Mirzapur police arrested 14 inter-district gang of robbers from Dewhata police out post and foiled a robbery bid yesterday night.   Police recovered lethal weapons and seized a bus that was to be used to commit robbery. Sub Inspector of Mirzapur police station Noor Mohammad said the robbers in…

A local leader of Awami League was hacked to death by unidentified criminals at Balaishpur village under Laxmipur Sadar upazila on Tuesday night. The deceased was Mafiz Ullah, 52, of Balaishpur village. He was the organising   secretary of the Bashikpur union unit of AL. According to sources,…

Body of an unidentified youth, 22, was recovered from a septic tank in Fadilpur village under Moheshpur upazila of Jhenidah on Tuesday night. Officer-in-charge of Moheshpur police station Shahidul Islam Shahin said locals informed police after they found the body. Later, police recovered the decomposed…

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized Indian clothes worth Tk 1,73,56,000 raiding a mango orchard  at Mashihati Bazar in Monirampur upazila of Jessore early yesterday, said Lt Col Jahangir Hossain, commanding officer of 26 Border Guard Battalion. The BGB official said acting on a tip…

A court in Netrakona yesterday convicted three people and sentenced them to life term imprisonment for killing a boy in 1998. The lifers are Jewel Bhoumik, a resident of Dattakhila village, Maloy Datta, a resident of Nagargati village of Kalmakanda upazila, and his mother Suniti Rani Datta. Among the…

At least 30 points on the flood protection embankments of the rivers Muhuri and Kahua in Fulgzai upazila of Feni are risky, according to the sources in the Water Development Board (WDB). Sources in the WDB, Feni said a demand of Tk 98 lakh has been placed for the repair of the 30 danger points in three…