Three injured in shooting and stabbing by miscreants in capital’s Badda
A total of three people, including two with bullet wounds, have been injured in shooting and stabbing by miscreants at separate times in the capital’s Badda. The incidents took place around Alatunnessa School and in the Merul Badda area last night,…
Indian cattle and liquor seized in BGB drive on Chunarughat border
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized Indian cattle and liquor from the Chunarughat border in the district. The market value of the seized cattle and liquor is about Tk 8.5 lakh, the BGB said. Lt Col Tanzilur Rahman, commanding officer of Habiganj…
1,293 detained in three phases of anti-teen gang drives in Cumilla
A total of 1,293 people have been detained in three phases of continuous police drives against teen gangs and miscreants in the district. Of them, 415 were detained in the latest drive, conducted jointly by the district police and the Detective Branch…
Acute land crisis in Dhaka graveyards, crores of taka spent for a few cubits of earth
In the capital Dhaka, holding on to a grave space for the long term as a final resting place after death has now become a huge financial burden for many families. While the government registration fee for an ordinary burial is only Tk 500, the cost of…
Youth shot dead in Khulna’s Rupsha, body found in fish enclosure
Miscreants have shot dead a young man named Md Bappi alias Kalam Bappi, 35, at Elahipur in Rupsha, Khulna. Police recovered his body from a fish enclosure behind Mominbagh Fresh Foods on Monday morning. The deceased Bappi was the son of the late Akbar…
Stakeholders’ views-exchange meeting on Competition Act held in Tangail
A views-exchange meeting has been held in Tangail on the enforcement of the Competition Act 2012 and the responsibilities of stakeholders under the law. The meeting, titled ‘Competition Act 2012 and the responsibilities of stakeholders regarding…
Home swallowed by river in Dhaleshwari erosion, 15 families in Sirajdikhan in fear
At least 15 families of Boro Barta village in Keyain union are spending their days in fear amid severe erosion by the Dhaleshwari river in Sirajdikhan of Munshiganj. One dwelling house, along with its furniture, has already disappeared into the river in…
JU recruitment notice contrary to government order, IDEB demands correction
The Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh (IDEB) has demanded that the recruitment notice be published afresh after correcting the educational qualification for the post of ‘Sub-Assistant Engineer (Civil)’ mentioned at serial number 10…
Plenty of hilsa in fishermen’s nets in Charfasson
The flow of hilsa has suddenly increased in the Meghna and Tentulia rivers in the Charfasson area of Bhola. As ample hilsa has been caught in fishermen's nets over the past three to four days, joy and bustle have returned to the local fish landing…
‘Meherpur is considered a paradise for online gambling’
A few clicks on a mobile phone screen, along with the lure of winning a large sum of money. By showing this dream of getting rich quickly, online gambling is spreading in Meherpur. People from different classes and professions, starting from young men…