20 friends’ ‘hospital of the poor’ in Chauddagram, where treatment does not stop for want of money
Munshirhat Bazar — a well-known rural locality in Chauddagram upazila of Cumilla. This bazar is one of the centres of education, health and economic activity for the people of several surrounding villages. Although people come and go here every day,…
SRB member killed after being run over by truck while on duty at checkpost in Feni
Md Alamgir (46), a member of the Special Response Battalion (SRB), has been killed after being hit by a truck during a drive in Feni. He was working as a warrant officer at the Feni camp of SRB-7 on deputation from the Bangladesh Army. The truck driver…
Awami League activist flees after pouring boiling water on Chhatra Dal leader in Chuadanga
Awami League activist Sultan Hossain has been accused of pouring boiling hot water on the body of Chhatra Dal leader Hasanuzzaman in Chuadanga. Three people, including Hasanuzzaman and two others named Sirajul Islam, 42, and Hasan Mia, 32, suffered burns…
80 gold bars inside shoes, two cabin crew caught at Shahjalal
The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) has recovered 80 gold bars hidden in a special manner inside the shoes of two airline crew members at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. The total weight of the recovered gold is about…
Fugitive death-row convict in driver murder case arrested in Narayanganj
SRB-11 has arrested Monirul Islam Ranju alias ‘Gaal Pora Ranju’, a fugitive accused sentenced to death in the case over the murder of autorickshaw driver Md Jamal of Narayanganj Sadar Police Station. A team of SRB-11 arrested him in a drive…
No chance of rain in Dhaka until noon today
There is no possibility of rain in the capital Dhaka and neighbouring areas by noon today. However, the sky may remain cloudy, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department has said. This information was given in the forecast issued for the next 6 hours from…
402 arrested in a day in DMP drives, arms and drugs recovered
A total of 402 people have been arrested in drives by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in the last 24 hours. During the same period, 50 cases were filed over various offences. A press release from the DMP’s Media and Public Relations Division on…
Dhaka third on list of world’s most polluted cities today
The level of air pollution in various cities of the world keeps rising day by day. In this situation, Lahore of Pakistan is at the top of the list of cities with the world’s most polluted air today, with an air quality score of 204. Meanwhile,…
Two children drown in pond in Kishoreganj
Two girls who were cousins have died after drowning in an abandoned pond while playing beside their house in Pakundia, Kishoreganj. The incident took place at Anwarkhali village in the municipal headquarters at around 9:00am on Saturday (3 October). The…
Anti-teen gang drive in Cumilla: Detentions cross 2,000 in five phases
The district police’s series of drives against teen gangs in Cumilla is continuing. Most recently, police detained another 363 people in simultaneous drives in the district’s 18 thanas from Friday evening until late at night. With this, a…