A minor boy was crushed under the wheels of a speeding truck at Chamgram in sadar upazila on Wednesday evening. The deceased was identified as Mizan, 3, son of Abdul Jakkar, a resident of Chamgram. Witnesses said Mizan was crossing a road around 6pm when a stone-laden truck knocked him, leaving him…

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) rescued a teenage girl from Babubazar brothel in Jessore town on Wednesday night. Khairul Alam, corporal of Jessore RAB-6 camp, said tipped off a team of the elite force conducted a raid on the red-light district around 10:30pm and rescued the 16-year-old girl.…

Awami League men allegedly attacked the house of former BNP MP from Laxmipur-1 constituency M Nazim Uddin at Poietpur village in Ramganj upazila early yesterday, reports UNB.   Nazim Uddin, also Ramganj upazila unit BNP president, came up with the allegation at a press briefing at his residence …

Rajshahi: A mobile court here on Wednesday sentenced the owner of a poultry farm to three months’ jail for causing environmental pollution at Fulbari Bazar in Puthia upazila, reports UNB. The convict Sun Mohammad Kalu, 60, is vice-president of Bhalukgachhi union unit of Awami League. Kalu’s…

Benapole: A young man died after receiving a snakebite at Panchbaria village in Sadar upazila of Jessore district on Wednesday night, reports UNB. The deceased, Rabiul Islam,30, of Hashimpur Bazar in the upazila, was a rickshaw-van puller of Hashimpur Liden Grammar School. Liza Akter, wife of the deceased,…