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Ninth-grader killed in Natore, four friends arrested

Ninth-grader killed in Natore, four friends arrested

Police have arrested four school students over the death of their friend in Natore. The deceased was Himel, a class nine student at Patul-Hampania High School in Naldanga upazila of the district. The arrestees are Himel’s classmates, Partho and Sujan, and neighbourhood friends Mehdi and Shi


Microbus driver jailed for life in drug case in Chattogram

Microbus driver jailed for life in drug case in Chattogram

A Chattogram court has sentenced a microbus driver to life in prison in a decade-old drug case involving a cache of 540 bottles of Phensedyl, an illegal substance. Fourth Additional Chattogram Metropolitan Sessions Judge Shariful Alam Bhuiyan delivered the verdict on Monday, reports bdnews24.com.

Former outlawed party man shot dead in Pabna

Former outlawed party man shot dead in Pabna

A man, said to be a former activist of the outlawed Purbo Banglar Sarbohara Party, was shot dead by some unidentified miscreants at Maniknagar Bazar in Gayeshpur of Pabna sadar upazila on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Abdur Razzak Sheikh, 38, son of late Azizul Sheikh of Harinarayan

Man held with half a kg gold at Ctg airport

Man held with half a kg gold at Ctg airport

The Customs Intelligence Department of Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport and National Security Intelligence (NSI) recovered powdered gold, weighting about 500 gm and ornaments from a passenger at the airport on Sunday. The gold was recovered from Md Nezam Uddin, passenger of an Air Arab

Woman found dead in in-laws' house in Feni

Woman found dead in in-laws' house in Feni

Police have recovered the body of a housewife from her in-laws’ house in Sonagazi upazila of Feni district. Her in-laws fled with her three-year-old child, reports bdnews24.com. The body was recovered from the house of Ramzan Ali Mistry in Vadadiya village on Saturday, said Sudeep Roy Polas

Student’s suicide sparks protest at Jagannath University

Student’s suicide sparks protest at Jagannath University

Hours after the death of Jagannath University student Fairuz Abantika by suicide, a massive protest broke out and continued till Saturday morning, demanding justice for the student. Fairuz Abantika, a student of the 2017-18 academic year of Jagannath University (JnU) Law Department, hanged herself