A woman was killed allegedly by her son at village Jatrasiddhi in Gafargoan upazila of Mymensingh on Tuesday noon. The victim was identified as Halima Khatun, 60, wife of late Surjot Ali of Jatrasiddhi.  Quoting family and local people as saying, Md Chand Miah, officer-in-charge of Pagla Police…

A court on Tuesday sentenced a man to death for killing his wife and daughter in 2010. The court also fined condemned convict Nazmul Hasan, 35, son of Nurul Amin Ashwinpur village in Matlab (South) upazila, Tk 5,000. According to the prosecution, Nazmul killed his wife Hosneara, 24, and nine-month old…

Onion production in the district has exceeded the target bringing smile on the face of the farmers in the current season, reports BSS. Onion, an important ingredient in the list of spices, was cultivated on 29,500 hectares of land exceeding the earlier set target of 27,919 hectares. Department of Agriculture…

MANIKGANJ: Police arrested six people including two women for their alleged involvement in peddling drugs from different areas of the town on Wednesday, reports BSS. The arrested were identified as Mehedi Hasan, 28, Golam Sabbir Khan Jony, 32, Sabbir Rahman Raju alias Black Raju, 32, Rumi Akter,…

Former UP member killed OUR CORRESPONDENT, Jamalpur A former Union Parishad member short dead by unknown criminals in Islampur upazila of the district early yesterday. The deceased was identified as Samed Ali, 55 son of late Saheb Ali, a resident of Jigatola village in Kulkandi union of the upazila.…