A gang of robbers looted huge amount of gold ornaments from a jewellery shop in Satmatha area of the district town on Saturday evening. Witnesses said a group of 5-7 hoodlums stormed into the area and blasted several crude bombs around 6:45pm to spread panic. Later, they swooped on jewellery shop named…

Police arrested an alleged criminal along with a pistol from Bachamary village in Alamdanga upazila on Saturday. The arrestee was identified as Bakul Islam, an inhabitant of the village. Police said a team of police, led by Sub-inspector Jasim conducted a raid at Bachamary village at night and arrested…

Protesting the attack on a Chhatra League leader, Phulbaria upazila unit BCL men brought out a procession at the upazila headquarters yesterday. They also held a rally at Bangabandhu Square in the upazila demanding immediate arrest and exemplary punishment to the attackers. Police said a group of five…

RANGPUR: Some 7,000 unemployed, poor and distressed women have achieved self-reliance through various income generation activities (IGAs) ensuring proper utilisation of micro-credit loans and training in Nilphamari district, reports BSS. The information was disclosed at a blanket distribution ceremony…

NATORE: State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak yesterday said youths should be educated on ICT to build an economically advanced country, reports BSS. “We have to turn young generation into competent workforce through imparting IT skills as they are future leader of Bangladesh,”…

Joypurhat: Detectives in a drive arrested a former Juba League leader along with a packet of heroin from in front of Awami League office at Gopinathpur Bazar of Akkelpur upazila on Saturday evening, reports UNB. The arrestee was identified as Koresh Chandra Gosh, 36, former vice president of Gopinathpur…