Bogra police arrested seven people, including an Awami League leader, from Gabtoli area yesterday as suspects in Mozam Pramanik murder case. Mozam Pramanik, 48, of village Tolllatolla in Gabtoli upazila was stabbed to death by unidentified criminals on July 13 when he was returning home with some money…

An indigenous woman was stabbed and injured by some criminals  at Tulabil village in Manikchari upazila on Friday night, reports UNB. The victim was identified as Paini Marma, 45, wife of late Mongsajai Mamra of the village. Quoting local people, police said Paini, mother of two children, lives…

NETRAKONA: The historic Nazirpur Day, commemorating the supreme sacrifice of seven valiant freedom fighters in a front battle during the liberation war in 1971, will be observed today at Nazirpur village under Kalmakanda upazila of the district, reports BSS. On July 26, 1971, a front battle between…

Eight Bangladeshi nationals returned home from India on Friday after languishing in a jail there for one and a half years, reports UNB. Indian Petrapole Immigration Police handed them over to the Bangladeshi authorities through Benapole check post in the afternoon. The returnees were identified as Habibur…

An activist of Jamaat-e-Islami was injured in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Ghonatala in Debhata upazila early Saturday,. The victim was identified as Nurul Amin, 45, an activist of Debhata unit Jamaat-e-Islami and son of Akbar Ali Gazi of Garanbaria village. Tipped off that some activists…

A traditional boat race was held in the Boiran River at Goplapur in Tangail on Friday. Youth Club of Gopalpur arranged the popular boat race. Abul Kalam, an organizer, said about 150 boats known as ‘kosha’, ‘dingi’ and ‘shep’ were used in the race. Gopalpur Pourasabha…