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Petrol bomb attack alleged at coordinator Mahdi's home, police call claim ‘drama’
A former member secretary of the Habiganj district committee of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, Mahdi Hasan, has alleged that petrol bombs were thrown at his house in Habiganj.
RMG workers block Dhaka-Tangail highway in Gazipur, traffic resumes after an hour
Vehicular movement on Dhaka-Tangail highway in Palli Bidyut area of Kaliakair upazila in Gazipur district remained suspended for an hour as workers of several garment factories blocked the highway, demanding an increase in wages.
No evidence of short circuit at MP Nusrat’s house: Palli Bidyut
Kushtia Palli Bidyut Samity has found no evidence of an electrical short circuit in the fire that damaged the village home of reserved-seat MP and National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Nusrat Tabassum in Daulatpur Upazila.
BNP leader killed, over 100 injured in 10-vehicle pile-up in Gopalganj
A BNP leader has been killed and more than 100 passengers injured in a pile-up involving 10 vehicles in the Boraitola Bus Stand area of Muksudpur upazila in Gopalganj.
Two held over trafficking, kidnaping Bangladeshi in Libya
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested two alleged members of a human trafficking ring over the kidnapping of a Bangladeshi man in Libya and demanding ransom from his family.
BNP leader shot dead in Khulna
A local BNP leader was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Rupsha upazila of Khulna on Thursday night.
Attempted murder case filed over ‘arson attack’ on Nusrat’s Kushtia home
An attempted murder case has been filed against eight named and 25-30 unidentified people over an alleged arson attack on the village home of reserved-seat MP Nusrat Tabassum in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia.
Prisoner undergoes surgery to remove 50 lighters, metal objects
Doctors have removed more than 50 gas lighters, nail cutters, pieces of brick and other objects from the stomach of a life-term convict after he was admitted to hospital with severe abdominal pain.
Police find no evidence of petrol bomb attack at MP Nusrat's village home
Police have found no evidence of a petrol bomb attack at the village home of Nusrat Tabassum, joint convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and a lawmaker from a reserved women's seat, in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia, following a fire at the property. Tabassum alleged that petrol bombs had been thrown at her home, but police said they were investigating the cause of the fire.
Kushtia women stage demo, demand resignation, trial of MP Amir Hamza
Women activists under the banner of Kushtia Sachetan Nagarik Samaj staged a protest rally on Thursday, demanding the resignation of Kushtia-3 (Sadar) MP Mufti Amir Hamza and his trial over “derogatory remarks” about women.