An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of police in Narayanganj has been accused of vandalising a ferry ghat in a drunken state, throwing toll money into the river and dancing in public. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media.
BNP will field single candidates at all levels in the upcoming local government elections, said National Parliament Whip and Natore-2 MP Advocate Ruhul Quddus Talukdar Dulu. He also said there will be no scope for multiple BNP candidates in the same upazila, municipality or union.
A Jamalpur resident, Nimai Chandra Sarkar, has expressed shock after receiving an electricity bill of Tk 692 in his name before a new meter was installed. The bill was issued even though the meter connection had not been activated, raising questions over the billing system and oversight of the power department.
Police have arrested six people in connection with an alleged rape attempt on a woman after holding her husband in Dagonbhuiyan, Feni. They were arrested in separate drives on Friday night and Saturday morning, September 5.
A dispute has arisen between leaders of the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami over the organisation of a traditional boat race on the Karatoya River in Ullapara, Sirajganj. Both sides announced separate dates for the event at the same venue, leading to tensions. The upazila administration subsequently cancelled the competition and imposed Section 144.
The body of Abdul Rahman, also known as Pir Shamim, a controversial darbar chief in Kushtia's Daulatpur, has been allegedly exhumed from the local graveyard and reburied at his own darbar sharif by his followers.