A former councilor of Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) and his son were arrested from Bashundhara Residential area in the capital early Monday. The arrestees were identified as Matiur Rahman Moti, 55, former councilor of NCC and a Jubo League leader and his son Mashiur Rahman, 29. Suj
Normally river erosion occurs in the monsoon, but surprisingly some 50 to 60 families of two unions in Jagannathpur upazila of Sunamganj have lost their homesteads and other establishments over the past few days. The unseasonal erosion has taken a serious turn in the Kushiyara River for factors bl
Train communication between Rajshahi and the rest of the country was restored on Monday morning, four and a half hours after a bogie of the Titumir Express derailed near Sardah Station, disrupting services. Moyen Uddin, the manager of Rajshahi Railway Station, confirmed that train operations resum
Boro farming is going on in full swing in Magura and Sylhet district as favourable weather is prevailing here. Our Correspondent from Magura says, according to the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) in Magura, as many as 39,396 hectares of land have been brought into Boro cultivation in th
A date palm garden has been set up along an extensive area by an individual in Khurushkul's Monopara, just two and a half kilometers away from Cox's Bazar town, with a view to retaining a waning heritage. Sources said a tradition involving date palm juice and jaggery made out of it is on the wane
A clash broke out between the Anti-Discrimination Student movement and general students at Ananda Mohan College in Mymensingh over the college's annual seat fee. At least 10 individuals from both sides were injured in the incident, leading the college authorities to close both the college and host
Magura 250-bed District Hospital is now in structurally and logistically precarious conditions, mostly failing to provide necessary treatment to the patients coming from far and near. Meanwhile, hundreds of patients are being deprived of necessary medical services as Gowainghat Upazila Health Comp
A 25-year-old Bangladeshi man was injured in firing by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at the Azmatpur border in the Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj early Saturday. The injured is Shahidul Islam, the son of Anarul Islam of Bagichapara of the upazila, said Lt Col Golam Kibria, commander
Two female workers of a garment factory died and three others were injured after a truck collided with a battery-run autorickshaw in Habiganj on Saturday. The accident happened around 8:00 am at the Dargah Gate area of the highway, said Mahmudul Haque, officer-in-charge (OC) of Shaistaganj Highway
At least 12 people were injured in a clash between two groups over dominance in Boalmari upazila, Faridpur. The incident took place around 1:30 pm on Friday in Gunbaha village of the Gunbaha union. Nine of the injured were admitted to the Boalmari Upazila Health Complex, while three were taken to
The northwestern district of Panchagarh is enduring severe cold as this season’s lowest temperature 7.3 degrees Celsius was recorded here on Friday. The mercury has come down to single digits, with the temperature starting to drop and causing the suffering of people, especially children, sen
Two people were killed and another person critically injured after a truck crashed into a motorcycle in Cumilla’s Laksam Upazila. All of the victims were passengers on the motorcycle. The deceased were identified as Tabarak Ullah Malu (42) and Masud (28), both from Laksam Upazila, as per a b
An abrupt and continuous downtrend in the prices of winter vegetables comes as a matter of great disappointment for several thousand farmers in Rangpur, Lalmonirhat and Magura districts this season. Farmers have become frustrated as price of every vegetable has shown a rapid downslide in recent tim
