Jamalpur
Lawmaker among 51 Covid-19 positive in Jamalpur
Awami League lawmaker Faridul Haque Khan Dulal from Jamalpur-2 constituency is among 51 who tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours in the district.
Floods in Jamalpur: Seven thousand fish farmers lose Tk 48 crore
As many as seven thousand fish farmers in Jamalpur have suffered huge loss, estimated at around Tk 48 crore, in this year’s floods that washed away their ponds.
Let there be light!
Modernity doesn't come easily to Jamalpur's Jamuna shoals. In places like Munnia Char in Islampur upazila, residents know well what it
'Abducted' mayor found after 2 days
Jamalpur's Sharishabari municipality mayor, who went missing from the capital's Uttara last Monday, was found in a tea estate in Sreemangal yesterday.
Baby born at Jamalpur flood shelter named ‘Ashroy’
A newborn baby has been named “Ashroy” as he is born in a flood centre in Sarishabari municipality in Jamalpur.
Youth drowns, 2 others missing while taking flood selfie in Jamalpur
A schoolboy drowns in flood water and two others went missing while two of them are taking selfie in Melandah upazila of Jamalpur.
5 killed as train crashes into auto-rickshaw in Jamalpur
Five people are killed and three others injured as a train crashed into a battery-run auto-rickshaw in Jamalpur town.
5 of 2 familes killed
Criminals killed five people, including four women, of two families in Patuakhali and Jamalpur yesterday.
Convict dies in Jamalpur police custody
A convict in a money laundering case reportedly dies at police custody in Sarishabari upazila of Jamalpur.
‘Robber’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with Jamalpur cops
An alleged robber is killed in a “gunfight” between his cohorts and police in Madarganj upazila of Jamalpur last night.
Wild elephant tranquilised yet again
The stranded wild elephant, recently rescued and named as Bangabahadur, has been tranquilised yet again this morning.
Two killed by wild elephants
Wild elephants killed two people when villagers were trying to drive them away from Purbo Pathorerchar village in the district's Dewanganj upazila yesterday.
Wild elephants kill 2 in Jamalpur
At least two people are killed by a herd of wild elephants in Dewanganj upazila of Jamalpur district.
Accused dies after arrest
An arrestee was allegedly tortured to death in Sarishabari upazila of Jamalpur early yesterday, barely within a week of the Supreme Court's upholding a High Court verdict against police torture in custody.
Death of murder accused hours after arrest
A murder case accused has died in police custody in Jamalpur’s Sharishabari upazila, hours after he was arrested from capital Dhaka.
BGB man ‘kills himself’ in Jamalpur
A member of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) commits suicide by shooting himself with his gun in Madarganj upazila of Jamalpur, police say.
Mother confesses killing her kids: Rab
Mother, Mahfuza Maleq alias Jesmin, confesses to killing her two minor children who were found dead in Dhaka’s Banasree area on February 29, according to Rapid Action Battalion.
Siblings’ death: Court allows cops to carry out DNA, chemical tests
Rab is bringing the parents and an aunt of two minor siblings -- who, autopsy suggests, might have been murdered -- to Dhaka from Jamalpur. Meanwhile, no case has been filed yet over the incident. Police say they will lodge a case if the family doesn’t do so.
Acid smuggling attempt at Jamuna Fertiliser Factory, man held
One person is detained for attempting to smuggle out three tonnes of sulphuric acid from Jamuna Fertiliser Factory (JFF) in Jamalpur.
