3 killed as bus plunges into ditch on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway
Three people were killed and 16 others injured when a bus plunged into a roadside ditch on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Sreenagar upazila of Munshiganj district early Saturday.
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Locals set fire to women’s madrasa after alleged sexual assault of student
The director of a residential women’s madrasa in Pabna was handed over to police following allegations that he tried to rape a student. Later, after the incident became public, locals set fire to the madrasa building.
300 tourists evacuated safely as hotel catches fire in Cox’s Bazar
A fire broke out at The Sea Princess, a residential hotel at Sugandha Point in Cox’s Bazar, on Friday, with around 300 tourists staying at the hotel evacuated safely.
Woman tortured with chilli powder rubbed on body in Jhenaidah
A housewife in Jhenaidah has allegedly been tortured after her hair was forcibly cut and chilli powder was rubbed over her body.
Gazipur madrasah vice-principal arrested following mob beating over alleged child sexual abuse
A madrasa vice-principal in Gazipur has been jailed over alleged child sexual abuse, amid counterclaims of an attack on the institution. Photo: Collected
Sajek road blockade: 2,933 tourists evacuated amid gunfight
Gunfire broke out between law enforcement personnel and armed members of the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) in Rangamati’s Baghaichhari upazila on Thursday (October 22), during a road blockade in Sajek. Tension and clashes went on from around 11 am until noon in the Ujobazar area of Baghaihat. No casualties were immediately reported.
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