A couple has died and two others, including one of their sons, have been injured after two motorcycles collided head-on in Naogaon’s Sadar Upazila. The incident occurred in the Upazila’s Sahapur area around 11:30am on Wednesday, Naogaon Fire Service and Civil Defence Station’s De
Police have arrested the driver of a truck that crushed three autorickshaws and a car, killing at least 14 people in Jhalakathi Sadar Upazila. His assistant was also arrested immediately after the accident on Wednesday afternoon, said Jhalakathi Superintendent of Police Afruzul Haque Tutul. The d
The cybercrime unit of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) attained success in gaining people's trust and confidence in combating crimes related to cyber crimes in the metropolis since its inception on September 17, 2020. It has been working relentlessly in the field of unearthing clueless incident
A severe heat wave is scorching the districts of Chuadanga and Bagerhat while a mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, and parts of Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions, according to the weather office. The severity may ease in some other places, said
Two farmers died after being struck by lightning in Dirai upazila of Sunamganj district on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Malek Nur of Madhurapur village and Abdun Nur of Rasulpur village in the upazila, as per UNB reports. Malek fell on the land when a thunderbolt struck on him while w
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) apprehended two individuals on Tuesday along with 40 gold bars, weighing 4.63 kg from Choygharia in Maheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah district. The arrestees were identified as Jashim Uddin (53), and Humayun Kabir (40) of the upazila. Tipped off, a team of BG
The people of remote villages in Sachna Bazaar Union under Jamalganj upazila of the district have been suffering much while crossing the Piain river as there is no concrete bridge over the river. During a rainy season, public sufferings mount to a great extent for crossing the river by boat. Loca
Every year, farmers become anxious about Boro paddy in haor areas of the district due to flooding in the beginning of Baishakh. Local farmers' hopes for Boro crop are shattered by global climate change. In this climate situation, the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) has developed a new v
The Gaibandha Fire Service and Civil Defense Station that was established in 1962 is now plagued with various problems, including a manpower crisis. The station has remained as a second-class one since its inception, sources said. The fire station fights fire with an old vehicle which was abandon
A five-member probe body was formed to investigate the Faridpur accident that claimed the lives of 13 people on Tuesday. Deputy Commissioner Md Quamrul Hasan Talukdar said local administration formed the probe body and asked it to submit its report within three working days. Meanwhile, the govern
Police arrested two people on Monday in a case filed over the abduction and torture of Delwar Hossain, a chairman candidate in the upcoming Singra Upazila Parishad election. The arrestees are Babu and Sumon. Acting on a tip-off, a police team conducted a drive in different parts of the upazila on
Two people have died, and 25 others were injured after a head-on collision between two passenger buses on Tuesday morning in Mymensingh’s Tarakanda Upazila. The accident occurred on the Mymensingh-Sherpur highway near Kodaldhar Bazar’s Ramchandrapur area around 8 am, said Wazed Ali, th
More than 200 shanties were gutted in a devastating fire that broke out in a slum near the Firingi Bazar Fishing Ghat in the port city of Chattogram on Monday afternoon, leaving a good number of lower-income people homeless. Though a local ward councillor of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) claim
