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Two arrested over murder of Pir Shamim in Kushtia: Police
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the mob beating and murder of Pir Shamim Reza Jahangir at his darbar in Daulatpur, Kushtia. The arrests were made from the Filipnagar area of the upazila on Sunday night, according to police on Monday, April 27.
Pregnant woman crushed to death by falling tree amid storm in Naogaon
A pregnant woman from the Bede community died after a tree fell on her during a Kalbaishakhi storm in Atrai, Naogaon. The deceased was Arafatun, 20, who was three months pregnant.
Jubo dal activist shot dead in repeated gunfire
A Jubo Dal activist, Mohammad Nasir Uddin, was killed after being shot by ambushed in Raozan upazila of Chattogram. The murder took place at around 10 pm on Sunday (April 26) in Shamsher Para village of Kadalpur Union.
3 killed in lightning strike in Netrakona
Three people have died in separate lightning strikes in Netrokona's Khaliajuri upazila. The accidents occurred on Monday morning and afternoon (April 27).
Miscreants cut off trunk, meat of dead elephant in Rangamati
After the death of an elderly wild elephant in Rangamati's Langadu upazila, miscreants mutilated its body and cut off the flesh of its trunk and legs. The incident took place in the Amlaki Bagan area of Bhasanyadam Union early on Monday (April 27).
173 lawyers submit petition to UN High Commissioner for lifting Awami League ban
A group of 173 lawyers from Cox's Bazar have jointly appealed to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, demanding the lifting of the ban imposed on the Awami League.
PM announces ‘LPG Card’ scheme for women to ease cooking burden
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has announced the introduction of an ‘LPG Card’ for women, expanding social support initiatives alongside existing family and agriculture cards.
Mother, daughters killed as storm-uprooted tree falls onto house in Jamalpur
A mother and her two daughters were killed when a tree collapsed onto their house during a Kalbaishakhi storm at Melandah upazila in Jamalpur.
Another BNP activist shot dead in Raozan within 24 hours
A local activist of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was shot dead in Raozan late Sunday (April 26), marking the second such killing in the area within 24 hours.
Camellia Hospital shut for a month, tea workers without medical care
The Camellia Duncan Foundation Hospital in Moulvibazar's tea garden belt has remained closed for an entire month, leaving hundreds of thousands of tea workers and their families without access to medical care and creating a severe health crisis.