Ex-army member killed in B’baria

    A retired Bangladesh army member was killed by slighting throat by miscreants at Pirbari in the district town on Monday night. The deceased identified as Bahar Sakra, 45, a resident of Phulbaria area of the town, hailed from Birgaon village of Nabinagar upazila. Locals said a group of miscreants attacked Bahar on a lane in…

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      4 of a family electrocuted in Sunamganj

      Four members of a family died from electrocution at Ramdighi village in Dharmapasha upazila on Tuesday morning. The deceased were identified as Ranjit Sarker,45, his father Jagajit Sarker,70, wife Rita Sarker,35, and daughter Sonali Sarker,10. Tabakar Talukder, chairman of Chamardani union, said Ranjit got electrified after a branch of a tree along with a live…

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        1 lakh Yaba pills seized in Ctg

        Members of Coast Guard Bangladesh seized one lakh pieces of Yaba tablet from Gahira Chhipatoli area of Anwara upazila early Tuesday. Afsar Uddin, a coast guard official, said on secret information, a team of the coast guard conducted a drive in the area in the morning. Sensing the presence of the force, the drug dealers…

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          Youth kills self in Sylhet

          A young man allegedly committed suicide by taking poison at Sadipur village in Osmaninagar upazila on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Salik Ullah,40, son of Sajid Ullah, a resident of the village. Quoting locals, police said Salik, father of three children, took poison in his room at night. Later, he was rushed to…

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            2 friends found dead in Mymensingh

            Police on Tuesday noon recovered the bodies of two friends, who went missing on Monday morning, from the district town. The deceased were identified as Sajon, a hawker by profession, and his friend transport worker Emon. On Tuesday noon, locals spotted the bodies floating under the Brahmaputra Bridge and informed police, said Officer-in-charge of Kotoali…

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              US presses Vietnam ahead of Obama visit

              AP, Washington The United States pressed Vietnam Monday over a recent spate of detentions of government critics and pushed for other progress on human rights ahead of a visit next month by President Barack Obama. Senior officials of the two governments held an annual dialogue on human rights in Washington. It’s an issue which remains…

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                Ukraine marks 30 years since Chernobyl

                AP, Kiev With flowers, candles and tears, Ukraine on Tuesday marked the 30th anniversary of the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, the world’s worst nuclear disaster. Some survivors said the chaos of that time is etched in their minds forever. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko led a ceremony in Chernobyl, where work is underway to…

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                  Bernie Sanders looks to press on to the convention

                  AP, Conn Bernie Sanders’ campaign chief is vowing his candidate will stay in the Democratic race until the summer convention, even as Hillary Clinton looks to lock down her commanding position for the party’s nomination with a strong performance in a five-state round of contests Tuesday. Clinton has the chance of a clean sweep or…

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