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23 to die for murder in Madaripur

23 to die for murder in Madaripur

A court has sentenced 23 people to death and six others to life imprisonment in the murder of Rajib Sarder a decade ago in Madaripur. Additional District and Sessions Judge Lailatul Ferdous delivered the verdict on Tuesday, reports bdnews24.com citing state prosecutor Siddiqur Rahman.


25-year old hacked to death in Magura

25-year old hacked to death in Magura

A 25-year-old man was hacked to death at Gangni village in Sadar upazila of Magura district in the area on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Shahidul Islam, son of Badsha Mollah of the village. Officer-in-charge of Magura Police Station Jobbarul Islam said local AL leader  Abdur R

Police foil protest over holding tax hike in Ctg

Police foil protest over holding tax hike in Ctg

Police personnel resisted the leaders of Kor Data Shurokka Parishad (Tax Payer Safety Porishod) in front of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) when they tried to besiege the CCC office as a part of their protest programme on Wednesday. The leaders of Kor Data Shurokka Porishad along with hundreds o

Woman calls 999 to surrender after killing husband

Woman calls 999 to surrender after killing husband

A 33-year-old woman stabbed her husband to death in Jhalakathi’s Rajapur area early Monday, and then called 999 to surrender to police. The deceased was identified as Rabiul Awal Talukder, 39, an auto-rickshaw driver in Patuakhali area, reports UNB. Safia Khatun called the hotline, 999, to

Garment workers block Banani road for two hours

Garment workers block Banani road for two hours

Garment workers have blocked a road in Dhaka's Banani after rumours spread that one of their colleagues was run over and killed by a bus, leading to heavy congestion on Dhaka's Airport Road. The protest continued for nearly two hours in the Chairman Bari area on Saturday morning, leading to heavy

25 muggers arrested with stolen mobile phone sets in Dhaka

25 muggers arrested with stolen mobile phone sets in Dhaka

The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested 25 suspected members of a gang of muggers and seized 355 mobile phone sets from them in separate raids in Dhaka’s Shahbagh, Khilgaon, Jatrabari, Ashulia, Keraniganj, Siddhirganj and Sonargaon neighbourhoods. The arrests were made on Tuesday, RAB-3 said

Man arrested over killing wife at Cox’s Bazar hotel

Man arrested over killing wife at Cox’s Bazar hotel

A man suspected of killing his wife has alleged to police that he committed the murder after discovering that his wife's negligence led to the death of their youngest daughter, who drowned in a bucket of water in the bathroom of a hotel in Cox’s Bazar. Police arrested Jemin Biswas, 40, in fr