Two muggers held with bloodstained knife and autorickshaw after driver killed in Rupganj
An autorickshaw driver named Rajan, 25, has been stabbed to death with a sharp knife by muggers snatching his autorickshaw in Rupganj, Narayanganj. The incident took place on Monday night on the road beside Rupshi Bagbari Bridge. Shortly afterwards,…
CID arrests one in case over sending two youths to Italy on fake visas for Tk 40 lakh
According to the allegations, a human trafficking ring lured two young men with the promise of jobs and a better life in Italy, took Tk 40 lakh from them and then sent them to Italy on fake visas. An accused in the case filed over the incident has been…
Narsingdi DC pledges support to turn Dukhu Mia’s school into a high school
Altaf Hossain of Narsingdi, known to local people as Dukhu Mia, was born without both arms. After completing his education by writing with his feet, he went from office to office in the hope of getting a job. No job came his way; in the end, he set up a…
Traders call two-day nationwide halt to LPG sales, place 7-point demands including higher commission
LP Gas Traders Cooperative Society Limited has announced a halt to LPG sales across the country this Thursday and Friday (15 and 16). The organisation’s programme is aimed at realising a seven-point charter of demands, including higher commission…
35 held including child rape case accused in special police drive in Sonargaon
Sonargaon police in Narayanganj have arrested 35 people, including accused in drugs, dacoity, robbery and other cases, in a special drive. Fifteen yaba tablets were seized from one person during the drive. One of the arrestees is an accused in a case…
2,915 cases filed in capital for traffic violations; 577 vehicles dumped, 430 towed
The traffic division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has filed 2,915 cases for violations of traffic laws during drives in different areas of the capital. The cases were filed during drives conducted at various places in the city on Sunday (11…
Society manager vanishes with nearly Tk 22 lakh saved by over 400 women, human chain in Khoksa
Amina Khatun, a beggar by occupation, is an elderly woman from Paikpara Mirzapur village in Shimulia union of Kushtia’s Khoksa upazila. Lamenting the loss of her savings, she said, ‘I am a helpless woman. I have kidney problems. I saved this…
Interns in Nilphamari go on work abstention over assault on doctor, ambulance driver jailed
Police have arrested an ambulance driver named Naim Islam, 25, on charges of harassing and beating a doctor. The incident took place at Nilphamari 250-bed General Hospital. In protest, doctors, officials and staff of the hospital brought out a procession…
Autorickshaw drivers lift blockade on police assurance, Mohammadpur-Bosila road reopens after one and a half hours
Traffic has resumed on the Mohammadpur-Bosila road after it remained closed for about one and a half hours. The drivers left the road after police gave them assurances regarding their demands. Following the withdrawal of the blockade, vehicles are now…
Children drawn to school by tiffin of eggs, milk and bananas: school feeding programme in 138 Baliadangi schools
A school feeding programme has been launched at government primary schools in Baliadangi upazila of Thakurgaon, and students, teachers and guardians are voicing hope over it. Little Kashfia packs her books and notebooks in the morning and sets off for…