Satkhira

Coronavirus: 170 brick field workers sent to institutional quarantine in Satkhira

The local administration in Satkhira sends 170 brick field workers, who had arrived from Narsingdi, on institutional quarantine as part of measures to contain the spread of coronavirus.

2 AL leaders shot dead in Bandarban, Satkhira

Unidentified criminals have gunned down two top local leaders of Awami League in Bandarban and Satkhira.

BNP candidate for Satkhira-4 arrested

BNP Candidate for Satkhira-4 (Shyamnagar and Kaliganj) constituency and Jamaat leader GM Nazrul Islam is arrested in connection with a case filed over plotting subversive acts.

10th grader beaten dead in Satkhira, 5 detained

A tenth grader is beaten dead in Satkhira town.

Ice-cream pushed into boy’s rectum in Satkhira

Workers of an ice-ream factory allegedly push an ice-cream into the rectum of a minor boy at Dangipara in Satkhira town.

Girl in Satkhira may have tree-man disease

A girl in Satkhira is discovered suffering symptoms similar to the 'tree-man disease', in which the skin deteriorates to give way to debilitating growths akin to the bark of a tree.

More snakes in Rajshahi, Satkhira, all 202 killed

Snake culling spree continues in Bangladesh as 202 more have been killed in the districts of Satkhira and Rajshahi – many of them hatchlings recently born.

Second-grader ‘raped’ in Satkhira

A second-grader girl is allegedly raped in Tala upazila of Satkhira.

10 ‘militants’ detained on day 6

Police claims detention of 10 suspected militants on the sixth day of the nationwide crackdown on militancy.

June 12, 2016
June 12, 2016

One more killed in 'gunfight'

One man was killed and two others injured during “gunfights” with police in Narail, Jessore and Satkhira districts early yesterday.

June 11, 2016
June 11, 2016

'Outlaw' killed in Satkhira 'shootout'

An alleged outlaw was killed in a "gunfight" with police in the district's Tala upazila early yesterday.

June 10, 2016
June 10, 2016

Militant crackdown: 50 including Jamaat men held in Satkhira, Natore

On the first day of the nationwide police crackdown on militants, two Jamaat-e-Islami activists and 48 criminals were arrested from Satkhira and Natore in separate drives.

June 10, 2016
June 10, 2016

One killed in Satkhira ‘gunfight’

An alleged member of outlawed Purba Bangla Communist Party was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with law enforcers in Tala upazila of Satkhira.

May 26, 2016
May 26, 2016

FIZZ the man of mystery

It will be fair to say that Bangladesh cricket has not seen the likes of Mustafizur Rahman in its short history. It will be a little more contentious to say that the world has not seen a bowler like him in recent times.

May 24, 2016
May 24, 2016

HC ruling for man jailed 13yrs after acquittal

High Court issues a ruling seeking explanation as to why a farmer of Satkhira will not be compensated for suffering jail for 13 years after acquittal.

May 9, 2016
May 9, 2016

Man stabbed dead in Satkhira

A young man is stabbed to death and two others injured in Basantapur area of Kalaroa upazilla of Satkhira.

April 26, 2016
April 26, 2016

Satkhira transport leader killed in factional clash

A transport leader is killed and two other are injured in a factional clash at Kaliganj bus terminal in Satkhira.

April 24, 2016
April 24, 2016

Relive the dream spell of Mustafizur Rahman

For the record, Fizz bowled his first maiden over in T20 cricket, the first in this year’s IPL, had the lowest economy rate ever in an innings after three overs in the IPL by conceding only three runs and even had Navjot Singh Sidhu dedicate the post-match analysis show to the Cutter Master.

March 22, 2016
March 22, 2016

UP elections held peacefully: CEC

CEC Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed says the first phase of union parishad elections are held in a free, fair and peaceful manner except some isolated incidents of irregularities.