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7 sentenced to life in prison for 2011 gang-rape in Kushtia
Kushtia, Oct 4 (UNB) – A court here on Thursday sentenced 7 men to life in prison and another to 14 years in jail for the gang-rape of a college girl in Kumarkhali upazila of the district in 2011.
6 hurt in gas cylinder blast in Pabna
Pabna, Oct 4 (UNB) – Six people sustained injured in a gas cylinder explosion at the National Development Fair premises in front of Ishwardi Upazila Parishad office on Thursday.
Locals block Dhaka-Ctg highway protesting accident at Kanchpur
Narayanganj, Oct 4 (UNB) – Road communication on Dhaka-Chattogram highway remained suspended for four hours as local people put-up barricade on the highway following the injuries of a schoolgirl in a road accident at Kanchpur in Sonargaon upazila on Thursday.
Bagerhat transport workers observe strike for 4 hours
Bagerhat, Oct 1 (UNB) – Bus movement on Bagerhat-Shonadanga and Bagerhat-Rupsha routes remained suspended for around four hours as the transport workers went on indefinite work abstention on Wednesday morning protesting the attack on workers at Shonadanga Bus Terminal in Khulna.
Faridpur farmer makes spinach farming in summer a lucrative affair
Faridpur, Oct 3 (UNB) – While his fellow-villagers are engaged in traditional farming, Bachchu Mollah, a farmer of Sadar upazila, has come up with a unique idea – farming spinach in summer. His idea has ultimately paid off.
Jubo League leader hacked to death in Sirajganj
Sirajganj, Oct 03 (UNB) – A local Jubo League leader was stabbed to death by some miscreants at Ranigram in Sirajganj municipality on Wednesday morning.
Voting in Golapganj municipality by-polls underway
Sylhet, Oct 3 (UNB) – The by-election to Golapganj Municipality began on Wednesday with a peaceful manner.
Illegally imported motor parts seized at Benapole
Benapole, Oct 3 (UNB) – Customs officials seized a huge number of illegal motor parts from a truck which was brought here with a false declaration at Benapole Port on Tuesday night.
Being tipped off that a huge number of motor parts was being smuggled hidden inside adhesive, a team of customs officials seized the truck and recovered motor parts worth over US$ 25,950.
Benapole Customs Commissioner Belal Hossain Chowdhury said Apex Footwear Ltd imported the motor parts with ten tons of adhesive materials from India.
A case was filed in this connection.
Youth crushed under train in Rajshahi
Rajshahi, Oct 3 (UNB) – A young man was crushed under the wheels of a train at Belpukur Railgate in Puthia upazila on Tuesday.
Two die in Gazipur fan factory blast
Gazipur, Oct 2 (UNB) – At least two workers were killed while 20 others injured following a blast at the heat chamber of a fan factory in Tongi here on Tuesday.