An elderly man was killed allegedly by his drug-addict son at Bausi Chandanpur village in Sarishabari upazila early yesterday. The deceased was identified as Mamtaz Ali Mandal, 65, a resident of the village. Officer-in-charge of Sarishabari Police Station Rezaul Islam Khan said Umar Ali, 20, son of…

RANGPUR: The agriculture officials are expecting a bumper ginger production as the farmers exceeded the fixed farming target of the spicy crop this season in Rangpur agriculture region, official sources said, reports BSS. According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources, cultivation…

Chapainawabganj: Police in a drive arrested a suspected member of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Mahananda Bridge area in Sadar upazila on Saturday, reports UNB. The arrestee was identified as Abdul Latif, 48, a resident of Terorshia village of the upazila. Officer-in-charge…

Chuadanga: A construction worker was killed after an under-construction ceiling of a building collapsed on him in Farmpara of the district town on Saturday afternoon, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Milon Hossain, 35, son of Abdul Haque, a resident of the area. Witnesses said the under-construction…

Bandarban: Two people were killed as a truck plunged into a roadside ditch in Raisa army camp area in Sadar upazila yesterday, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as truck driver M Yunus, 52, a resident of Lohagara upazila of Chittagong district, and Shamsul Islam, 55, of Chokoria upazila of Cox’s…

Kushtia: Police yesterday arrested six people on suspicion in connection with the Awami League factional clash over establishing supremacy at Machhpara village in Sadar upazila on Saturday morning that killed two people, reports UNB. Identities of the arrestees could not be known immediately. Officer-in-charge…