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Sylhet's risky Keane Bridge opened for 2-wheelers

Sylhet's risky Keane Bridge opened for 2-wheelers

SYLHET Sept16: Authorities opened the risky Keane bridge in Sylhet to two-wheelers after protests from locals and requests from transport and political leaders. Despite all vehicles were prohibited to use the bridge in 2019, two-wheelers were allowed shortly after as the only exception from 2023 t


Two get death penalty for killing girl after rape in Barishal

Two get death penalty for killing girl after rape in Barishal

A Barishal court on Monday sentenced two people to death for killing a young girl after rape in 2013. Barishal Woman and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Rakibul Islam handed down the punishment. The condemned convicts were Kabir Akon and Jabbar Bepari of Hizla upazila. They were fined

Durga Puja to be celebrated in 455 mandaps in Jhenaidah

Durga Puja to be celebrated in 455 mandaps in Jhenaidah

The biggest religious festival of the Bangalee Hindu community, Sharodiya Durga Puja, will be celebrated in 455 mandaps across Jhenaidah district this year. With only a few days left before the festival begins, idol makers at various mandaps are passing busy days preparing for the celebrations, re

Cop, two others killed in Jashore road crash

Cop, two others killed in Jashore road crash

Three people, including a police officer, were killed in a road accident on the Jashore-Bagharpara highway in the Bhangura Bazar area of Bagharpara Upazila on Sunday night. The deceased were identified as Sub-Inspector (SI) Nikkan Adhya of Lahuria Investigation Center under Lohagara Police Station

240 sued over Faridpur road blockade

240 sued over Faridpur road blockade

Police filed a case naming 90 people and 150 unnamed others in connection with protests and blockades in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur over parliamentary seat re-demarcation. Sub-inspector of Bhanga Police Station Habibur Rahman filed the case late Sunday night under the Speedy Trial Act, said office

Man killed after wife raped in Cox’s Bazar; suspect held

Man killed after wife raped in Cox’s Bazar; suspect held

A man was killed in front of his wife after she was raped before his eyes in a shocking incident in Cox's Bazar town late Saturday night.  Police, with the help of locals, arrested one person in connection with the brutal crime.  The incident took place around midnight at Uttaran Resident

Two killed in car-motorbike collision in Sunamganj

Two killed in car-motorbike collision in Sunamganj

Two people were killed as a motorbike crashed into a car on the Sylhet-Sunamganj regional highway in front of a food warehouse in Shantiganj upazila of Sunamganj on Saturday. The deceased were identified as motorcyclists Md Jewel Mia, son of Wahid Ali of Saudergaon village in Doarabazar upazila an

Father, daughter among 3 killed in Mirsarai road accident

Father, daughter among 3 killed in Mirsarai road accident

Three people, including a man and his young daughter, were killed and three others injured in a road accident on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Mirsarai upazila in Chattogram on Friday morning. The deceased were identified as Mohammad Golam Sarwar, 40, his four-year-old daughter Muskan, and Sagor

Child among two dead in Ctg road crash

Child among two dead in Ctg road crash

Two people, including a 3-year-old girl, have been killed after a car ploughed into a parked covered van in Chattogram. The accident occurred on Friday morning on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in the Thakur Daghi area of Mirsharai Upazila, police said. The victims have been identified as Golam Sar

Suffering of Chandpur's common people intensifies

Suffering of Chandpur's common people intensifies

A century-old charitable dispensary run by the Chandpur Municipality has remained closed for over a month due to the absence of doctors, leaving hundreds of residents in the Puranbazar area of the district deprived of low-cost healthcare. The dispensary, which has been providing basic treatment an