RANGPUR: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-13) in a drive with mobile court seized six tonne of polythene bags worth Taka 12 lakh and fined four polythene traders with Taka one lakh at Shothibari Bazar in Mithapukur upazila here on Saturday, reports BSS. Additional Superintendent of Police from…

Jhalakathi: A court here yesterday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing his father at Rola village under Rajapur upazila of the district in 2014, reports BSS. The court also fined him Taka 20,000, in default, to suffer more two years of rigorous imprisonment. The convict is M Kamal Hossain,…

A father allegedly killed his two-year-old daughter at Ajaipur under Chapainawabganj municipality yesterday morning. The victim was identified as Mahia Mahbuba, daughter of Mahbub Hasan Babu, 27, of the aforesaid area. Police quoting local people said Mahbub and his wife Yasmin Begum divorced about…

Two persons were killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Tangail highway at Satiyachhara area of Mirzapur of the district early yesterday. The deceased were identified as truck driver Shafiqul Islam, 40, and helper Sohel, 22, of Sajapur village of Bogra district. Sub-Inspector of Gorai highway police Babul…

Bogra: A shop owner died from electrocution after a fire broke out at a market in the district town early yesterday UNB. The deceased was identified as Moazzem Hossain, 30, son of Hafizur Rahman, a resident of Sohordighi village of Sadar upazila. Shop owners said the fire broke out at ‘Meherunnisa…

MEHERPUR: A farmer died from snakebite at Dhankhola village under Gangni upazila of the district on Saturday evening, reports BSS. The victim was identified as Monirul Islam Mono, 50, of the village. Local sources said a poisonous snake bit Monirul while he was going to chili field. He died on the way…

Eid shopping in the district has gained momentum with only two weeks left for Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of Muslims. Most of the market…

1 killed under the wheel of train FARIDPUR: A man was crushed under the wheel of a Rajbari bound train from Faridpur when he was crossing a rail bridge near North Alipur of the town on Saturday, reports BSS. The deceased was identified as Abdul Alim, 65. According to Kotwali police, Abdul Alim, a retired…

TANGAIL: A man was electrocuted at Rashid Deuhata Purbapara village of Gorai union under Mirzapur upazila of the district yesterday morning, reports BSS. The victim was Gias Uddin, 55, son of Joydar Munshi of the same area. Police said Gias died on the spot as he came in contact with a live electric…