Fifty-three cases in a single day, highest 150 arrested in Mirpur division alone
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have arrested 484 people in the past 24 hours in regular drives in the capital. During this period 53 cases were filed over various offences. DMP Deputy Commissioner (DC) Md Akter Hossain gave this information on…
Kumari Puja held at Ramakrishna Mission to the sound of conch shells and ululation, thousands of visitors throng in Habiganj
Kumari Puja has been held in Habiganj amid religious rites and solemnity. The puja was organised at the Ramakrishna Mission in Habiganj town at 9:30am on Monday. On the day, the Kumari Ma was seated in due time on a decorated seat and worshipped. The…
Mother and two children die in Chirirbandar, husband and in-laws in police custody
Police have recovered the body of a housewife along with those of her two young children from a room of a house in Mostafapur Balupara village of Amarpur union in Chirirbandar upazila of Dinajpur at about 7pm on Sunday night. The dead are Swarna Akter…
Boda temples get Tk 1.65 crore in donation cheques from state minister
State Minister for Water Resources Farhad Hossain Azad has said 10,000 workers of the BNP and its affiliated organisations will serve as volunteers to ensure that Durga Puja in Panchagarh is celebrated in a peaceful and festive atmosphere. He also said…
Court sends father-in-law to jail in attempted rape case at Bhullee
Police have arrested father-in-law Lalu Das, 45, at Bhullee in Thakurgaon in a case filed over the allegation of attempting to rape his son’s wife. He was sent to jail through the court on Friday. Earlier, he was arrested from the Board Office…
Younger brother dies under treatment in Rangpur after row over cowshed
An allegation has been raised that Azizul Mia, 54, was killed in Sadullapur of Gaibandha after being beaten by his elder brother following a dispute over the boundary of their homestead. Police have detained a woman for questioning in connection with the…
Protest in song and poetry, ‘Rabindra-Nazrul in a hundred voices’ at Cox’s Bazar Shaheed Minar
It is in his creations that he remains eternally memorable, revered and enthroned in a seat of respect. His songs, poems and plays transcend the bounds of time and stay awake in the hearts of crores of Bengalis. That is why the protest against the…
Italy expatriate missing in Savar after ‘back in the morning’ message
Kazi Jaber, 34, an expatriate living in Italy, has been missing for 34 hours in Savar, Dhaka. His father filed a general diary (GD) at Savar Model Police Station on Thursday evening over the disappearance. Kazi Jaber is the son of Bachchu Kazi of the…
Trader jailed for a month as 27 sacks of fertiliser seized in Shibganj
A mobile court has sentenced a trader named Parvez Prince to one month in jail and fined him Tk 20,000 for illegally storing and selling fertiliser in Shibganj, Chapainawabganj. Twenty-seven sacks of fertiliser were seized from his business premises…
Smartphone displays worth over Tk 12 crore seized at Bijoynagar border
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) today seized Indian smartphone displays worth more than Tk 12 crore in a drive at the Bijoynagar border of the district, but no one could be detained. Battalion commander Lt Col Jabbar Ahmed disclosed the matter at a press…