A man named Ramjan, 38, attempted suicide by pouring kerosene on his body inside the premises of Bandar Police Station in Narayanganj. However, he was rescued and given first aid due to the immediate intervention of the police.
A total of 42 HSC examinees at a centre in Shibganj, Bogura, were mistakenly given last year's question paper for the creative part of the Logic examination. The error was detected after the exam ended, and the answer scripts were retrieved from the post office and sent to the Rajshahi Education Board for a decision.
A pharmacist lost his life in a road accident while travelling to check on a friend affected by the recent floods in Pekua, Cox's Bazar. He lost control of his motorcycle on a rain-slicked road and fell into a canal, sustaining critical injuries. He died on the way to hospital.
A fisherman in Charghat, Rajshahi, narrowly escaped a major disaster after bringing home what he thought was a treasure but turned out to be a live bomb caught in his fishing net in the Padma River. His son's suspicion led to a bomb disposal unit safely defusing the device through a controlled explosion.
A youth named Swapan, 38, has been detained by locals on charges of raping a seven-year-old child in Madarganj upazila, Jamalpur. The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon in the Char Lotabar area of Sidhuli union.
A housewife was killed and another woman injured when robbers broke into a house through a window in the dead of night in Shahrasti upazila, Chandpur. The robbers also looted gold ornaments and valuables.