A Jubo Dal activist named Shakil Mahmud, 31, was shot in a clash between two parties over a past dispute in Begumganj Upazila of Noakhali. At least 8 people from both sides were injured in the incident.
Just two hours of morning rainfall has caused severe waterlogging in various low-lying areas of the port city of Chattogram. Major roads including Muradpur, Bahaddarhat, Probortak Mor, Halishahar and Eidgah have gone under water, bringing normal life to a standstill. Schoolgoing children, office-bound commuters and day labourers are suffering immensely as a result.
Police have found the hanging body of an 80-year-old man from his house in Eidgaon upazila of Cox's Bazar.
A groom was sent to jail and fined Tk 3,000 for marrying a 13-year-old girl in Tungipara upazila of Gopalganj.
A six-year-old child died after being administered anaesthesia during surgery at a private hospital in the Mollahteria area of Kushtia town on Monday night, April 27.
A sixth-grade schoolgirl was abducted on her way to school in Gobindaganj upazila, Gaibandha, and left on the roadside after being raped throughout the day, police said.