BSS The personnel of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested an alleged drug paddler from Amrakhali check-post on Benapole-Jessore Highway and recovered 1,800 Yaba pills on Friday. Acting on a tip off, the BGB members intercepted a Jessore bound passenger bus from Benapole at Amrakhali BGB check-post and recovered the banned Yaba tablets after searching the…
BSS Personnel of armed forces arrested two extortionists while collecting tolls in the name of temple building without any receipt at Kutukchhari bazaar under kotowali upazila of the district on Saturday. The arrested were identified as Rupayon Chakma, 29, and his associate Alo Bikash Chakma, 27. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Rangamati police confirmed the incident.
BSS An school teacher was killed on the spot when a truck dashed him in Kamarpara area on Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj Highway under Godagari upazila of the district on Saturday morning, police and locals said. The deceased was identified as Shahidul Alam, 48. He was the headmaster of Ranibari Girls High School under Shibgonj upazila of Chapainawabganj…
BSS Police recovered the bullet hit body of a youth along with a pistol from Natun Shaheber Char village of Akoter Char union under Sadarpur upazila of this district on Saturday. The body was identified as of Tito Chowdhury,38, son of one Sattar Chowdhury of Shahaber Char who was alleged to be a drug addict…
BSS A young man was beaten to death at Noali village under Monirumpur upazila of the district on Friday night. Opponents beat him when a reception was progressing in honour of newly elected UP Chairman at Noali village under Mosshimnagar union in Monirampur upazila of the district on Friday night. The victim, Raju Hossain Gazi,…
AP, Lesbos Pope Francis traveled to Greece on Saturday for a brief but provocative visit to thank the Greek people for welcoming refugees and meet with migrants at a detention center as the European Union implements a controversial plan to deport them back to Turkey. Greek state television ERT reported that Francis had offered to…
AP, Brasilia Separated by only a boulevard, two rival camps of demonstrators in Brazil’s capital underscore the sharp ideological divide that is playing out in Congress as lawmakers debate whether to oust the president. On one side of Brasilia’s showcase Eixo Monumental, which cuts through the center of city and dead ends at Congress, several…
AP, Paris French police have targeted hundreds of websites suspected of “inciting or glorifying acts of terrorism” after the Paris attacks by ordering content removals, delisting sites from search engines or blocking access. The French privacy watchdog in charge of monitoring website closures said Friday that more than 1,000 pieces of web content have been…
AP, Seoul A North Korea missile launch meant to celebrate the birthday of the country’s founder ended in failure, U.S. defense officials said, an embarrassing setback in what was reportedly the inaugural test of a new, powerful mid-range missile. “It was a fiery, catastrophic attempt at a launch that was unsuccessful,” Capt. Jeff Davis, a…
AP, Montevideo A powerful tornado swept over a small city in Uruguay on Friday, ripping up houses, hurling cars into the air and killing at least four people, authorities said. Seven others were seriously injured. Residents of Dolores, a city of 20,000 people about 165 miles (265 kilometers) west of Montevideo, shot images of their…