Two Bangladeshi cattle traders were reportedly shot to death by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Garadi border area under Damurhuda upazila in Chuadanga district on Saturday. The incident took place at night near the main post number-82 of Bangladesh-India border in Garadi area at Bijaypur border inside India. The deceased were
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Two held with 10kg heroin in C’nawabganj
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two alleged top-listed drug peddlers with 10 kilograms of heroin in Chapainawabganj district on Thursday morning. The arrestees were Shariful Islam alias Dhulu Mian, 50, son of late Nasim Uddin and his son Mominul Islam of Jaira Moral village under Sadar Upazila in Chapainawabganj district. Lt Col
Man held with gold worth Tk 1cr at Ctg airport
Customs intelligence arrested a man along with seven gold bars and 100 grams of gold jewelry at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram on Thursday. An official of the Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation acknowledging the matter on Thursday said the gold were recovered from a passenger from Dubai. He said
Bus set on fire in city’s Shahbagh
Miscreants set fire to a bus under metro rail station at Shahbagh in the capital on Wednesday. The bus belonging to 'Bangabandhu Avenue Paribahan' was set on fire at around 2:30 pm. Fire Service and Civil Defense control room duty officer Rozina Akter confirmed it. She said miscreants set fire to a bus
4 UPDF activists shot dead in Khagrachari, 2 remain missing
Four activists of United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) were shot dead by miscreants in ward no. 9 of Panchhari upazila under Khagrachari district on Monday night. The miscreants also abducted two UPDF activists at the time, said UPDF district organiser Angya Marma. Khagrachari police, however, said the matter is yet to be
Running bus set ablaze under Hanif Flyover
Miscreants set fire to a running bus under Hanif Flyover in the capital's Gulistan on Tuesday. Around 12:18, the bus was set on fire in front of Police Box in Gulistan, said Anwarul Islam, warehouse inspector of Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters (media cell). Later, two fire fighting units brought the
6 militants of banned outfit Ansar Al Islam arrested
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested six members of banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam from Narayanganj's Rupganj on Sunday . The arrestees are Abdur Razzak alias Ishak alias Saiba, 41, Shariful Islam alias Murad, 31, Rahman alias Usaiman, 27, Muhammad Zakaria alias Abar, 24, Al Amin alias Robin alias
Bus torched at Motijheel
Miscreants reportedly set a bus of ‘Gazipur Paribahan’ on fire near to the Bangladesh Bank office at Motijheel in the capital on Monday afternoon. Fire Service Duty Officer Ershad Hossain said they were informed about the fire incident at around 3.35pm. Two units of fire fighters were ready for the spot but
Passenger bus torched in Motijheel
Miscreants set a passenger bus on fire at Motijheel bak chattar in the capital Dhaka on Thursday morning during the ongoing 48-hour countrywide blockade of road, rail, and waterways called by the BNP and like-minded opposition parties. Rozina Akter, Duty Officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence Headquarters, said a bus
Bus set on fire in Shahbagh
Miscreants set a bus of 'Taranga Paribahan' on fire in Shahbagh area of the capital Dhaka on Thursday afternoon. The incident took place in front of Aziz Super Market around 1:35 pm, said duty officer Rozina Akter at Fire Service and Civil Defence. However, no casualties were reported in the incident, she