A local leader of the BNP was killed in a clash between two factions of the party in Natuda union, over dominance in Chuadanga’s Damurhuda upazila on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Sultan, 45, son of the late Afsar Ali, resident of Khalisha Para area of Natuda union and was serving as the joint secretary of BNP Ward No. 1 (covering Gachiar Para and Khalisha Para).

First round of national Hifzul Quran competition 2024-25 began in Chattogram on Wednesday (30 october). 20 among 250 participants got the yes card for the second round from Chattogram. Gausul Azam Maizbhandari Hifzul Quran Foundation organised the competition at Maizbhandai Khanka Sharif at Khulshi on the occasion of birth bicentenary of great sufi saint Shah Sufi Syed Ahmad Ullah Maizbhandari, said a press release. 

Three members of United People`s Democratic Front (UPDF) were shot dead by some miscreants at Santi Ranjan Para in Panchari upazila of Khagrachhari district on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Sijon Chakma, Shahon Tripura and Join Chakma. In a statement, UPDF said a group of miscreants appeared there and opened fire on its three  activists around 10 am, leaving them dead on the spot.

The body of another assistant sub inspector (ASI), who went missing in the Padma River during an attack allegedly by miscreants on Sunday, was recovered this morning. The deceased was identified as ASI Mukul Hossain, posted at Kumarkhali police station in Kushtia. He was son of late Abdul Latif Biswas from Kalachandpur of nearby Meherpur.