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…
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…
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…
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…
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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An office assistant of the District and Session’s Judge Court was found dead in his office on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Rameshwar Saha, 50, session’s assistant of the court. -UNB
A man was killed in a clash over land related dispute at Char Chowka village of Sreepur upazila on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Babul Sheikh, 45, son of Abdul Kader Sheikh, a resident of the village. Moniruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Sreepur Police Station, said there had been a longstanding dispute between Babul and…
A young man was killed and another injured in an attack by a wild elephant at Satanipara in Bakshiganj upazila early Monday. The deceased was identified as Saju Miah, 31, son of Idris Ali, a resident of the area. The elephant attacked Saju and Khokan as they tried to shoo away the animal, leaving Saju…
Two young men were shot to death by unidentified miscreants at Purba Sarakbhata village in Rangunia upazila early Monday over previous enmity. The deceased were identified as Manju, 28, and Hashem, 31. Officer-in-charge of Rangunia Police Station Humayun Kabir said a group of miscreants swooped on a house in the village where the duo was…