Gas cylinder explosion in moving auto-rickshaw, 6 burnt including women and children A gas cylinder explosion in a moving CNG-powered autorickshaw has occurred in Begumganj Upazila of Noakhali. Six people, including women and children, were burnt. The explosion occurred at around 5 pm today, Wednesday, in the Contractor Mosque area of Chaumuhani Municipality. The burnt people are Selina Begum (32), her son Md. Shahriar (12), daughters Hridi (14), Hridika (14 months), sister’s daughter Lamia (14) and sister’s son (6). After the incident, they were rescued with the help of local…
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Schoolgirl raped and videotaped in Sreepur, accused arrested
Schoolgirl raped and videotaped in Sreepur, accused youth arrested A young man raped a third-grade girl in Gazipur’s Sreepur upazila on Saturday and recorded the scene on his smartphone. Later, the local people caught the young man, Md. Arman Mia (27), red-handed and handed him over to the police. Accused Arman Mia is the son of Md. Shamsul Haque of Niguari Union of Gafargaon Upazila of Mymensingh. The victim of the torture (8) lives in Barmi Union of the upazila. According to some residents of the area and police sources,…
Read MoreBangladeshi company to work jointly with Starlink
Bangladeshi company to work jointly with Starlink Several local companies will work together with Starlink, a US satellite-based internet service provider, to set up ground earth stations in Bangladesh. As part of this, a delegation of the company is currently visiting Bangladesh. In the meantime, several companies have also signed agreements with Starlink to work in joint partnerships. A press release sent by the press wing of the chief advisor on Saturday said that the partnership includes space allocation, construction assistance and ongoing infrastructure maintenance. As a result of the…
Read MoreCollege student dies after losing control of motorcycle in Demra
College student dies after losing control of motorcycle in Demra The tragic death of 17-year-old Md. Arafat Uddin, a college student, has cast a pall over the Demra area of Dhaka. Arafat lost his life in a motorcycle accident that occurred around 8:30 PM on Saturday in the staff quarter vicinity. The incident, stemming from a high-speed collision with a road divider, has left his family and friends in deep mourning. According to Demra Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mahmudur Rahman, Arafat was riding his motorcycle on the Dhaka-Demra highway, accompanied…
Read MoreTwo killed in separate road accidents in Dhaka before Iftar
Two killed in separate road accidents in Dhaka before Iftar A motorcyclist was hit by a bus in Malibagh and a person was hit by a motorcycle on Elephant Road in the capital. These two accidents occurred in Dhaka before Iftar on Tuesday afternoon. The bodies of both have been kept at the Dhaka Medical College morgue. Dhaka Medical College Hospital sources said that the name of the motorcyclist killed in the Malibagh bus accident is Palash Molla (36). He is a money exchange trader by profession. And the name…
Read More“God has placed the burden of my child’s body on my shoulders!”
“God has placed the burden of my child’s body on my shoulders!” ‘Dad, are you breaking your fast?’ The son said, ‘I am breaking my fast, father.’ This was the last thing police constable Abdul Motaleb said to his son on the phone after breaking his fast on Monday. Then, at around 8 am on Tuesday, while he was sleeping, the phone rang. An unknown person on his son’s phone said, ‘This boy with the mobile phone had an accident on the road, his condition is bad. What happened to…
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