At least five people of a family were injured in an attack yesterday by members of another family over stalking a girl at Dheruahati village in Dhunut upazila of the district.  Rashida Khatun, 14, her parents, her brother Azmee Talukdar, 20, and uncle Mofet Ali Talukdar, 50, were injured in the…

Police arrested a primary school teacher yesterday in connection with the leak of test paper for recruitment of primary school teacher in Akkelpur upazila. Police said Mahbub Hossain, assistant teacher of Karamji Government Primary School in the upazila, and an inhabitant of Kadoa village in Akkelpur…

A police constable was crushed to death under the wheels of a bus on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Kukurmara point in Raipura upazila of the district yesterday.  The deceased was identified as Abdus Satter, 50, police constable of Raipura police station.  Officer-in-Chagre of Raipura police Azharul…

BNP yesterday demanded the cancellation of all black laws including the ICT Act what it said gages the freedom of media. “The government is hatching conspiracy by introducing secret media policy. We want the government to cancel all black laws immediately,” said BNP spokesperson Dr Asaduzzaman…

Awami League backed candidate Alamgir Hossain won Dohar Upazila by-polls with a huge margin. According to election results announced at about 8:00pm, Alamgir has been elected Dohar Upazila chairman by securing 52,732 votes. BNP-supported candidate Sirajul Islam Bhulu bagged 15,388 votes while independent…

A Chittagong court yesterday sent the editor of a local daily to jail after rejecting his bail prayer. Kabir Hossain Siddique, editor of daily Sangu, yesterday surrendered to the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Nurul Alam Md Nipu.  However, the court rejected his bail prayer and…

Three days after they were closed to the District Police Lines, six policemen, including an assistant sub-inspector, of Pirganj Police Station were suspended yesterday over extortion charges, reports UNB. Police super of Thakurgoan Farhat Ahmed took the action against sub-inspectors Nur Alam and Mamun,…