, beating and looting a huge quantity of…
Attempt to enter house by cutting tin: Villagers beat one of robber gang and hand him to police
In Manikganj, local people caught a man named Mamun (55) while he was trying to enter a house by cutting the tin, gave him a mass beating and handed him over to police. He was injured in this. Police later admitted him to hospital. The incident took…
Students, locals form human chain in Satkhira demanding arrest of drug dealers
A human chain, protest meeting and demonstration have been held at Bhaluka Chandpur in Satkhira Sadar demanding an end to the dominance of identified drug traders and their arrest. A colourful protest procession was brought out from the premises of…
Dhaka third on list of polluted cities, air ‘unhealthy’ today
The level of air pollution in various cities of the world keeps rising day by day. In this situation, Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka is in third position today on the list of cities with the most polluted air in the world. The city’s air quality…
465 held in DMP net in capital in one day, 73 cases filed
In the regular drives of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in the capital, 465 people have been arrested in the last 24 hours. During the same period, 73 cases were filed. This information was given in a press release of DMP’s Media and Public…
Know before you go shopping: Dhaka markets closed on Wednesday
Different markets in the capital Dhaka remain closed on specific days of the week. Wednesday is no exception; many popular markets remain closed on this day. So before planning any shopping, it is important to know which markets in the capital will…
Young motorcyclist killed after being run over by reckless truck in Maheshpur
A motorcyclist named Rion Hossain, 22, was killed after being run over by a reckless truck in Maheshpur of Jhenaidah. His friend Nafiz, who was with him, was seriously injured in the incident. The accident took place in the Katakhali area of the upazila…
Cheques worth Tk 1.10 crore handed to 35 families of road accident victims
Financial assistance cheques worth Tk 1.10 crore have been distributed among 35 families of those killed and injured in road accidents in Meherpur. The cheques were distributed at 11am on Wednesday in the deputy commissioner’s conference room at…