Bogura Awami League leader dies in Naogaon Jail: Family alleges torture
Jakir Hossain Nawab, a leader of the Awami League, whose activities are currently banned, has died in jail custody in Naogaon.
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Workers block Dhaka-Tangail highway with burning waste in Gazipur
Garment workers blocked the Dhaka-Tangail Highway in Gazipur on Tuesday morning by setting fire to piles of waste on the road, bringing traffic to a halt between Joydebpur Chowrasta and Naojor intersection.
New gas well found in Noakhali, reserve 97.69 billion cubic feet
Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (Bapex) has found a new gas well named Sundalpur South-1 in Companiganj upazila of Noakhali. The organisation said a total of 97.69 billion cubic feet (bcf) of gas is reserved in two zones of the well.
Two youths' bullet-riddled bodies recovered from river in Khulna
Police have recovered the bullet-riddled bodies of two youths from Atharobeki River in Rupsha upazila of Khulna. The two bodies were recovered from Singher Char area opposite Rupsha Government College around 11:30am on Monday (November 2). Police believe the two youths were shot dead and then thrown into the river.
Miscreants break youth’s limbs, gouge out both eyes, dump him beside beel in Faridpur
Delowar Hossain, 35, a youth, has been left beside a beel after miscreants broke his limbs and gouged out both his eyes in Faridpur Sadar upazila. He was rescued in a critically injured condition from a paddy field beside Baitkumari Beel in Krishnanagar union on Monday morning (November 2). He was later admitted to Faridpur Medical College Hospital.
3 police vehicles set on fire in Gazipur amid garment workers’ protests
Protesters in Gazipur vandalised and set fire to three police vehicles on Monday amid demonstrations by garment workers over wages and other benefits.
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