80-year-old man held over rape attempt on minor Girl in Cumilla
Police in Cumilla have detained an 80-year-old man over allegations that he attempted to rape a seven-year-old girl after taking her into a room in Manoharganj upazila.
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Teenage boy makes remote-controlled plane with tiffin money
A 15-year-old boy in northern Bangladesh has attracted attention by building and flying a remote-controlled aircraft of his own design, using money he saved from his daily lunch allowance.
Identities of 7 killed in bus-autorickshaw collision in Mymensingh identified
Police have identified the seven people killed in a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw in Mymensingh. Four of the deceased are from the same family. Among them are three men, three women and one child.
2 injured in hand bomb explosions in Chapainawabganj
Two people have been injured in three hand bomb explosions centring a bid to establish dominance in Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila. Police have recovered 11 more unexploded hand bombs from the scene.
6 coaches detached, rail communication with Sylhet suspended
Six coaches of a train have become detached after a hook snapped in Lawachara National Park in Moulvibazar's Kamalganj. As a result, rail communication between Sylhet and the rest of the country has been suspended.
Madrasa teacher arrested over alleged rape of 13-year-old student
Police have arrested a teacher named Md Masud Goldar (27) over allegations of repeatedly sodomising a 13-year-old madrasa student in Faridpur's Char Bhadrasan. Earlier, local people detained him, beat him and tied him to a tree. On Friday morning, the student's mother filed a case as complainant with Sadarpur Police Station.
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