Business leaders in Bauphal upazila shut shops on Friday after alleged extortionists threatened to kill them for refusing to pay regular tolls. The president of the Kalaiya Daspara Construction Materials Owners Association, Mostafizur Rahman Chowdhury, was first threatened on Thursday. Traders la
The nation is observing 'Amar Ekushey', the Language Martyr's Day and the International Mother Language Day early Saturday, marking the supreme sacrifice of the language heroes for upholding the dignity of the mother tongue, Bangla. The day is also being observed around the world as UNESCO recogni
A truck collision in Pobhati Kalarhat area of Jhenaidah district town on Friday night left one young man dead and another seriously injured. The accident occurred around 11:00 pm when a truck hit a motorcycle, reports UNB. The deceased has been identified as Shanto Shahriar Rahman Shanto (31), so
A UN report on Friday detailed the grave abuses against those trafficked into scam centres from dozens of countries across the world, mostly in Southeast Asia, including Bangladesh. Scam centres are compounds often connected with transnational criminal networks through which various criminal activ
The government has revised the operating hours of CNG refuelling stations during Ramadan to ensure uninterrupted gas supply to the power sector during iftar. The decision was announced in a notification, issued by the Energy and Mineral Resources Division on Friday. According to the notification,
