District
Two die inhaling septic tank gas in Madaripur
Madaripur, Sep 29 (UNB) - Two construction workers died after inhaling toxic gas inside a septic tank in sadar upazila on Saturday.
Rangpur Jubo League leader killed in Tangail road crash
Tangail, Sept 27 (UNB) – A local leader of Jubo League was killed and two others injured when a truck rammed a sports utility vehicle on Dhaka-Tangail highway in Bhuapur upazila on Thursday.
Comilla Medical College bears the brunt of teacher crisis
Cumilla, Sept 27 (UNB) - Acute shortage of teachers and administrative staff in Comilla Medical College has brought the medical institution to its knees, leaving its academic activities in disarray.
Five ‘drug peddlers’ held in Chattogram
Chattogram, Sept 27 (UNB) – Police in a drive arrested five suspected drug peddlers from City Gate area under Akbar Shah Police Station in the port city early Thursday.
The identities of the arrestees could not be known yet.
Mimtanur Rahman, assistant director (media) of Rab-7, said a patrol team of Rab-7 conducted a drive in the area and challenged a private car to stop around 1:45 am.
At one stage, gunshots fired from the private car defying the Rab signal which prompted the elite force to take action.
Later, Rab members arrested the suspected drug peddlers including a woman and along with 496 bottles of phensidyl, one pistol, two bullets and three bullet shells from the spot.
12 bombs recovered in Habiganj
Habiganj, Sept 27 (UNB) – Police recovered six crude bombs and six petrol bombs from an under construction building in Mirpur Bazar of Bahubal upazila early Thursday.
Missing businessman found dead in Ctg; two held
Chattogram, Sept 27 (UNB) – Police recovered the body of a businessman, who reportedly went missing on September 17, from Boba Colony in New Mooring area of the port city on Wednesday night.
The deceased was identified as Syed Hossain, 40, son of Azmal Hossain of Gosail Danga area in the city.
Utpal Barua, officer-in-charge of EPZ Police Station, said Syed had lend around Tk one crore to his business partners Arman Kabir and Erfan Kabir, who are also brothers, in several instalments for business purposes.
Later on September 17, his business partners invited him to a house in Boba Colony saying that they will return the money. Since then Syed remained missing.
Syed’s wife Farida Akter lodged a general diary with EPZ Police Station on the following day.
After an investigation, police detained Arman and Erfan on Wednesday night. Following their confessional statement, police dug up the decomposed body from near the house, the OC said.
Four to die for killing Satkhira college student
Satkhira, Sept 26 (UNB) – A court here on Wednesday sentenced four people to death for killing a college student in 2016.
Lalmonirhat Airport gathers dust of history
Lalmonirhat, Sept 26 (UNB) - Lalmonirhat Airport remains unused for the last five decades as authorities failed to take any initiative to make it usable for boosting economic activity in the region.
22 shops gutted in Rangamati fire
Rangamati, Sept 26 (UNB) – At least 22 shops were gutted as a fire broke out at a local market in Kaukhali area of Sadar upazila early Wednesday.
Padma erosion turns serious in Harirampur
Manikganj, Sep 25 (UNB) – Rising water in Padma river devoured over a hundred houses over the last one week rendering more than 300 families homeless in Harirampur in the district.