An organisation called the “Parbatya Nagorik Parishad” (Hill Tracts Citizens’ Council) has called a dawn-to-dusk hartal (general strike) in Bandarban Upazila on Oct 13 to push for an eight-point list of demands, including the scrapping of the Chittagong Hill-tracts Regulation la
BENAPOLE, Oct 08: Snails and clams are being collected indiscriminately from canals, wetlands, and waterbodies across Narail district, ignoring restrictions imposed by the Department of Environment (DoE). The snails and clams gathered are being supplied to shrimp enclosures in Narail and other dis
Three people, including two motorcyclists and a pedestrian, were killed in separate road accidents in Chattogram on Wednesday night. Police said the accidents occurred in the Halishahar area of the Faujdarhat–Port Link Road and near Akmal Ali Point in the city’s port area. The decease
Leaders and activists of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh blocked the Chattogram–Khagrachhari and Chattogram–Rangamati highways on Wednesday, demanding justice over the death of one of their leaders in a road accident, halting traffic on both routes. Police said Maulana Sohel Chowdhury, an e
Two siblings drowned in a pond in Kalia upazila of Narail district on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Taslima Khatun, 15, a 10th-grade student of Bardiya Girls’ Secondary School, and her brother Kawsar Sheikh, 8, a 2nd-grade student of Shibanandapur Government Primary Scho
LALMONIRHAT, Oct 07: Flood situation in Lalmonirhat's five upazilas has significantly improved in the last 24 hours to Tuesday as water receded in the Teesta and Dharla river basin areas and also due to no rainfall, or onrush of upstream waters in the greater Rangpur region. Sources at the Teesta
MANIKGANJ, Oct 07: The Ichamati River, which was once a lifeline for farmers and fishermen, is now battling to exist in Harirampur upazila of Manikganj district due to unhindered encroachment and pollution by an unscrupulous quarter. Once its flowing waters irrigated paddy fields and filled fishe
A daylong consultation workshop on typhoid vaccination was held in Manikganj with the participation of journalists, under the project `Awareness Campaign for the Development of Children, Adolescents, and Women’ and with financial support from UNICEF Bangladesh. The workshop took place on Tue
Flash floods have hit at least 20,000 families residing in the low lying areas of Lalmonirhat's five upazilas due to heavy rainfall and onrush of upstream waters in the Teesta and Dharla rivers. Road communication were disrupted in many areas due to waterlogging, while croplands, ponds, other wate
Once an ordinary rural community, Chandopara- a small village under Jahanabad union in Mohanpur upazila of Rajshahi - is now widely known as a "ginger village." The reason? Almost every homestead in the village is now covered with rows of green ginger plants sprouting from sacks, carefully nurture
Police have recovered the body of an elderly woman who had her face smashed in from Natore’s Baraigram. Law enforcers say they suspect murder. The incident occurred in the Bonpara Sardarpara area of the Upazila around 8:30pm on Sunday, according to Md Ifte Khayer Alam, additional superintend
GAIBANDHA, Oct 05: A woman named has died with symptoms of anthrax in Sundarganj Upazila of Gaibandha. The deceased was identified as Ajena Begum (45), wife of Abul Hossain under West Belka village of Belka union in Sundarganj Upazila. Panic has spread in the area following this incident. Accordi
A sudden tornado struck Garagram Union of Kishoreganj Upazila in Nilphamari on Sunday morning, injuring at least 30 people and damaging over 500 houses. Most injuries were caused by falling tree branches and collapsing homes. Among the injured, Taiful, 30, Tasin, 25, Royal, 30, Gulchan, 40, and At
