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Outlaws' den busted in Pabna shoal, one killed
13 firearms recovered, 19 arrested; raids to continue, says DIG
Joint forces yesterday busted an outlaws' den in Dhalar Char, a remote shoal on the Jamuna in Pabna district.

Arrested Jamaat Leader in Pirojpur
Party colleagues refuse to defend 'corrupt' Shafiq
The party in power came as a magic lamp for Maolana Shafiqul Islam, secretary of Pirojpur district Jamaat-e-Islami and a close aide to party leader and former lawmaker Maolana Delwar Hossain Saidee.

Tale of the Oldest Circus in Patuakhali
Life becoming too hard for both acrobats, animals
At around noon on Thursday a crowd of around 100 men, women and children stood by the river Lohalia in Patuakhali and looked eagerly towards the middle of the river.

Brahmaputra devours villages as river bank protection delayed
The Water Development Board (WDB) did not start Brahmaputra river bank protection work at Baguria and Sayedpur despite release of Tk 8. 92 crore in the current financial year.

Anti-corruption body formed in Moulvibazar
A new anti-corruption organisation has been floated here.

Tornado lashes 5 Lalmonirhat villages: 30 hurt
At least 30 people were injured when a tornado lashed five villages of Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila yesterday morning.