Police have arrested a youth in connection with the rape of a nine-year-old girl at Sagardari village in Keshabpur upazila of Jashore. The accused was identified as Jayanta Biswas, 18, son of Shyamal Biswas of the village. According to police and locals, the incident occurred on Monday afternoon
Boro paddy harvest has been slowed down over shortage of harvesting labourers in Gaibandha and inclement weather in Gopalganj, sources said. Our correspondent from Gaibandha reports, IRRI-Boro paddy has been cultivated on 129,020 hectares in seven upazilas of the district and continuous rainfall f
With the Eid-ul-Azha around the corner, cattle trading is picking up speed across the markets in Bangladesh, with local authorities streamlining market operations and farmers expecting brisk sales. Our Correspondent from Rangpur: As Eid-ul-Azha is drawing nearer, sales of sacrificial animals have
RANGPUR, May 23: Growers of Rangpur's popular Haribhanga mangoes, which is incomparable in taste and aroma, are hopeful of securing good yield this season. Like every year, this Geographical Indication (GI) product, cultivated on 3,000 hectares out of the total mango cultivation on 3,500 hectare
MANIKGANJ, May 23: The Dhaka-Aricha Highway, one of the country's most important road links connecting the capital with the southwestern region, is currently facing a new safety concern despite recent renovation work. A long stretch of the highway in Manikganj lacks proper traffic markings, incr
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast moderately heavy to heavy rainfall at places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours commencing 9:00 am on Saturday. "Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind and
Two men have died after being electrocuted in separate incidents in Chuadanga’s Alamdanga Upazila. The deaths were reported in Ershadpur and Hapania villages on Friday morning, said Alamdanga Police Sub-Inspector Mehedi Hasan. The dead are Hridoy Hossain, 22, and Ashraf Ali, 27. Hridoy was
A “peace meeting” called to resolve a dispute over a mosque committee formation in Narail has ended in a brawl, leaving 10 people injured. The clash broke out around 8am on Friday in Singa village of Habokhali Union, Sadar Police chief Ajoy Kumar Kundu said. The injured have been admi
LALMONIRHAT, May 21: Several hundred blacksmiths across the district and adjoining areas are passing a very busy time making and sharpening meat cutting tools and different types of knives ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslim community. Visiting some bl
Human-elephant conflict has reached a severe level in the Garo Hills area along the Sherpur border as herds of wild elephants continue to enter farmlands in search of food, causing widespread damage to crops and property. The situation becomes particularly serious during the Aman and Boro rice rip
Several hundred blacksmiths across the district and adjoining areas are passing a very busy time making and sharpening meat cutting tools and different types of knives ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslim community. Visiting some blacksmiths shops at Vadai vill
The unabated use of plastic fishing gear- including nets, ropes and traps- to catch fish is widely threatening the ecology and biodiversity in the haors of Sunamganj district, pointing finger at the clear indifference among the authorities regarding doing the needful in this matter. The natural en
COX'S BAZAR, May 19: Frequent occurrences of collapse for the exposure to strong waves and tidal waters have pushed an embankment in the western part of Matarbari union under Maheshkhali upazila of Cox's Bazar into a very precarious and unprotected condition. As the dam suffers breaches off and on
