A court in Chapainawabganj yesterday sentenced a woman, her son, three brothers and a sister for killing her husband in Shibganj upazila in 2012. The lifers are- Shahar Banu, 44, wife of victim Abdur Rahman, their son Abdul Hakim, 31, her three brothers- Riazul Islam , 58, Motiur Rahman, 46, and Habibur…

Comilla: A day after an assistant teacher of a high school in Burichang upazila was manhandled reportedly by five students for shifting the classroom of Class-IX girls, its headmaster was assaulted allegedly by one of them on Tuesday, reports UNB. Locals said five Class-X students of Nimsar High School,…

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 20 gold bars weighing 2 kg from bordering Sadipur area under Benapole Port Police Station yesterday morning. On secret information, team of paramilitary force conducted a drive in the area around 9am and recovered the gold bars worth Tk 1 crore, said Lt…

Bogra: A former Army man was killed allegedly by muggers in the district town early yesterday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Jahan Box, 50, a former warrant officer of Bangladesh Army and resident of the Colony area in the town. Emdad Hossain, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station,…

Man ‘kills’ wife for dowry Magura: A housewife has been tortured to death allegedly by her husband for dowry at Barkhari village in Sadar upazila, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Reba Khatun, 25, wife of Golam Mollah of the village. Quoting victim’s family members, officer-in-charge…