Police arrested ten suspected robbers in Mymensingh and Jhenidah in the past two days. Our Mymensingh correspondent reports: Two robbers were arrested along with a motorcycle and two knives from Mrigali area in Ishwarganj upazila of Mymensingh early yesterday. The arrestees were Nazrul Islam, 40, Saju…

The Food Department has suspended purchasing Boro rice and paddy in 19 LSD godowns of the district due to space shortage in the government godowns during the peak time of food grains procurement, reports UNB. Consequently, the mill owners and farmers are counting heavy losses. The mill owners and farmers…

A young man died from electrocution at Bankira village in Sadar upazila on Friday. The deceased was identified as Amrita Kumar Sen,40, son of Santosh Kumar Sen, a resident of the village. Family sources said Amrita came in contact with a live electric wire while he was working at his kitchen in the…

Some dishonest policemen are allegedly engaged in extorting extra money from vehicles ahead of Eid-ul-fitr, claimed drivers. Illegal tolls are collected from different vehicles, including buses, trucks and other transports at several points on Dhaka-Sylhet highway, Panchdona-Tongi road and Dhaka-Monohardi…