Bandarban: The daylong hartal, enforced by Bangali Byabsaye, an organisation of businesspeople from Bengali settlers, protesting the killing of three cattle traders, was passed peacefully in Thanchi upazila yesterday, reports UNB. Vehicular movement on the upazila roads was almost normal in the morning.…

Benapole: Police have rescued a ten-year-old madrasah student, whose ankle was found to be tied up in a shackle, from Magura’s Vaina More Bus-stand on Monday, reports UNB. The boy was identified as Abuzar, son of Abdul Alim, hailing from the district’s Indra village in Bagharpara upazila.…

A mobile court sentenced a fake physician to 15-day imprisonment and fined Tk 30,000 in Shailkupa upazila yesterday. Acting on a tip-off, a mobile court led by executive magistrate Sumi Majumder conducted a raid at Swapna Clinic and Diagnostic Centre at Kabirpur yesterday afternoon and sentenced Goutam…

Pabna: An ‘outlawed party’ leader was hacked to death by criminals at Bhainapara in Ataikula upazila yesterday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Ibrahim Hossain, 35, a regional leader of the banned Purba Banglar Communist Party and son of Mostafa Bepari of the area. Quoting locals,…

River vessel workers will go on a countrywide work abstention from midnight today to press home their 15-point demand, reports UNB. The decision was taken at an emergency meeting held at Barisal unit office of Bangladesh Launch Workers’ Association on Tuesday, said a press release signed by senior…

At least 8,000 people, including children, have been treated for diarrhoea at the International Centre of Diarrhoeal Disease and Research, Bangladesh (ICDDRB), as oppressive heat has started taking a toll on the residents of the capital since April 6. The intake of patients has remained more or less…