Habiganj: A court in Habiganj yesterday sentenced four people, including three siblings, to death and five others to different jail terms for killing a young man during a robbery, reports UNB. The condemned convicts are Dilip Das, Samir Das and Tapu Das, sons of Lal Mohon Das, and Souramohon Das, son…

West Zone Power Distribution Company Ltd (WZPDCL), which operates in 21 districts of Khulna, Dhaka and Barisal divisions, has sought a 10.36 percent hike or Tk 0.36 per unit in the retail electricity tariff, reports UNB. As per its proposal, the WZPDCL wants its existing average tariff of Tk 6.38 per…

Pabna: A young man allegedly abducted a housewife after killing her father at Daspara village in Bera upazila yesterday, reports UNB. Quoting family members, police said Sabuj Hossain, son of Asan Sheikh, used to harass Maria Khatun, 22, wife of an expatriate, who used to reside at the house of her…

DINAJPUR: Police, in special drives from Monday night to this morning, arrested 28 persons including four alleged drug traders, two activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and recovered 350 bottles of Phensidyl from 10 upazilas of the district, reports BSS. Police officials familiar with the drives said they were…