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Two die in Kishoreganj gunfight

Two die in Kishoreganj gunfight

-- 2019-08-14 19:35:06

A gunfight between two groups of local people at Shaympur village of Bajitpur upazila in Kishoreganj over establishing supremacy left two people dead and 20 others injured on Wednesday morning. The d...

Road crash leaves three dead in Bogura

Road crash leaves three dead in Bogura

-- 2019-08-14 18:00:36

Three people were killed and 15 others injured in a head-on collision between two passenger buses at Aria bazaar of Shajahanpur Upazila on Bogura-Dhaka highway on Wednesday. Police said Khairul Alam,...

BSF 'beats Bangladeshi to death'

BSF 'beats Bangladeshi to death'

-- 2019-08-14 17:35:23

A Bangladeshi man was allegedly beaten to death by members of India’s Border Security Force (BSF) along the Thakurpur border of Damurhuda upazila in Chuadanga on Wednesday morning. The deceased...

Land dispute leaves three dead in Mymensingh

Land dispute leaves three dead in Mymensingh

-- 2019-08-14 13:24:31

Three people were killed and two others injured in a clash over the ownership of a plot at Khathaldangi under Iswarganj upazila in Mymensingh on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as Jah...

DMP commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia reappointed contractually

DMP commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia reappointed contractually

-- 2019-08-13 20:43:41

Asaduzzaman Miah, the outgoing DMP Commissioner, has been reappointed on contractual basis for the next thirty days, reports UNB. He will join the contractual job on Wednesday, said a press release i...

Amusement centres draw big crowds

Amusement centres draw big crowds

-- 2019-08-13 19:51:26

The amusement centres in the big cities such as Dhaka, Chattogram, Rajshahi and Khulna, became one of the main attractions for the families with kids during the vacation of Eid-ul-Azha. The recreatio...

11 injured in Tangail buffalo attack

11 injured in Tangail buffalo attack

-- 2019-08-13 19:47:31

Eleven people have been injured when a buffalo meant to be slaughtered for Eid-ul-Azha attacked them in Tangail, reports bdnews24.com.  The incident occurred in Jugihati village under Ghatail Up...

Two women die as boat capsizes in Jamuna

Two women die as boat capsizes in Jamuna

-- 2019-08-13 19:32:08

Two women died while five others remained missing after a boat capsized in the Jamuna river in Sariakandi Upazila of Bogura district on Tuesday, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Amena Beg...

Govt to allow rawhide export to ensure fair price

Govt to allow rawhide export to ensure fair price

-- 2019-08-13 19:14:57

The government has decided to allow export of rawhide in order to ensure fair price, says a bdnews24.com report. The commerce ministry called for the traders’ help to ensure that rawhide is tra...

Eight killed in separate road accidents in Rangpur, Dinajpur

Eight killed in separate road accidents in Rangpur, Dinajpur

-- 2019-08-13 19:10:35

Eight people were killed and five others injured in separate road accidents at different places in Rangpur and Dinajpur districts on Monday night and Tuesday, police said. In Rangpur, one rickshaw-va...

DMP puts ban on drone flying in Dhaka city

DMP puts ban on drone flying in Dhaka city

-- 2019-08-13 18:02:00

Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Tuesday puts ban on flying of unauthorised drone in the city to maintain public safety, reports UNB. A press release said flying drone without permission from the authori...

Number of new dengue cases declining: Health minister   

Number of new dengue cases declining: Health minister  

-- 2019-08-13 17:28:29

The number of new patients hospitalised with dengue is declining because the people are becoming more aware about the disease, Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque said Tuesday, reports...

1,200 news dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

1,200 news dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

-- 2019-08-13 17:22:47

At least 1,200 new dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country in 24 hours until Tuesday morning, reports UNB. Since January, 44,471 people were hospitalised with dengue, according...

Three more die of dengue as outbreak rages across Bangladesh

Three more die of dengue as outbreak rages across Bangladesh

-- 2019-08-13 15:51:44

Three people have died from Dengue in Dhaka and Khulna amid the Eid holidays as the mosquito-borne disease continues to wreak havoc across Bangladesh, reports bdnews24.com. On Tuesday morning, a five...

Housewife ‘killed for dowry’ in Satkhira

Housewife ‘killed for dowry’ in Satkhira

-- 2019-08-13 14:52:57

A housewife was allegedly killed by her husband for dowry at Sultanpur Palpara in the town on early Tuesday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Dipika Hazra, wife of Animesh Pal in the area....

Bhutanese PM greets Hasina, Bangladeshis on Eid

Bhutanese PM greets Hasina, Bangladeshis on Eid

-- 2019-08-13 13:36:29

Bhutanese Prime Minister (PM) Lotay Tshering on Tuesday called his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina and extended Eid greetings to her and the people of Bangladesh, reports UNB. “Lotay Tshe...

