A college student was stabbed to death and his elder brother was wounded in an attack by a number of muggers at Monirampur in Jessore before the Eid day. The dead was identified as Ali Reza Raju, 25, student of honours at Khulna Azam Khan Commerce College and also son of Atiar Rahman of Kaziara village under Monirampur upazila. His brother banker Ruhul Kuddus,30 was wounded in the attack. Police and relatives of the victims told newsmen that the two...
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About forty kilometres area of Jessore – Khulan Highway is still in dire state even after the deadline announced by the communication minister. The minister very recently announced that roads of the county would be fit commuters by July 20. Commuters had to endure untold sufferings in about 40 kilometre area on Jessore- Khulna Highway. Transports are being facing unbearable troubles on the highway. Breaking down of parts of vehicles on the highway has become regular phenomenon for vehicles that...
The 14th anniversary death anniversary of journalist Shamsur Rahman was observed in Jessore yesterday.Local journalists’ organizations, Jessore Press Club, the family and villagers of the deceased observed the day with different programmes.On July 16, 2000 Shamsur Rahman, a special correspondent of Dainik Janakantha and a stringer of BBC Bangla Service, was shot dead by unidentified assailants at his office at Daratana in the town. The incident took place at around 8:10pm on the day. The incident spurred movement particularly of...
Border Guard Bangladesh personnel detained a total of 17 Bangladeshis including 9 men, 5 women and three children from Putkhali frontier under Benapole port police station on Friday evening. Nayek Subeder Shamsur Rahman, in-charge, Putkhali camp, 23 Border Guard Battalion and Apurba Hasan, officer in-charge, Benapole port police confirmed the information to journalist. The arrested were handed over to Benapole police after filing a case with the police station, said the officer in-charge. Border Guard Bangladesh men on Wednesday evening arrested...
Transport workers blocked Jessore- Benapole road for about one hour on Friday protesting the assault of one of their fellow during checking of vehicles. The authority closed the responsible constable after the incident, said Lt Col Matirur Rahman, Director, 26 Border Guard Battalion. The BGB Director told The New Nation that a BGB man was closed and attached to 26 Border Guard Battalion as he reportedly assaulted a transport worker after being non-cooperated by them during checking of vehicles on information...
The seven schoolchildren who died in a bus plunge on Saturday were laid to rest at their respective villages in Benapole of Jessore on Sunday afternoon.Hundreds of people including local political leaders attended the namaz-e-janaza of the students of Benapole Primary School at Ball Field around 2:00pm, source said. Of the deceased, Suraiya, 11, Jebia Akter, 8, Mithila, 11, Runa, 10, and Shanto, 11, are from Chooto Anchra, Sabbir, 10 of Gazipur village and Akhi, 11, of Namajgram in Benapole....
The authorities have cancelled leaves for government employees at Benapole land port to ease traveling between Bangladesh and India. Employees of customs, immigration police and Border Guard Bangladesh were asked to remain on their station on Eid holidays, sources at the land port informed. Talking to journalists, Sadhan Kumar Kundu, assistant commissioner, Benapole customs told that Benapole offices relating to immigration at the international land port remained open on holidays on special arrangements according rules of international land ports. ‘Leaves...
Border Guard Bangladesh men on Sunday afternoon arrested an Indian national and seized three 7.65 US made pistols and 6 magazines raiding an area at Kanthalbagan frontier under Benapole port police station, said Lt Col Matiur Rahman, Director, 26 Border Guard Battalion. The BGB official told The New Nation that tipped off the BGB men raided an area at Kanthalbagan frontier and arrested Meher, 28, Bangaon, West Bengal, India at around 4pm on Sunday. ‘He was arrested from a jute...
The administration of Jessore University of Science and Technology on Tuesday expelled four students permanently following the death of a student in a clash between the rival factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL). The university’s Board of Regents took the decision in an emergency meeting yesterday. Naimul Islam Riyad, 4th year student of Environmental Science Department, was stabbed to death on Monday in front of the university’s main entrance.Riyad’s uncle Rafiqul Islam filed a murder case with the Kotwali police...
A total of 25 Bangladeshi minor aged children who were trafficked to India returned home on Wednesday. The Indian Border Security Force handed over the adolescents to its counter force Border Guard Bangladesh men on Tuesday evening. Nayek Subedar Hafizur Rahman, in-charge, Benapole check post BGB told that human traffickers trafficked the under privileged adolescents saying them to provide in good jobs in India. They also told them that the children would be able to study in the country, too. They were...
The bodies of two twin babies – Rimi and Jhimi, 4, daughters of Shahidul Islam of Dhaldah village under Sharsha were recovered from a pond on Monday morning. The babies drowned in a nearby pond of the residence of the victims at Dhaldah village while they were playing, said Golam Kausar, member, Ulashi union council under the upazila. The bodies were found floating in the pond after searching here and there, locals said. The sad demise of the minor children...
A training plane of Bangladesh Air Force crash-landed into a paddy field due to technical glitch in Sadar upazila of...