NARAIL: Police recovered the body of a school girl from Noagram village in Kalia upazila of the district yesterday, reports BSS. The victim was identified as Meghla, 9, daughter of Nazrul Islam Mollah and a student of class two in a local primary school. Police recovered the body from a field near the…

Police recovered the body of a cattle trader from Gouripur village in Tala upazila yesterday morning. The deceased was identified as Abu Bakkar Siddik Jony, 35, son of Kazi Abdur Rahman, a resident of the village. Family members said Jony had gone out of the house following a phone call around 10.30pm…

MYMENSINGH: A mobile court here yesterday sentenced two people to one month jail for taking drugs. The convicts are M Rafiqul Islam, 55, and M Ruhul Amin, 45, of Khilgati village under Muktagachha upazila of the district. Police arrested Rafiqul and Ruhul from Khilgati Bazaar area this noon while they…

Police of Bangabandhu East Police Station in a drive seized 590 bottles of contraband Indian phensidyl and arrested two drug traders yesterday morning.…

NILPHAMARI: Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief has allocated 8,278 tonnes of rice for distribution among the poor people in six upazilas of the district on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, reports BSS. Of the total rice, 8,000 tonnes will be distributed among about 400,000 poor families of 6 upazilas…

Keraniganj: A construction worker died from electrocution in Taopatti area under Dakkhin Keraniganj thana early yesterday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Billal, 20, son of Abul Kashem, a resident of Imambari Nayem Colony of Dakkhin Keraniganj. Zinnat Ansari, officer-in-charge of Dakkhin…

NETRAKONA: As the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the greatest religious festivals of the Muslims is getting nearer, Eid- marketing is gaining momentum in the district town, reports BSS. A festive mood has been prevailing among the Muslims as they have started taking preparation for celebrating the Eid festival…

Man hacked dead ‘by neighbour’ Our correspondent, Lalmonirhat A man was hacked to death allegedly by a neighbour over a land-related dispute at Baraipara village in Hatibanda upazila yesterday morning. The deceased was identified as Shahidar Rahman, 38, a resident of the village. Anisur…

MUNSHIGANJ: Two people were killed and another was injured as a covered van hit a pickup van in Bausia area on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway under Gazaria upazila of the district yesterday morning, reports BSS. The deceased were pickup van driver Abdur Rahman, 32, son of Abdur Razzak, a resident of Kebalnagar…