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Man hacked to death in Gazipur
A man was hacked to death by miscreants in Kapasia upazila of Gazipur late last night.
The victim was identified as Helal Uddin, 55, from Kotbazar village of Chandpur Union.
The incident took place in the Kotbazar area of Chandpur.
Additional Superintendent of Kapasia Circle police Md. Asaduzzaman confirmed this incident.
Police and local sources said Helal was returning home on his motorcycle from a market when miscreants, who were lying in wait in a nearby litchi orchard, blocked his way, and attacked him with sharp weapons, leaving him critically injured.
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He was rushed to Dhaka for treatment but died on the way.
Police, after visiting the spot, said the killing might have occurred due to a previous enmity. A blood-stained shovel was recovered from the scene as evidence.
Police also said the body was recovered and sent to the morgue of Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital for autopsy.
4 days ago
Swechchhasebak Dal leader killed in ‘BNP factional clash’ in Narayanganj
A leader of Swechchhasebak Dal has been killed in a clash allegedly between two BNP faction at Trishkania in Kanchan municipality area in Rupganj upazila.
The deceased was identified as Azhar Uddin, 48, senior vice-president of the Swechchhasebak Dal’s Ward No. 9 unit.
Three others— Sabuj, Ripon and Emrat — were injured in the clash and are receiving treatment at a local hospital.
Local sources said an internal discussion meeting of BNP and its associate bodies was held at the Ward No. 9 office on Friday evening.
During the meeting, an argument broke out between Ward Swechchhasebak Dal president Sabuj and Jubo Dal activist Rajib Hossain over the placement of names in a programme list.
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At one stage, Rajib and his associates allegedly attacked Sabuj and Azhar with punches.
Azhar fell to the ground after being critically injured.
He was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition where doctors declared him dead.
Rupganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge Shabzel Hossain said Azhar was killed during a scuffle stemming from a dispute over name placement in a party programme.
The body has been sent to the morgue, he said.
5 days ago
Woman, two children killed after being hit by train in Gazipur
A woman and ‘her’ two young children were killed on Monday after being hit by a passenger train in Gazipur district.
The accident occurred around 10:30 am at Pubail Bazar-level crossing in Pubail area when an Akhaura-bound Titas commuter train hit the woman and the children, killing them on the spot, witnesses and railway officials said.
The woman was identified as Hafeza Khatun Mala, daughter of Mozammel Haque of Kaliganj upazila in Gazipur district. The identities of the two minors, believed to be her children and aged about five to six, could not be immediately confirmed.
Md Musa, stationmaster at Pubail Railway Station, said initial indications suggested the woman jumped in front of the train along with her children.
Authorities, however, said the circumstances surrounding the deaths were still under investigation.
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Local residents later recovered a voter identification card from a bag believed to belong to the woman, police said.
No further details were immediately available, and officials said the motive behind the incident remained unclear.
10 days ago
Russian attacks kill 1, injure 23 in Ukraine amid peace talks
Russian strikes on Ukraine killed at least one person and injured 23 others overnight into Saturday, as negotiators from Ukraine, Russia, and the United States met in Abu Dhabi for a second day of talks aimed at ending Russia’s nearly four-year full-scale invasion.
Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko said one person was killed and four others wounded in Russian drone attacks on the Ukrainian capital. In Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, drone strikes injured 19 people, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported Saturday.
The attacks coincided with the continuation of three-way talks in the United Arab Emirates, marking the first known instance of officials from the Trump administration engaging directly with both countries to push for progress toward ending the conflict.
The UAE foreign ministry said the talks are intended “to promote dialogue and identify political solutions to the crisis,” while the White House called Friday’s first day productive.
Diplomatic activity has intensified in recent days, from Switzerland to Moscow, although major obstacles remain, particularly regarding territorial issues. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told a Davos forum on Thursday that a potential peace deal is “nearly ready,” but key sticking points remain unresolved.
Just hours before the talks began, Russian President Vladimir Putin held overnight discussions with Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on a Ukraine settlement. The Kremlin maintains that Kyiv must withdraw its troops from areas in the east that Russia illegally annexed but has yet to fully control for any deal to succeed.
12 days ago
Suicide attack at wedding in Pakistan kills seven
At least seven people were killed and 25 others injured when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest during a wedding ceremony in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, police said.
The blast occurred at the home of Noor Alam Mehsud, a pro-government community leader in Dera Ismail Khan, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to local police chief Adnan Khan. Victims were rushed to a hospital, where some of the wounded were reported in critical condition.
The attack struck while guests were dancing to drumbeats during the ceremony. No group has yet claimed responsibility, but suspicion may fall on the Pakistani Taliban, or Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which has carried out multiple attacks in the country over recent years.
The TTP, allied with but distinct from the Afghan Taliban, has gained strength since the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan in 2021, following the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces. Many TTP leaders and fighters have reportedly found refuge in Afghanistan since then.
12 days ago
Mother, daughter killed in Naogaon road crash
A woman and her daughter were killed as a truck hit a motorbike carrying them near Nazipur municipal bus stand area in Patnitala upazila of Naogaon on Monday evening.
