Wednesday, 15 Jan, 2025

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Wanted mugger’s body recovered in city

DHAKA: Law enforcers have recovered body of a wanted mugger from South Badda area of the city on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Saddam Hossain, who is an accused of five/six cases with Badda Thana. Officer-in-Charge (investigation) of Badda Thana Quamrul Faruk

3 more bodies recovered

KUSHTIA: Divers have recovered three more bodies, including that of a 3-year-old girl Keya, from the Raita confluence of the Padma River in Daulatpur of the district early Thursday. Earlier on Wednesday evening, divers recovered another body of a woman who was identified as Mala Akhter

Police sergeant-wife-daughter killed

COMILLA: A sergeant of Bangladesh police along with his wife and daughter was killed and two others were injured in a road accident at Chauddagram upazila on Thursday morning. The deceased were identified as Nazrul Islam Belal, 50, wife Laboni, 30 and their baby daughter Tabassum, 3,

2 minors drown in Ishwardi

ISHWARDI (PABNA): Two children drowned in Char Gargari village under Sahapur union of the upazila of Pabna district on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Humayun, 10, son of one late Hanif Sardar and Lima, 12, daughter of one Sadu Malitha of the area. Sahapur Union

Govt to prevent violent movement: Obaidul

NOAKHALI: Communications Minister on Wednesday said the government is ready to prevent movement of BNP if it is violent.   “The government will prevent the movement of BNP if it is for cutting trees, uprooting train lines and killing people with bomb attack in the name of

Train kills 1 in Lalmonirhat

LALMONIRHAT: A man was crushed under the wheel of train near Teesta Railway Station in Sadar upazila of the district on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Sirazul Islam, 55, of Teesta Tokdarpara of the upazila. Assistant station master of Teesta Station Nur Islam told banglanews

Woman hacked death husband in Sherpur

SHERPUR: A woman hacked her husband to death in Goruhat area under Jhinaigati upazila of the district on Wednesday morning as they had had family feud for long. The victim was identified as Seyedur Rahman Fozu, 57, a contractor, of the village. Meanwhile, police detained the wife, Asman

BD ambassador in KSA exchanges Eid greetings

RIYADH: Bangladesh Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Shahidul Islam exchanged Eid greetings with the Bangladeshi expatriates and the embassy’s officials at Bangladesh House in KSA capital city of Riyadh on Tuesday night, a day after Eid-Ul-Fitr was celebrated in KSA. The

Road crashes kill 12 in 6 districts

DHAKA: At least seven people were killed and 49 others injured in separate road accidents in Sylhet, Thakurgaon and Comilla districts on Wednesday.Banglanews District Correspondents report from the areas.In Sylhet, four people including a woman and a child were killed and 25 others

4 killed in Sylhet road mishap

DHAKA: At least four people including a woman and a child were killed and 25 others injured when a passenger bus turned turtle on Sylhet highway in Otilbari area of the district on Wednesday early. Details of the deceased could not be known immediately. The injured were admitted at

3 minors drowned in Bhola

BHOLA: Three children drowned in two villages of Chandpur Union Parishad under Tojumiddin Upazila of Bhola district on Tuesday, the day of holy Eod-Ul-Fitr. The deceased were identified as Tania, 3, daughter of Johir of Darichandpur village, Shakil, 5, daughter of Alauddin, and Zisan,

15 missing in Padma boat capsize

KUSTIA: At least 15 people went missing when an engine-run boat turned over in the middle of the Padma River near Bairagi cahr in Dawlatpur upazila of the district on Tuesday afternoon. The boat driver, who managed to arrive at the river bank, told banglanews, “Some 20/22 youths of a

PM dreams of a developed BD

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina dreamt for Bangladesh and wished to see it as a developed country by 2041.The premier expressed the hope while exchanging eid greetings with people from all walks of life at Gano Bhaban on Tuesday.The programme started from 10:00am.She said that the

Road crash kills 5 in Faridpur

FARIDPUR: At least five people were killed in two different road accidents in Bhanga upazila of the district on Tuesday morning.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Four people were killed as a microbus turned turtle in Maligram area of the upazila.Meanwhile,

PM exchanges eid greetings

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina exchanged eid greetings with people from all walks of life at Gano Bhaban on Tuesday.The programme started from 10:00am.Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam, advisory committee member Amir Hossain Amu, Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim, Sheikh

Eid-ul-Fitr being celebrated

DHAKA: Holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims, is being celebrated across the country on Tuesday as the Shawal moon was sighted in the sky of Bangladesh on Monday evening.President Abdul Hamid, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Leader of the Opposition in

19 killed on Eid morning

DHAKA: At least 19 people were killed and 37 others injured in separate road accidents in four districts on Tuesday morning.Of the deceased, seven in Noakhali, four in Narayaganj, five in Faridpur and three were in Bhola.Noakhali: At least seven people were killed and 25 others injured

2 killed in Rangpur road crash

RANGPUR: Two passers-by were killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Rangpur highway in the district on Monday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Rakib, 17 and Monira Begum, 25. Local people said a rashly driven passenger bus knocked the two on Dhaka-Rangpur highway, leaving them

Car kills woman in front of husband

DHAKA: A woman was killed in a road accident in Rampura Bridge area of the city on Monday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Nadia Sultana Roksana, 25, wife of one Abdullah Al Mamun, resident of Aftabnagar in city. Assistant Sub-Inspector of Rampura Police Outpost Sudhon Chandra

Holy Eid-ul-Fitr on Tuesday

DHAKA: Eid-Al-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated across the country on Tuesday as the Shawwal moon is sighted in the sky of Bangladesh on Monday. The National Moon Sighting Committee made the disclosure after a meeting at Islamic Foundation (Baitul