Kurigram: A mobile court on Wednesday sentenced the principal of a local madrasah and its seven students to one month’s jail as the students, despite studying in upper grades, appeared for the Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations at Alia Kamil Madrasha centre in Nageshawri upazila. The…

A man was stabbed to death by criminals at Machain village in Harirampur upazila on Wednesday night for protesting stalking of his daughter. The victim was identified as Billal Hossain Molla, 44, an inhabitant of Kakrol village in Shivalaya upazila. Jillal Hossain, younger brother of the victim, said…

Natore: Police recovered the skeleton of a schoolgirl from a sugarcane field near her house at Banbelgharia area of Sadar upazila on Wednesday afternoon, reports UNB. The victim, identified as Sampa Khatun, a class VI student and daughter of Shahidul Islam of the area, went missing five months ago.…

Local people beat up and handed over two youths to police after they damaged some idols at a temple at Kadamtala of Dharmatala area in Jessore town on Wednesday night. The arrestees are Shamim, 22, son of Abdul Barek of Dharmatala and Jasim, 24, son of Tipu Hawlader of Sujalpur under Kotwali police…

Jessore: The jail authority has closed seven guards of Jessore Central Jail for allegedly assaulting a union parishad chairman of Bagherpara upazila on Wednesday, reports UNB. The closed jail guards are: Sagar Islam, Shahidullah Mir, Hiron Mridha, Faruq Hossain, Masum Billah, Hossain and Liakat. Abu…

A female union parishad member was killed as a human hauler hit a motorbike carrying her on Singair-Hamayetpur road in Singair upazila yesterday morning. The deceased was identified as Momtaj Begum, 40, member of reserved seat of 7, 8 and 9 no ward in Boldhara union. Boldhara UP chairman Abdul Majed…

A mobile court on Wednesday sealed off a diagnostic centre at Nayergaon Bazar in Matlab South Upazila for various irregularities, mismanagement and unhygienic environment. The court, led by Executive Magistrate Shahidul Islam raided Meghna Diagnostic Centre in the afternoon and took the action. Upazila…

Sirajganj: A 12-year-old boy was admitted to Sirajganj Sadar Hospital on Tuesday night after he was brutally tortured by some influential persons last week over a theft charge in Tarash upazila of Sirajganj, reports UNB. The incident took place on Thursday last, but it came to light on Tuesday night…