Police have arrested a bank officer on charges of embezzling customers’ money from the Silonia Bazar branch of Southeast Bank in Feni. Police arrested Md Ziaul Haque, 36, from Feni town on Sunday morning, said Md Wahid Parvez, officer-in-charge (OC) of Daganbhuiyan Police Station. Arrestee
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained 14 people including women and children for illegally entering Bangladesh from India through Jibannagar border in Chuadanga early Sunday. A patrol team of the Jibannagar Border Outpost (BOP) under Maheshpur-58 BGB Battalion conducted the drive around 4:30am an
Mmembers of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have detained 17 people, including women and children, from Moheshpur border of Jhenaidah while trying to cross the border to enter India. They were held from Bagadanga, Kholashpur and Palianpur areas of Moheshpur upazila from Friday afternoon to Satur
The prices of almost all vegetables have shot up despite their ample supplies to kitchen markets in the district in recent times. On the other hand, most fishes, including hilsa, are selling at exorbitant prices in local markets. Ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha, the prices of some spicy items are also s
Plying of unfit and unauthorised vehicles on the roads of Rajshahi city and outside leads to a concerning rise in road accidents and the consequential fatalities and injuries. The number of unauthorised vehicles plying the district's streets, including Votvoti, Nasimon, Korimon, and battery- power
Police recovered the body of a youth from a water body in Lohagara upazila of Narail on Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Salman Khandakar, 24, son of Khaza Khandakar of Shamukkhola village under the upazila. According to police and locals, Salman and his friends had a picnic on the
Supporters of BNP’s student wing Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) allegedly attacked Naria police station of Shariatpur district on Thursday night after reported failure to release their undocumented motorbikes seized by police. A police constable named Billal Hossain was injured in the attack
Three people were killed and another one was injured when a pickup van lost control and crashed into a tree in Muksudpur upazila of Gopalganj. Among the deceased, two were identified as Tanvir and Nazmul from Dhaka's Dohar. The accident occurred at Daserhat on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in the upaz
COX'S BAZAR, May 08: Waste, especially in solid form, collected by community volunteers and disposed of in open spaces from the Rohingya refugee camps is creating agricultural concern damaging soil fertility in Cox's Bazar. Sources said several hundred acres of arable land owned by local farmers h
Police recovered the body of a 20-year-old youth near Madanpur Bridge in Narsingdi on Wednesday night, reportedly after he was killed by kidnappers who failed to secure ransom. The victim was identified as Shuvo, son of Manik Molla of Phultala village under Shilmandi Union in Sadar upazila. Emdad
Police arrested a local BNP leader in Feni over the public humiliation of two women, who were allegedly forced to rub their noses on the ground as punishment for their sons’ suspected theft of pigeons. The accused, Delwar Hossain Delu, president of the BNP’s Panchgachia union unit unde
A massive crop debacle is anticipated as bad weather condition has damaged young litchis extensively in the orchards of Ishwardi upazila of Pabna district this season. Known as the capital of litchi, Ishwardi accounts for a majority of the country's production of the juicy summer fruit. Litchi fa
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Wednesday arrested 44 people including eight Bangladeshis from different bordering areas in Roumari and Bhurangamari upazilas of Kurigram district early Wednesday. Lutfur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Roumari Police Station, said 30 people were pushed int
