Police have arrested a Patuakhali municipal councillor for possession of yaba tablets at South Sabujbag in the district town on Friday night. Akhtaruzzaman Nobel is the municipal councillor of ward no. 4. He is assistant secretary of district BNP and also member of Patuakhali District Bar Association.…

A college student, who was stabbed by miscreants at Shobharampur area of the Sadar upazila on Friday evening, died at Faripur Medical College and Hospital early yesterday. The deceased was identified as Shimul, 24, a 3rd-year honours student of English department at Govt. Rajendra College, and son of…

JHALAKATHI: A schoolgirl was rescued yesterday by the law-enforcers four-weeks after her abduction from a house in the district town, reports BSS. Police arrested Masum, from Betra village in Sadar upazila, in this connection. On September 18 the girl was abducted on the way to her school at Khulna…

GAIBANDHA: Some 2.50 kilometers road at Gaibandha town would be  turned into four-lane from two-lane to help the commuters movement smoothly and remove the traffic jam from the district town, reports BSS. Roads and Highway Department (RHD) would implement the up gradation work of the 4-lane road…

Joypurhat: Police recovered a hanging body of a madrasah staff from the classroom in Gupinathpur union of Akkelpur upazila yesterday morning, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Jewel, 31, son of Musa Khalifa, a resident of Purnandanathpur village, and office assistant of Purnandapinathpur Ali…

Truck helper electrocuted Chuadanga: A truck helper died from electrocution on Housepur-Jamajomi road in Housepur area of Alamdanga upazila yesterday afternoon, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Rahat Hossain, 25, son of Julhas Ali, a resident of Kalapara upazila in Patuakhali district. Akram…