Kushtia

48 militants among 2,132 held in spl crackdown

Police have detained 2,132 people including 48 militants throughout the country as part of their week-long special crackdown on militants.
12 June 2016, 06:39 AM

AL man stabbed dead in Kushtia

An activist of ruling Awami League is stabbed to death by miscreants in Ailchara union of Kushtia Sadar last night.
27 May 2016, 05:51 AM

IS ‘claims’ credit for Kushtia killing

A day into the killing of homeopath Sanaur Rahman in Kushtia, global terror outfit Islamic State yesterday claimed responsibility for the
21 May 2016, 18:00 PM

IS claims Kushtia doctor killing: SITE

The Islamic State (IS) has claimed the responsibility for killing a homeopath doctor in Kushtia, according to a report of US-based SITE Intelligence Group.
21 May 2016, 04:44 AM

Kushtia Shibir man killed in blast

An alleged Islami Chhatra Shibir activist was killed when a bomb he was carrying exploded in Kushtia yesterday, police said.
20 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Machete attack kills 1 in Kushtia

Machete-wielding assailants have struck again, this time killing a homeopath and critically injuring a university teacher in Kushtia yesterday. It comes six days after an elderly Buddhist monk was hacked to death inside a temple in the hilly district of Bandarban.
20 May 2016, 18:00 PM

School student killed in Kushtia bomb blast

A school student is killed and another injured in a crude bomb blast in Kushtia Sadar upazila.
20 May 2016, 06:48 AM

Secular doctor killed in ‘militant style’

Unidentified assailants hack a homeopathy doctor to death and injure a teacher of Islami University at Bottoil near Kushtia town. The assailants attack them in a similar fashion that bears the hallmark of previous murders of bloggers and secular activists.
20 May 2016, 06:07 AM

Minister orders probe in 'rape of teacher' by headmaster

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid ordered an investigation into the incident of a teacher being allegedly raped by the headmaster in Kushtia.
18 May 2016, 08:05 AM

Schoolteacher 'raped' by headmaster

A simple act of trust has turned out to be a nightmare for a 24-year-old part-time school teacher of Meherpur's Mujibnagar upazila.
16 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Headmaster suspended over ‘raping’ colleague in Kushtia

A headmaster of a school is suspended for raping a female colleague in Kushtia, according to a case filed last night.
16 May 2016, 09:06 AM

‘Robber’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with Kushtia cops

An alleged robber has been killed in a “gunfight” between his associates and police in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia.
10 May 2016, 04:28 AM

Tagore's legacy in Bangladesh

Rabindranath Tagore's 'Shilaidah Kuthibari' and ‘Shahzadpur Kachharibari’ inspired some of his most celebrated literary works ranging from poetry to spiritual songs, which includes the translation of Gitanjali around 1912.
8 May 2016, 10:07 AM

Ctg BCL leader held with gun during voting

A leader of Chittagong city unit Bangladesh Chhatra League, ruling Awami League’s student affiliate, was held with gun during union parishad voting in Hathazari upazila.
7 May 2016, 05:23 AM

Bangladesh court sends woman to jail for 'blasphemy'

A court in Kushtia sends a young woman to jail for her alleged derogatory comment on Allah and demeaning the holy Quran in Kumarkhali upazila of the district.
4 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Pre-poll violence: 5 held over Kushtia AL man killing

Police detain five activists of Awami League in connection with the killing of another activist in a pre-poll violence in Kushtia Sadar upazila.
29 April 2016, 07:57 AM

AL man killed in Kushtia pre-poll violence

An activist of ruling Awami League is killed in a clash between supporters of two chairman candidates contesting the upcoming fourth phase union parishad (UP) elections in Kushtia Sadar upazila.
28 April 2016, 06:05 AM

Kushtia man, stabbed for protesting stalking, dies

A man, who was stabbed in Kushtia’s Bheramara for protesting the stalking of a girl, has succumbed to his injuries at a hospital.
27 April 2016, 06:11 AM

Kushtia ‘outlaw’ killed in 'gunfight' with cops

An outlaw has been killed in what police say gunfight in Kushtia Sadar upazila.
27 April 2016, 04:38 AM

Teacher hacked dead, brother hurt in Kushtia attack

Unidentified miscreants hack dead ex-headmaster of a school, injure his younger brother critically at Fakirabad village in Bheramara, Kushtia.
25 April 2016, 17:44 PM