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RU staff found dead in Rajshahi

RU staff found dead in Rajshahi

Police recovered the hanging body of a staff member of Rajshahi University (RU) from his residence on Rajshahi University campus on Monday. The deceased was identified as Rajon Kumar, 45, a sweeper of the Vice-Chancellor Building of the university. Quoting Rakhi Rani, wife of Rajon, Rafiqul Islam

Drugs worth Tk 200m destroyed in Joypurhat

Drugs worth Tk 200m destroyed in Joypurhat

Smuggled drugs and narcotics substances worth about Tk 200 million (Tk 20 crore) were destroyed in a function held at the training ground of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)-20 battalion of the district on Monday. BGB sources said the destroyed drugs were seized by members of different border outpost

Two CNG torched in Feni

Two CNG torched in Feni

Miscreants torched two CNG-run auto-rickshaws in Feni town on Monday amid the ongoing 48-hour blockade enforced by the BNP and like-minded parties. According to police and witnesses, some miscreants exploded crude bombs to create panic among people in front of the shopping mall and then set fire t

Two crushed under wheels of train in Rajbari

Two crushed under wheels of train in Rajbari

Two people died after being crushed under the wheels of a train in Kalukhali upazila of Rajbari district on Monday morning. One of the deceased was identified as Khayer Kha, 60, hailing from Ratandiya union of the upazila while the identity of the rest could not be known immediately, reports UNB.

Two buses burnt in Chattogram, helper injured

Two buses burnt in Chattogram, helper injured

Miscreants set fire to two buses in Dampara and Akbar Shah areas of Chattogram city on Sunday night during the ongoing 48-hour blockade called by BNP and like-minded opposition parties. A helper of another bus sustained burn injuries when he was trying to douse the flame in Dampara area, reports U

Two trucks set ablaze in Dinajpur

Two trucks set ablaze in Dinajpur

Miscreants set fire to two trucks in different areas of Dinajpur on Sunday, the first day of a 48-hour nationwide blockade called by the BNP-led opposition parties. A straw-laden truck was set on fire in the Jaliapara area of Dinajpur district around 9 p.m., as per UNB reports. Shashra Union Pari

Three parked buses torched in Natore

Three parked buses torched in Natore

Miscreants torched three buses parked in Bara Harishpur area of Natore city on Sunday night during the ongoing 48-hour countrywide blockade. Police said locals informed the Fire Service after noticing the fires burning three parked buses in front of the Bara Harishpur Petrol Pump around 10:45 p.m.

Two bodies recovered from Cox’s Bazar beach

Two bodies recovered from Cox’s Bazar beach

The bodies of two people including a woman were recovered from Laboni Point beach in Cox's Bazar on Sunday. Tourist police and sea lifeguards retrieved the bodies after they were washed ashore by tidal water at Laboni Point around 11:00 am. The identities of the deceased could not be known immedi

LGED engineer dead, UNO among 3 injured in Panchagarh car crash

LGED engineer dead, UNO among 3 injured in Panchagarh car crash

An engineer of the Local Government and Engineering Department (LGED) was killed and three other government officials including Tetulia upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) were injured as a private car carrying them fell into a roadside ditch in Tetulia upazila of Panchagarh at midnight. The deceased, A

Constable dead after train rams police vehicle in Jamalpur

Constable dead after train rams police vehicle in Jamalpur

A police constable has died and another injured after a train rammed into a police vehicle as it attempted to go across a rail crossing in Jamalpur. Constable Ahsanul died on the spot, said Kabir. The accident occurred around 4:15 a.m. on Sunday at the Shekhervita railway crossing in the city, sa

Prospects dreary for vegetables in Jashore

Prospects dreary for vegetables in Jashore

Vegetable farmers in six districts of Jashore agricultural region have seen their hopes shuttered this winter season for various factors, including absence of heavy rainfall, storms, widespread attack of insects and outbreak of diseases. Still now the farmers are growing winter vegetables with rel