Border Guard Bangladesh seized 237 Indian cows and 42 buffalo worth about 3 crore taka in a special operation along the Goyainghat border in Sylhet, the largest cattle seizure in the 48 BGB battalion's…
Two people, including an Ansar member, were killed and at least 22 others injured in separate road accidents on the Sylhet-Tamabil road in Sylhet's Jaintapur upazila on Tuesday, police said.
A young Bangladeshi was shot dead by Indian Khasia tribesmen near the Dona border in Sylhet's Kanaighat upazila on Sunday afternoon, local residents said.
Border Guard Bangladesh recovered an Indian pistol, live ammunition and locally made weapons in a special operation at the Matiranga border in Khagrachari on Friday.
GHIOR, Manikganj — Vandals uprooted potato plants on 30 decimals of land belonging to farmer Sirjan Khalifa in Singjuri Union, causing losses estimated at nearly 500,000 taka.
MANIKGANJ — The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has expelled a union-level leader for life after villagers caught him with an expatriate's wife in Dauiatpur upazila of Manikganj.
SHIBALAYA, Manikganj — A bus belonging to Munnu International School and College was destroyed by fire at a CNG filling station in Shibalaya upazila late Sunday, with residents suspecting arson.
SATURIA, Manikganj — A brick-kiln worker named Md. Selim died by suicide following a family dispute in Saturia upazila of Manikganj on Tuesday morning.
SINGAIR, Manikganj — Two suspected thieves were beaten to death by villagers while trying to steal cattle in Singair upazila of Manikganj, police said Sunday night.
SAVAR — A man identifying himself as Mashiur Rahman Samrat has been revealed by police as Sabuj Sheikh, who allegedly committed six killings in Savar and confessed in court under Section 164.
SYLHET — A pet elephant injured when it was struck by a train and fell into a pond in Shibbari, South Surma, Sylhet, died Monday afternoon despite rescue and treatment efforts.
HABIGANJ — Unidentified attackers hurled bricks at the motorcade of Jamaat-e-Islami's district chief and Habiganj-4 candidate in Madhabpur upazila, smashing a windshield. No one was injured.
HABIGANJ — Masked attackers beat a 70-year-old homeowner and set fire to his house in Charhamua village of Habiganj Sadar upazila, causing damage worth hundreds of thousands of taka.
HABIGANJ — BNP local leaders in Chunarughat upazila have been accused of beating a forest officer to stop a public auction of seized timber. A case was filed Wednesday.
One person was killed and several others injured in a clash between two rival groups in Lakshmipur village of Sunamganj's Jamalganj upazila over a long-standing dispute, police said.
Border Guard Bangladesh has recovered 24 electric detonators from the Bangladesh-India border in Sunamganj's Tahirpur upazila, raising fears of sabotage in the area, security officials said.
At least 30 people were injured in a clash between residents of two villages in Sunamganj's Jagannathpur upazila over a battery-powered auto-rickshaw stand and fare dispute, police said.
A pickup van driver was killed and at least eight people injured when an Ena Paribahan bus collided with a pickup van on the Sunamganj-Sylhet regional highway, police said.
A pre-dawn fire gutted five businesses in Amtali upazila, with owners estimating losses of about 40 lakh taka. Fire officials suspect an electrical short circuit.
Residents in Barguna's Taltali upazila have accused a Forest Department beat officer of colluding with a syndicate to fell and sell trees from a reserve forest.
A scrap warehouse in Lalmohan upazila burned down early Monday, with the owner alleging arson and fire officials saying a short circuit may have been the cause.
BHOLA — At least 30 BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami activists were injured in two rounds of clashes Monday over campaigning for the 13th parliamentary election in Charfasson upazila, with both sides blaming each other.
BHOLA — Police have arrested the alleged mastermind and two accomplices in the killing of battery-rickshaw driver Abu Bakar Siddique in Lalmohan upazila, but have not yet recovered the stolen vehicle, the district police…
MIRZAGANJ, Patuakhali — Two abandoned semi-pucca government buildings belonging to the upazila women's affairs office in Patuakhali's Mirzaganj have turned into hideouts for drug users and traders, residents say.
DUMKI, Patuakhali — A college student jumped from the Payra Bridge into the river in Patuakhali's Dumki on Sunday evening after a quarrel with her boyfriend and was rescued alive by local fishermen and…
BAUPHAL, Patuakhali — A 30-year-old housewife, Mosammat Mariam Begum, drowned in a pond in Patuakhali's Bauphal upazila on Saturday evening after suffering a seizure, police said.
KALAPARA, Patuakhali — Monwara Begum, a 50-year-old woman fish farmer in Patuakhali's Kalapara upazila, has accused unidentified attackers of poisoning her fish pond and killing fish worth about 6 lakh taka, or about $5,500,…
A mobile court fined five brick kilns a total of 11 lakh taka (about $9,200) in Nalchhiti, Jhalokati, for environmental violations and demolished two sawmills set up at illegal kilns.
A group of 50 to 60 armed intruders fired warning shots to scare off guards before felling about 20 to 22 teak trees in the Rema-Kalenga reserve forest in Habiganj on Thursday night.
Law enforcers in Habiganj have detained three people, including a former joint convener of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement's district unit, on charges of extortion.
DHUNAT, Bangladesh — Police have arrested a Jubo League leader in connection with a 2022 attack on a Bangladesh Nationalist Party office in Bogura's Dhunat upazila that included beatings of party workers, vandalism and…
BOGURA, Bangladesh — A case has been filed against Nagorik Oikya president Mahmudur Rahman Mannah and six others over an alleged attempt to reschedule a 380 million taka defaulted loan using a forged board…
KAHALU, Bangladesh — A 45-year-old man known to police as a top listed criminal was beaten to death with sticks by his wife and stepson in Bogura's Kahalu upazila, a week after he was…
BOGURA, Bangladesh — The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed a charge sheet against Rezaul Karim Bablu, a former independent member of parliament from Bogura-7, and his wife Beauty Khatun, alleging they acquired about 10.2 million…
SINGRA, Natore — A fish farmer in Singra upazila has lost an estimated 35 lakh taka (3.5 million) worth of fish after his 12-bigha pond was poisoned, allegedly out of enmity.
SAPAHAR, Naogaon — Abdullah Hil Kafi, secretary of the Jamaat-e-Islami Sapahar upazila unit, died Saturday from injuries sustained when he was attacked by robbers on his way home from a party meeting.
Unidentified people set fire outside a Grameen Bank branch office in Naogaon's Raninagar upazila early Wednesday, though police said no fire occurred at the bank itself.
Attackers vandalized a BNP membership drive stage in Pabna's Sujanagar upazila and injured at least five party workers, including a local volunteer wing president.
Police in Naogaon's Patnitala upazila are investigating the death of a young man whose body was found hanging from a tree hours after he begged for help on Facebook Live.
An armed gang looted five jewelry shops and several merchants' homes in Bhangura upazila of Pabna, making off with gold and cash worth nearly 2 crore taka, victims said.
Naval police recovered the body of Hafizul Islam, a 30-year-old member of the Ganaadhikar Parishad, from a dredger by the Jamuna River in Sirajganj's Shahjadpur upazila.
SIRAJGANJ - A wedding in Sirajganj's Shahjadpur upazila collapsed Friday after a fight broke out over the customary hiding of the groom's shoes, with the groom's party leaving without the bride.