Brahmanbaria
Sisters drown in Brahmanbaria pond
Two sisters drowned while taking bath in a pond of Panaiyarpar village in Kasba upazila on Tuesday.
Youth suffering from cold, fever dies in Brahmanbaria
A young man suffering from cold and fever died while undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital on Monday night.
UNO office besieged in Brahmanbaria for relief
Several hundred people besieged the office of Sarail upazila nirbahi officer on Tuesday demanding relief.
Brahmanbaria gathering: Seven villages put under lockdown
Local administration on Sunday put seven villages in Sarail and Ashuganh upazilas under lockdown aiming to minimize the risks of coronavirus transmission as a huge number of people gathered at a funeral prayer in the area on Saturday violating the social distancing rule.
Sarail OC withdrawn
The officer-in-charge of Sarail Police Station in Brahmanbaria was withdrawn on Saturday for failing to prevent a large number of people from attending a funeral prayer in the Upazila flouting the government’s instruction to maintain social distancing.
Two sisters meet watery burial in Brahmanbaria
Two sisters drowned in a pond in Ashuganj upazila of Brahmanbaria district on Friday.
Woman dies from fever in Brahmanbaria
A woman, who had been suffering from fever and cold, died at Ranikhar village in Akhaura upazila early Thursday.
The deceased was identified as Shipon Begum, 50, wife of Hamdu Mia of the village.
Tahmina Akter Raina, upazila nirbahi officer of Akhaura, said Shipon recently came from Narayanganj and she had been suffering from fever, cold and cough for the last 7-8 days.
She died at her home in the early hours of Thursday, the UNO said, adding that those came in contact with the deceased will be kept in quarantine.
Child marriage bid foiled, groom jailed in Brahmanbaria
The local administration foiled an early marriage attempt at Purbopara in Sadar upazila on Monday.
5 killed in road crashes in 4 districts
Five people, including a female schoolteacher and her daughter, were killed and eight others injured in road accidents in Dhaka, Brahmanbaria, Noakhali and Khulna districts on Wednesday.
Constable killed in Brahmanbaria road crash
A constable was killed when a truck ran him over on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Khariala in Ashuganj upazila early Wednesday.