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Nor’wester damages hundreds of houses in Faridpur

Nor’wester damages hundreds of houses in Faridpur

Around hundreds of houses were damaged while a number of trees were uprooted during a nor’wester in Faridpur district early on Thursday. Twenty villages under Pachuria and Bana unions in Alfadanga upazila of the district were battered by the storm, as per UNB reports. Residents of the 20 vi


10 kidnapped people freed on ransom in Cox’s Bazar

10 kidnapped people freed on ransom in Cox’s Bazar

Ten people including four boys who were kidnapped while working on a hill at Hoaikong Roikhong in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar were freed after payment of Tk 0.4 million (4 lakh) as ransom on Wednesday night. All of them are safe and sound now, said Osman Gony, officer-in-charge of Teknaf M

Body of youth killed in 'BSF firing' returned in Lalmonirhat

Body of youth killed in 'BSF firing' returned in Lalmonirhat

Members of India's Border Security Force (BSF) handed over the body of a youth, who was reportedly killed in BSF firing along the Durgapur border in Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat district on Tuesday, to the Bangladesh authorities on Wednesday night. Liton Mia (19), of Hatibandha upazila, recei

Woman’s body found from under-construction house in Rajshahi

Woman’s body found from under-construction house in Rajshahi

Police recovered the body of a woman from an under-construction house in Gogram area of Godagari upazila in Rajshahi yesterday. On information from the locals, police recovered the body and sent it to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy. Police arrested two people in this connecti

Watermelon still pricey in dists despite ample supply

Watermelon still pricey in dists despite ample supply

Watermelon, the most sought after fruit during Ramadan, is still selling at an exorbitant price in Chandpur, Rajshahi, Narail and Khulna districts despite its abundant supply since the beginning of the month of fasting. Our Chandpur Correspondent says, the juicy summer fruit which has a high deman

Madrasa student drowns in Meghna River

Madrasa student drowns in Meghna River

Police recovered the body of a madrasa student, who went missing on Tuesday while taking a bath in the Meghna river in Sarail upazila of Brahmanbaria on Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Shawkat Hossain, 11, son of Akhter Hossain of Purasunda village in Shayestaganj upazila of Habi

Police found woman’s body from home in Narsingdi

Police found woman’s body from home in Narsingdi

Police recovered a woman’s body from her house in Palash of Narsingdi district on Tuesday morning. Deceased Delwara Begum (62), wife of late Malek Dewan, was a housewife. According to her family members, two of the deceased’s three sons live abroad. One of the sons living abroad made

Suspected robber lynched by mob in Habiganj

Suspected robber lynched by mob in Habiganj

A suspected robber was beaten to death by a mob in Habiganj’s Lakhai Upazila, the police said. The incident took place near Bulla Union’s Goakara area around 12:00 am on Wednesday, according to Md Abul Khayer, chief of the local police station. According to bdnews24.com, the dead man

Six of a family electrocuted in Moulvibazar

Six of a family electrocuted in Moulvibazar

Six members of a family, including four children, died from electrocution in Purba Goalbari village under the Juri upazila of the district on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Foizur Rahman (50), his wife Siri Begum (45), daughters Samia Begum (15), Sonia (12), and Sabina Akter (9), and son

Fire rips through housing colonies, warehouse in Gazipur

Fire rips through housing colonies, warehouse in Gazipur

A fire has gutted a waste fabric warehouse and dozens of residential units in two housing colonies in Gazipur's Kaliakair. The incident occurred around 1am on Tuesday in the Palli Bidyut Dakkhinpara neighbourhood, according to Md Iftekhar Hossain Raihan Chowdhury, senior station officer at the Kal

Body of rice depot employee recovered in Jashore

Body of rice depot employee recovered in Jashore

The body of an employee of a rice wholesale depot was recovered from his workplace in Jashore Sadar upazila early Monday. The deceased was identified as Bayezid Hasan (28), of Banargati village in Khulna city. He was an employee of the rice depot owned by Jashore city unit BNP’s president Ra