A special nationwide operation will soon be launched to curb human trafficking and drug abuse in vulnerable areas of the country, including Teknaf in Cox's Bazar, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has announced.
Two Bangladeshis who were detained by India's Border Security Force (BSF) along the Narayanpur border in Nageshwari upazila, Kurigram, have been handed over. They were transferred to BGB through a flag meeting on Monday night, April 13. Lieutenant Colonel Mahbub Ul Haq, commander of Kurigram BGB-22 Battalion, confirmed the information.
Police have arrested and sent to jail four people, including a 75-year-old man, two women and a six-year-old child, following a raid at the home of a banned Awami League leader in Ukhia, Cox's Bazar. They were released on bail after a court granted it on Monday, April 13.
At least seven people have been injured in a bloody clash between local residents and a group of youths in the Chandrima Thana area of Rajshahi city, sparked by loud motorcycle riding late at night. During the clash, a house was vandalised and four motorcycles were set on fire.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman inaugurated the 'Krishak Card' programme by sending Tk 2,500 each to the mobile phones of 22,000 farmers.
Seven people have been killed and five others injured in a severe road accident on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Daudkandi upazila, Cumilla. Doctors have described the condition of the injured as critical.