NARSINGDI: The oath-taking ceremony of Union Parishad (UP) chairmen of the district was held at Deputy Commissioner’s conference room here on Wednesday, reports BSS. Deputy Commissioner Narsingdi Abu Hena Morshed Zaman administered the oath of 39 UP chairmen of four upazilas of the district as…

SHERPUR: Two farmers were electrocuted at Dudhnoi village under Jhenaigati upazila of the district on Wednesday morning, reports BSS. The deceased were Abdul Khalek, son of late Insan Ali and Taleb Ali, son of Jhunu Sheikh, residents of the same area. Officer-in-charge of Jhenaigati Thana Mizanur Rahman…

JHALOKATHI: Police in a drive arrested two persons and recovered counterfeit notes of Taka 29,500 from Shisu Sanad area on the Jhalokathi-Barisal highway in Sadar upazila yesterday morning, reports BSS. The arrested were identified as Abdus Salam and Jahidul Islam, residents of Parmahal village of the…

FENI: Two people were killed as a truck fell into roadside ditch in Pole area on the Dagonbhuiyan-Basurhat road under Dagonbhuiyan upazila of the district yesterday morning, reports BSS. The deceased were truck driver Mamunur Rashid, of Debipur and sand trader Nurnabi, resident of Udrajpur of the upazila.…

Robbers looted about 200 tolas of gold ornaments from a jewellery shop in the district town on Wednesday night. Owner of New Meghna Jewelers Swapan Kumer said a gang of armed robbers numbering 10-15 stormed into the shop in Niltuli area of the town around 8:15pm. The attackers took the employees of…

Bogra: A minor girl was strangulated to death allegedly by her ‘stepmother’ at Saradhankuthi village in Gabtoli upazila on Wednesday, reports UNB. Locals said Mahfuza Khatun, 10, daughter of Abdul Awal, a garment worker, used to live with her stepmother at the village while her father and…