Four killed in Jamalpur road accident
Four people including three of a family were killed in a road accident in Melandah upazila of the district this morning.
District Correspondent
NCP leaders demolish signboard erected by Dhirendranath Datta’s granddaughter
A dispute has resurfaced over the ownership and preservation of the historic home of language movement veteran and martyred Liberation War figure Dhirendranath Datta in Dharmasagarpar area of Cumilla city, after leaders and activists of the National Citizen Party (NCP) demolished a signboard installed in front of the property.
Policeman beaten, limbs broken, leg tendons cut in Narayanganj
Abul Kalam, 35, a member of the Armed Police Battalion (APBn), has allegedly been called out, beaten, had his arms and legs broken and his leg tendons cut with a sharp weapon in Rupganj of Narayanganj. His family claims drug dealers attacked him for protesting against the drug trade in the area. Abul Kalam is now undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (NITOR).
Freedom fighter buried without guard of honour in Cumilla, family and locals express anger
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Brahmanpara Police Station Md Faruq Hossain has said Bir Muktijoddha Abdus Sattar was buried without the state honour of guard of honour in Brahmanpara upazila of Cumilla. Police could not finally give the guard of honour as no one from the upazila administration was present. Local freedom fighters and the relatives of the deceased have expressed anger over this incident.
Ink on Rabindranath’s graffiti in Khulna, anti-Rabindranath posters beside it
Khulna City Corporation (KCC) has painted wall paintings at various places as part of beautifying the city on the occasion of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to Khulna. Country’s renowned poets, litterateurs and political personalities have found a place in these wall paintings.
Three bodies found in Teknaf Hills; recovery operation underway
Superintendent of Police of Cox’s Bazar ANM Sajedur Rahman has confirmed that the bodies of three people have been found lying on a remote hill in Hnila union of Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar. Law enforcement agencies are trying to recover the bodies. A joint force operation is continuing on that hill after the killing of an army member.
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