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Youth stabbed to death by 'friends'

Youth stabbed to death by 'friends'

A young man has been stabbed to death and another injured in an attack reportedly by their friends in Khulna’s Phultala upazila. The incident took place around 10:30 pm on Thursday in Damodar union of the upazila, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Sabbir, 23, son of Mostafa, while


Man’s body found with throat slit in Cumilla

Man’s body found with throat slit in Cumilla

Police have recovered the body of a man with his throat slit in Cumilla’s Muradnagar Upazila. His body was found in the southern field of B Chapitala village in Ramchandrapur North Union of the Upazila on Tuesday morning, said Bangra Bazar Police Station chief (OC) Md Abdul Quader. The dead

‘Teen gang leader’ killed in Mohammadpur

‘Teen gang leader’ killed in Mohammadpur

An alleged key figure in the teen gang crime scene, known as ‘Alex Iman’ (presumably an alias), was killed in a clash between two rival groups over territorial dominance in the capital’s Mohammadpur area on Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred around 4:30 pm on the slope of th

Tanti Dal leader hacked to death in Khulna

Tanti Dal leader hacked to death in Khulna

A leader in the Tanti Dal, a BNP-affiliated organisation of weavers, has been hacked to death at a tea stall in Khulna city. The incident occurred around midnight on Saturday in the Nayabati area, according to Md Touhiduzzaman, chief of Khalishpur Police Station. The dead, 38-year-old Sona Mia, i

1,400 bullets seized in Khagrachhari

1,400 bullets seized in Khagrachhari

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has recovered 1,400 bullets in Panchhari Upazila of Khagrachhari, marking a major ammunition bust in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. The ammunition cache was found in the remote Kathaltoli area of Bauddha Monipara on Friday afternoon, said Lt Col Md Rabiul Islam, comm

Clash over naming of a mosque leaves one dead in Sylhet

Clash over naming of a mosque leaves one dead in Sylhet

A 50-year-old man was killed in a clash between two groups of villagers over the naming of a mosque at Galongshah in Sylhet city on Friday. The deceased was identified as Delwar Hossain Dilbar, son of Makhon Mia of Moghalgaon union under Jalalabad Police Station, according to a UNB report. Shamsu

Five to die for Chattogram student Fasiur’s murder

Five to die for Chattogram student Fasiur’s murder

A Chattogram court has sentenced five people to death in connection with a murder of student Fasiur Rahman Shaon 19 years ago. The verdict was delivered by Chittagong Additional District and Sessions Judge Md Ali Akkas. The court has acquitted 10 others, citing insufficient evidence.

JCD leader shot dead in Pabna

JCD leader shot dead in Pabna

A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) was shot and hacked to death by miscreants in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna on Thursday night. Victim Imran Hossain Sohagh, 26, son of Enamul Haque of Baghil Mannabipara village in the upazila, was the convener of the proposed upazila JCD committee and

Around 3kg explosive powder seized in Benapole

Around 3kg explosive powder seized in Benapole

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have seized 2.8kg of “explosive powder” from the border area in Benapole. The explosives consignment was seized from a paved road in Bara Anchra village around 2am on Thursday, said Lt Col Golam Mohammad Saiful Islam Khan, commander of the BGB's Jashore Ba