A fire broke out at a building in Companiganj, Noakhali, on Tuesday morning, August 18. Over 20 people took shelter on the roof of the building. Fire service personnel rescued 20 people from the roof and another 15 from inside, safely evacuating them .
Police have recovered 70,000 yaba pills and Tk 2,85,500 in cash from drug sales during a raid in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar. Two brothers from the same family have been arrested in connection with the incident.
Five people, including a cameraman of an event management company, were injured in indiscriminate firing by miscreants in Begumganj upazila of Noakhali. One of the injured is in critical condition and has been sent to Dhaka for advanced treatment .
Two people were killed in a head-on collision between a truck and a pickup van in Ullapara, Sirajganj. One other person was injured in the incident.
The government will review the effectiveness of the AI-based 'auto fine system' being piloted on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway and gradually introduce the technology on other highways across the country, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said .
Two youths died after their motorcycle fell under an under-construction culvert in Shibganj, Chapainawabganj. The accident occurred around 5:15am on Tuesday, August 18, in the Muslimpur area of Shahbajpur Union on the Chapainawabganj-Sonamasjid highway.