Maritime ports hoist warning signal 3

Maritime ports hoist warning signal 3

-- 2019-08-13 13:04:31

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has advised maritime ports to raise Local Cautionary Signal No. 3 due to a low over the northern Bay of Bengal. According to Tuesday’s forecast, light t...

Launch, speed boat services suspended at Mawa, Kathalbari

Launch, speed boat services suspended at Mawa, Kathalbari

-- 2019-08-13 12:40:53

Munshiganj (UNB) – Rough weather forced suspension of launch and speed boat services on the Mawa-Kathalbari route on Tuesday morning. Md Aminul Islam, in-charge of Mawa River Police camp, said...

BGB on alert to prevent rawhide smuggling

BGB on alert to prevent rawhide smuggling

-- 2019-08-13 12:11:25

Dinajpur, (UNB) - Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) remained on high alert on Tuesday to prevent illegal rawhide smuggling through the Hili land port. Joypurhat-2 BGB Battalion Commander Lt Col Rashed Mo...

Child missing after speed boat sinks in Padma

Child missing after speed boat sinks in Padma

-- 2019-08-13 12:03:38

Munshiganj, (UNB) - A child went missing after a speed boat sank in the Padma River on Tuesday morning. The young boy was identified as Deen Islam Hossain, 8, son of Siddiqur Rahman of Mollar Hawla v...

Haphazard Eid cattle slaughter continues this year

Haphazard Eid cattle slaughter continues this year

-- 2019-08-13 11:21:01

Shahjalal Firoz, a resident of Banani in Dhaka, brought a goat to the city corporation abattoir near Mohakhali Bus Terminal for slaughter on the morning of Eid-ul-Azha Monday, reports bdnews24.com.&nb...

Dhaka city authorities remove  30,000 tonnes cattle waste

Dhaka city authorities remove 30,000 tonnes cattle waste

-- 2019-08-13 10:27:15

  The authorities have removed 30,000 tonnes of waste from cattle slaughtered in Dhaka on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. Dhaka South City Corporation removed 20,000 tonnes of cattle waste until 1...

Slipped knife hits, kills girl watching cow slaughtering

Slipped knife hits, kills girl watching cow slaughtering

-- 2019-08-12 21:13:43

A 10-year-old girl has died after a knife slipped out of a butcher’s hand and hit her during the slaughtering of a cow on Eid-ul-Azha in Madaripur, reports bdnews24,com. The victim, Moumita Akt...

Dengue claims 2 more lives, 2,093 hospitalised

Dengue claims 2 more lives, 2,093 hospitalised

-- 2019-08-12 19:30:55

Two more people died of dengue and 2,093 new patients have been admitted to different hospitals across the country, report agencies. The new deaths were recorded in the capital and Rajshahi on Mond...

Large Eid congregations in Kishoreganj and Dinajpur

Large Eid congregations in Kishoreganj and Dinajpur

-- 2019-08-12 18:39:18

Gor-e-Shahid Baro Maidan in Dinajpur and Sholakia Eidgah in Kishoreganj hosted two of the largest Eid congregations in the country on Monday. In Dinajpur, the 6th Eid-ul-Azha congregation was at Go...

Child dies from dengue fever at Dhaka hospital

Child dies from dengue fever at Dhaka hospital

-- 2019-08-12 18:01:20

A toddler has died from dengue at Dhaka Shishu Hospital amid the Eid-ul-Azha celebrations around the country, reports bdnews24.com. Samia, the two-and-a-half-year old daughter of Md Rubel from Lakshm...

BGB exchanges Eid greetings with BSF along Hili border

BGB exchanges Eid greetings with BSF along Hili border

-- 2019-08-12 17:24:24

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) exchanged greetings with Border Security Force (BSF) men along Hili border of Dinajpur district on Monday on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, reports UNB. The bor...

Man attempts suicide after killing wife in Rangamati

Man attempts suicide after killing wife in Rangamati

-- 2019-08-12 16:57:02

A man tried to commit suicide reportedly after hacking his wife to death over a family feud at Islampur village in Langadu Upazila of Rangamati on the Eid day on Monday, reports UNB. The deceased was...

Highest level of Aedes larvae found at transport hubs, slums in Dhaka

Highest level of Aedes larvae found at transport hubs, slums in Dhaka

-- 2019-08-12 16:30:53

The density of Aedes aegypti mosquito larvae has been found four times higher than the normal level at Mohakhali Bus Terminal, BRTC Bus Depot and Railway Slum in Kamalapur, Shajahanpur Slum and the Mu...

PM greets FFs with gifts on Eid-ul-Azha

PM greets FFs with gifts on Eid-ul-Azha

-- 2019-08-12 16:27:46

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Monday greeted all Freedom Fighters (FFs) of the country on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, reports BSS....