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2 women held with 8kg hemp in B'baria

Shafiqur Rahman Shaheen/Shakib Ahmed

Police have arrested two alleged female drug dealers in possession of a significant quantity of hemp from Bijoynagar upazila in Brahmanbaria.The detention took place on Friday at around 7:00 AM.The arrested are identified as Rehana Begum alias Josna, 41, and

Teen held with 10 gold bars at Satkhira border

M Zillur Rahman/Shakib Ahmed

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has arrested a teenager with 10 gold bars at the Bhomra border in Satkhira.The arrest took place on Thursday afternoon in the Falmoar area.The 17-year-old detainee, Sumon Islam, is a resident of Lakshidari village in Satkhira

Tea workers stage protest demanding overdue wages in Sylhet

Shakib Ahmed

Hundreds of tea workers took to the streets of Sylhet on Friday, demanding immediate payment of unpaid wages and rations.The protest, organized by the Sylhet District branch of the Bangladesh Trade Union Centre, underscored the severe financial and humanitarian crisis

New potatoes selling at Tk 200 per kg in Dinajpur

Amdad Hoque/Shakib Ahmed

Freshly harvested, early-season potatoes have hit the markets of Dinajpur, with prices climbing as high as 200 taka per kilogram.The price hike has sparked mixed reactions among buyers, who are feeling the pinch of these steep prices.On Friday, new potatoes

Khulna godown fire destroys 10 shops

Shakib Ahmed

At least 10 shops were gutted in a fire that broke out in a godown of jute sacks in Borobazar Barmashil area of Khulna city, said authorities on Friday morning.The fire broke out in the warehouse around 11pm on Thursday.It

8 shops gutted in Tangail fire

Shakib Ahmed

Eight shops were gutted at Auliabad Bazar in Kalihati upazila of Tangail district on Thursday night.It was suspected that the fire originated from an electric short circuit at a shop of Auliabad Bazar around 10 PM and soon engulfed the

6 Bangladeshi nationals held in Benapole border

Shakirul Kabir Riton/Shakib Ahmed

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) apprehended six Bangladeshi nationals at Dhannyakhola Border Outpost (BOP) for attempting to cross the border into India illegally.The arrests were made on Wednesday morning, confirmed Lieutenant Colonel Saifullah Siddiqui, the commanding officer of Jessore Battalion-49 BGB.According

Man injured in Sunamganj clash dies, one held

Arif Khan/Shakib Ahmed

An elderly man succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in Dhaka following a clash between two groups over a minor incident at Dharampasha upazila in Sunamganj district.The victim, Mohammad Ali, 65, from Shorishyam village in the upazila, passed away

Youth found hanging in Joypurhat

Shahadul Islam Saju/Shakib Ahmed

The hanging body of a young man was recovered on Wednesday afternoon from Buzruk area of Joypurhat Sadar Upazila on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Nur Alam, 22, son of Eban Hossain from Buzruk village in Vadasa Union.Police have suggested

3 Rohingyas held with firearms in Ukhiya

Shakib Ahmed

Armed Police Battalion (APBn) in a raid arrested three Rohingyas along with foreign weapons and ammunition at Ukhiya Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar.The raid was conducted in the early hours of Wednesday around 2 AM in front of a learning