Noakhali

Ward Jubo League leader murdered in Noakhali

A Jubo League leader is killed in Companiganj upazila of Noakhali.
11 more lives lost on roads

Deaths in road crashes continue as 11 more people lost their lives in seven accidents in 24 hours since Sunday night.
Two 'robbers' killed in Hatiya 'gunfight'

Two alleged leaders of a robber gang were killed in a gunfight with Rab at Hatiya upazila in Noakhali yesterday.
2 ‘robbers’ killed in Noakhali ‘gunfight’

Two suspected robbers are killed in what law enforcers say a “gunfight” with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Hatia upazila of Noakhali.
Ex-husband, cohorts 'rape' woman

A woman was allegedly abducted and gang-raped by her former husband and his accomplices in Laxmipur's Kamalnagar upazila Friday night.
Boy, 4, tied up in sack, tortured

A four-year-old boy was allegedly tied up inside a sack and then tortured in Raipur in Laxmipur of Noakhali on Wednesday afternoon.
Rape in Noakhali: Accused UP chairman still at large

A union parishad chairman, who was sued for raping and torturing a woman at his office in Noakhali's Subarnachar upazila on
4 ‘bullet-hit’ in Noakhali AL infighting

At least 11 activists of ruling Awami League (AL) are injured, four of them ‘bullet-hit’, in a factional clash in Hatiya upazila of Noakhali.
Noakhali shrine Khadem hacked dead

Miscreants hack a khadem of a mazar (shrine) to death in Sonaimuri upazila of Noakhali.
4 'thieves' killed in mob beating

Four suspected cattle thieves were beaten to death and two others injured in Subarnachar upazila of Noakhali early yesterday.
4 ‘cattle lifters’ killed by mob in Noakhali

Four suspected cattle thieves were beaten to death by a mob in Subarnachar upazila of Noakhali early today.
Gas extraction begins at Sundalpur field

State-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (Bapex) begins extraction of natural gas from Sundalpur gas field in Noakhali.
4 Noakhali men indicted for 'war crimes'

A special tribunal in Dhaka frames three charges against four men from Noakhali for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity committed during 1971.
College student shot dead in Noakhali

College student is killed and three others injured in an attack by miscreants at Amishapara Botgram village in Sonaimuri upazila of Noakhali.
UP polls violence claims 10 lives

Thus far reported, 10 people are killed in Jamalpur, Chittagong, Noakhali and Comilla districts in separate incidents of violence during the fifth phase of union parishad polls.
UP polls: Clashes halt voting at 5 centres

Voting at five polling centres are suspended due to violence in two districts and 13 BNP chairman candidates boycotted polls in three districts during the fifth phase of union parishad election.
Roanu takes 23 lives

Twenty-three people are killed and 13 more are missing after Cyclone Roanu made landfall yesterday afternoon on Chittagong-Noakhali coast. Accidents caused by the storm were the reason for the fatalities in Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Bhola, Noakhali, Patuakhali and Laxmipur.
Cement clinker-laden lighter vessel capsizes in Bay

A lighter vessel carrying around 1,400 tonnes of cement clinkers capsizes in the Bay of Bengal after it was hit by another lighter vessel.
1 killed, 2 bullet-hit in Noakhali BCL infighting

A member of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) is killed and two others hit by bullets in a clash between two factional groups of the student wing of the ruling Awami League in Sadar upazila of Noakhali.
Hezbut Tawheed blames Jamaat for attack in Noakhali

Islamist group Hezbut Tawheed blames Jamaat-e-Islami for the death of two of its men during a clash with villagers in Sonaimuri upazila of Noakhali on Monday.
3 killed in Hizb-ut Tawhid-villagers clash in Noakhali

Three people including two alleged members of the blacklisted Hizb-ut Tawhid are killed in a clash with villagers over the construction of a mosque in Shonaimuri upazila of Noakhali today.
4 'robbers' killed by mob in Hatiya

Four suspected robbers are beaten to death and another two critically injured by a mob at Noakhali's Hatiya late last night.
Heart of gold

Far from home and still further from peace of mind, nobody knows how the handful of mentally ill outsiders arrived over the years, in Sagoria Bazar of Noakhali's Hatiya Island. Locals speculate they accidentally hitched a ride on a Hatiya-bound ship and, once on the island, never found a way off.
2 killed as microbus hits auto-rickshaw

Two people are killed and three others injured as a microbus hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on the Laxmipur-Begumganj road in Banglabazar area of Begumganj upazila of Noakhali.
Municipal polls: 2 OCs withdrawn

The authorities withdraw two officers-in-charge in Sunamganj and Noakhali for their alleged controversial roles ahead of the upcoming municipality polls.
Blasts at Chowmuhani BNP mayor aspirant’s meeting, 4 hurt

At least four people are injured after several crude bombs are blasted during a meeting of BNP-backed mayor candidate in Noakhali’s Chowmuhani today.
Noakhali clash over land dispute kills 2

Two people are killed and seven others, including a woman, injured in a clash between two rival groups at Purbo Shibpur village in Sadar upazila over a land-related dispute.
Man stabbed and shot dead ‘by extortionist’ in Noakhali

Man stabbed dead by extortionist in Noakhali Sadar upazila.
Jubo League activist hacked to death in Noakhali

A local Jubo League activist is hacked to death by miscreants at Showani Togba village in Chatkhil upazila of Noakhali today morning.
Charges accepted against 5 Noakhali ‘war criminals’

A tribunal in Dhaka accepts three charges brought against five war crimes suspects from Noakhali.