Fatal snake bites have become a major public health concern at Vatoi Uttarpara in Shailkupa. At least 9 people died and over150 injured from snakebite over the past two months in this area, according to local sources. In retaliation, the people of the village also killed 200 poisonous snakes during…

A local BNP leader was hacked to death by some unidentified criminals in Bauphal upazila of the district on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Shamim Hossain, 45, son of Altaf Master, hailing from Kamalapur village. Shamim was a joint convener of Keshabpur union BNP unit. SM Masuduzzaman,…

Bogra: Police arrested a teacher in a case for inflicting corporal punishment on two students at a kindergarten in Adamdighi upazila on Wednesday noon, reports UNB. The arrestee was identified as Murad Hossain, a teacher of Rothbari Daffodil Kindergarten School. According to the case statement, two…

Bagerhat: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested the ringleader of a sea robbers gang from Sundarbans in Amurbunia camp area of Morelganj upazila on Wednesday night, reports UNB. The arrested was identified as Shafiqul Islam Swapan, 44, the ringleader of the gang, Swapan Bahini, and son of…

A teenage girl of Madhabpur village in Ranisankail upazila, Thakurgaon, who was abducted on August 9, still remains untraced, police said. Police and family sources said Tithi Rani, 13, a student of class-VII at Ranisankail Chopra High School, went out of home on August 9 for Ranisankail town and did…