A 26-year-old Bangladeshi man was injured after members of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) opened fire along the border at Burichang upazila of Cumilla on Monday night. The injured was identified as Billal Hossain of Laribagh village of Rajapur union of the upazil, as per UNB reports. Acco
An alleged member of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) was killed on Monday, in a clash with state security forces who are carrying out an anti-terror combing operation in Bandarban district. Although ostensibly the KNF advocates for the rights and betterment of the indigenous Kuki Chin tribal pe
PABNA, Apr 22: Rapid fall in the groundwater level is intensifying water crisis much to the suffering of the commoners in most of the upazilas of Pabna district and the town as well. Most of the pumps and tube-wells in these areas were already unable to lift water before the onset of summer this y
A man and his son were shot dead reportedly by a gang of robbers at Thoaingakata Ghonarpara in Ramu upazila of Cox’s Bazar early Monday. The deceased were identified as Jafar Alam (52) and his son Mohammad Selim (33). Mir Kashem, a resident of Ghonarpara area of Gorjania union said, some ro
A 34-year-old man was stabbed to death allegedly by his rivals over previous enmity in Nandail upazila of Mymensingh on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Rana Ahmed of Banati village under Rajgati union of the upazila. Police and locals said there was a long standing enmity between Abu
Body of a housewife, who went missing on Friday, was recovered from a tenant’s house in Natore Sadar upazila on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Eti Begum, 45, wife of Md Shafiqul Islam, imam of Murcha Baitul Noor Jame Masjid in Lohagara upazila of the district. Police and local
Sadarghat Naval police arrested two individuals with 1040 litres of smuggled diesel and a wooden boat from Karnaphuli River on Saturday night. The detained were identified as Arafatul Islam and Faisal Ahmed both hailed from Patiya upazila of the district, according to a BSS report. Officer-in-Cha
A drug addict man reportedly stabbed his nephew to death in the capital's Kamrangirchar area on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Tanin Hossain Sifat (22) a plastic trader of Kazi Pagla village of Louhajang upazila of Munshiganj district. At that time, the victim's elder brother Tamim Hossai
GAIBANDHA/ PABNA, Apr 21: Public life has become miserable for a sultry heatwave that has been sweeping the country in the last few days. Amid the soaring heat, people crowd sherbet shops in different places to quench their thirst. Moreover, load-shedding has started in the district in phases, le
RAJSHAHI, Apr 21: Public health in Rajshahi is falling into ruin with a widespread outbreak of seasonal diseases under the influence of the severe heat wave sweeping over the region for the past one week. Different types of diseases including cold-cough, fever, headache, sore throat and diarrhoea
District Disaster Management Committee of Chuadanga in a meeting on Sunday advised the mass people to stay under shade from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. The meeting was held at the Conference Room of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) in the town this noon. With Deputy Commissioner Dr Kissin
Thirty people were injured in a clash between police and garment workers at BSCIC industrial area in Fatullah of Narayanganj district on Sunday. Quoting witnesses, police said a group of workers of Abanti Colour Tex Limited blocked Dhaka-Munshiganj road around 9:30 am after placing bamboo, sticks,
Two Bangladeshi fishermen were shot and wounded allegedly by members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) while they were fishing in the Naf River along Naikhongdia border in Teknaf upazila. The injured were identified as Mohammad Ismail and Mohammad Faruk, both hailing from Shah Porir Isl
