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Ras festival celebrated in Dinajpur

Amdad Hoque/Shakib Ahmed

The Ras Festival was celebrated with great enthusiasm in Dinajpur town during the early hours of the full moon.Since 1998, this annual event has been held at the Shri Shri Giridhari Ji Temple grounds with the aim of achieving spiritual

Two killed in Rajshahi road accident

Shakib Ahmed

Two motorcyclists were killed after a passengers bus knocked them down at Godagari upazila in Rajshahi district on Friday afternoon.The accident took at Avoya Kamarpara area on the Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj Highway under the upazila.The deceased were Ashraful Islam, 42, son of

Teen stabbed to death in Hazaribagh

Shakib Ahmed

A teenager boy died on Friday morning after being stabbed by a local teenage gang in front of Hazaribagh Park in Dhaka on Thursday night.The deceased, identified as Shanto, was son of Afzal Hossain from Hazaribagh, according to Inspector Md

BSF returns missing youth's body in Sherpur

M. Suruzzaman/Shakib Ahmed

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has returned the body of a Bangladeshi youth, who had been missing for over 40 days, at Nakugaon border under Nalitabari upazila of Sherpur.The body of Ershadul Haque was handed over on Friday afternoon in

Rana Plaza victims stage protest demanding rehabilitation, justice

Omer Faruk/Shakib Ahmed

The victims of Rana Plaza collapse, along with their families and labor rights activists, organized a human chain and rally on Friday morning in front of Savar Press Club, demanding permanent rehabilitation and comprehensive medical care for the injured.The protest,

Youth commits suicide in front of lover's house in Rajbari

Sirajul Islam/Shakib Ahmed

A youth reportedly committed suicide by consuming poison in front of his lover's house at Chandani area in Rajbari Sadar upazila, upon hearing about her impending marriage to another person. The deceased was identified as Mahfuz Sardar, 18, son of

Women's body recovery from freezer: Tenant held, police claims son innocent

Shakib Ahmed

The murder case involving the killing of a woman and storing her body in a deep freezer has taken a new turn at Dupchanchia upazila in Bogura as the law enforcement now points to the tenants of the victim's house

2 held with 10kg hemp in Sirajganj

Ashok Banarjee/Shakib Ahmed

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested two alleged drug dealers along with 10 kg of cannabis on Thursday late night.The operation was conducted near the Soydabad roundabout area in Bangabandhu Bridge West Police Station in Sirajganj.RAB-12 Sirajganj Company

Man held over killing sister-in-law in Sherpur

M. Suruzzaman/Shakib Ahmed

A man was killed after being attacked by his brother-in-law at Nalitabari upazila in Sherpur district.The assault occurred on Thursday in Kalinagar village near the municipal town.However, police have detained the suspect, Yunus Ali, on early Friday.The victim, Mojibor Rahman

Worker killed, 2 injured in Bhola boiler explosion

Shipu Farazi/Shakib Ahmed

A worker was killed and two other were injured when a boiler exploded at a rice mill at Char Fasson upazila in Bhola on Friday.The explosion took place early on Friday at around 5:00 AM at Munni Rice Mill in