The deceased were identified as Khadija Akter, 28, wife of Kawsar Rahman of Usthii village and their daughter Fatema Jannat, 9.
Witnesses said when Kawsar Rahman was returning home from Nazipur market with his wife and daughter on the motorbike he lost control while trying to give way to a battery-run auto-rickshaw.
The motorbike fell on the road and a timber-laden truck coming from Sapahar ran over Khadija and Jannat, leaving both dead on the spot.
Angry locals vandalized he truck and beat up the driver.
Patnitala Police Station Inspector (Investigation) Md Abu Taleb said police recovered the bodies from the spot.
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As the family raised no complaint, the bodies were handed over after legal process without post-mortem.
“The truck has been seized and the driver has been taken into police custody. A case has been filed in this connection,” he added.
16 days ago
Inner Mongolia steel plant blast kills 2, injures dozens
Chinese police have detained those responsible for a steel factory in the Inner Mongolia region after an explosion killed two people and sent 84 others to hospital, with eight still missing.
City authorities in Baotou said a pressurised storage tank used to hold steam and high-temperature water exploded at a Baogang United Steel plant at around 3pm local time on Sunday.
The blast triggered tremors across nearby areas, officials said on Monday. Rescue teams are continuing their search for eight people who remain unaccounted for.
A representative of Baotou’s Information Office told a news conference that emergency crews were working around the clock at the site.
Baogang United Steel is a major state-owned enterprise, according to Chinese state media.
17 days ago
Clash between ‘BNP supporters’ leaves one dead in Mymensingh
A man was killed in a clash allegedly between two groups of BNP supporters following the inauguration of an election office of an independent candidate in Dhobaura upazila of Mymensingh on Friday evening.
The deceased was identified as Nazrul Islam, 40, son of Mofiz Uddin of Ramsinghpur village of the upazila and an activist of independent candidate Salman Omar Rubel.
Additional Superintendent of Police (Finance and Administration) Abdullah Al Mamun said Salman Omar Rubel went to Ershad Bazar on Friday evening to inaugurate his election office.
After the programme ended and he was leaving the area, supporters of BNP-nominated candidate and BNP Joint Secretary General Syed Emran Saleh Prince allegedly attacked Rubel’s supporters, triggering a clash.
During the clash, Nazrul Islam was stabbed by rivals.
Locals rushed him to Dhobaura Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared him dead.
Following the incident, tension has been prevailing in the area.
Independent candidate Salman Omar Rubel alleged that Prince’s supporters carried out a sudden attack from behind after the office inauguration.
He demanded the immediate arrest of those involved in the killing of his supporter.
BNP-nominated candidate for Mymensingh-1 (Haluaghat-Dhobaura) constituency Syed Emran Saleh Prince said he was not fully aware of the incident as he was in Haluaghat at the time.
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“From what I have initially heard, the incident stemmed from a family dispute. Attempts are being made to give it a political colour,” he said.
If it is found that anyone linked to our party is involved, action will be taken, he added.
Dhobaura police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Shafikul Islam said police visited the scene and legal action is underway.
20 days ago
Two killed, seven injured in clash between rival groups in Cumilla
At least two people were killed and seven others injured in a violent clash between two rival groups over local dominance in Nangalkot upazila of Cumilla on Friday. Officer-in-Charge of Nangalkot Police Station Arifur Rahman confirmed the incident.
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The incident took place around 12:30pm in Aliyara village under Boxganj Union, where supporters of Abul Khayer, a local member, and Saleh Ahmed, another member, confronted each other, police and local sources said.
The deceased were identified as Delwar Hossain Nayan, 35, and Md Abdur Razzak, 29. Of the injured, several were taken to Cumilla Medical College Hospital in critical condition, while others were admitted to Nangalkot Upazila Health Complex.
Following the clash, tension gripped the area. Police and army personnel were deployed to bring the situation under control, and additional security measures were put in place.
Locals said the two groups have been locked in a long-running feud. On August 3, 2025, a former union parishad member named Alauddin was killed in a clash between the same factions. In the aftermath, houses were vandalised and set on fire, forcing several families to flee the area.
They said the situation flared up again recently after those families returned home following army intervention, eventually leading to Friday’s deadly violence.
Officer-in-Charge of Nangalkot Police Station Arifur Rahman said no case had been filed yet in this regard. Law enforcers are closely monitoring the situation to prevent further unrest, he added.
20 days ago
Unidentified man found dead in Chuadanga
Police recovered the body of an unidentified man from a corn field at Kayetpara in Alamdanga Upazila of Chuadanga district on Thursday.
Local people first spotted the body of the man, aged about 38–40, wearing trousers and a navy-blue jacket, in the field around 9 am and informed police, who recovered the body.
Police suspected that the man might have been strangled by miscreants elsewhere and then dumped in the field.
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However, the exact cause of death will be determined after the post-mortem report.
Bani Israil, Officer-in-Charge of Alamdanga Police Station, said the body was sent to Chuadanga Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy.
28 days ago