A woman was allegedly hacked and had her throat slit by her nephew while she was breastfeeding her baby in Sherpur Sadar upazila on Wednesday. Police detained the alleged attacker, identified as Arif Hossain, 20.
A student of Cumilla Victoria Government College and her unborn child have died of dengue while undergoing treatment at Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) in Dhaka.
A baby girl has been born in Phulbari, Dinajpur, with a total of 28 fingers and toes on her hands and feet, drawing curiosity in the local community. Medical experts, however, say having extra fingers is a congenital physical condition that can occur for various reasons.
BNP leaders and activists have been accused of assaulting two supporters of Member of Parliament Barrister Rumeen Farhana in front of the Ashuganj Upazila Parishad in Brahmanbaria on Wednesday afternoon. The injured men are Ataur Rahman, former convener of the Ashuganj Upazila unit of Jubo Dal, and former senior joint convener Russel Biplob. The upazila BNP, however, said the incident involved a scuffle following an argument over an issue related to drugs.
Fifteen-year-old Abdur Rahman left home in the afternoon with his auto-rickshaw but never returned, even after the night had passed. The following day, his body was recovered from a pond in Sonatala, Bogura. Police initially suspect that he was strangled to death.
A woman was allegedly assaulted by several suspected touts while seeking information about dengue testing at the 250-bed Chapainawabganj District Hospital.