Jahanara Begum (56), a housewife from Bagmara upazila of Rajshahi, was standing on the stove to warm herself after finishing cooking. She was a little careless when the lower part of her saree caught fire. In this incident on December 5, her body was burnt from the waist down. Later, her family me
Four people were killed when a rickshaw was sandwiched between a truck and a covered van on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway at Bhogra Bypass area on Wednesday night. The deceased were identified as Saleha Akter, 26, Imran Hossain Rajon, 38, Md Mamun, 23 and Md Dulal, 42. Dulal Chandra, sub-inspector
Chuadanga and Gopalganj have been shivering as a cold wave coupled with wind is sweeping the districts. Chuadanga weather office recorded the country’s lowest temperature at 10.2 degrees Celsius in Chuadanga and nearby Gopalganj district on Thursday. Vehicles were seen moving with headlight
The body of a seven-year-old girl, who had gone missing on Tuesday afternoon, was found in a sack at her neighbour’s house in Char Nashipur village, under Ambikapur union in Faridpur Sadar, on Wednesday, reports UNB. The discovery sparked outrage among locals, who beat the prime suspec
Ferry services on Aricha-Kazirhat and Paturia-Daulatdia routes in Manikganj remained suspended due to dense fog on Thursday morning. BIWTC authorities said, ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River remained suspended from 3 am and the Aricha-Kazirhat route from 12:00 am, re
Environment activists and academics have demanded immediate measures for stopping illegal extraction of stone from various places in Sylhet. They raised the issue at a view exchange meeting with the media persons at a hotel in the city on Wednesday. They sought media support for the critical issue
The early bean farmers of the district are happy with bumper production and record profit from their produce this season. The high yield of the vegetable has encouraged many farmers in expanding early bean farming next season, sources said. During a visit to different places in the district, the
The northern district of Kurigram has been experiencing several colds, causing immense suffering for people, especially low-income ones. Those living on chars and riverbanks are the worst sufferers as 16 rivers flow across the district. People were trying to keep themselves warm by igniting fire.
Authorities in Sylhet dismantled 30 illegal stone-crushing machines in Dhopagul under Sylhet Sadar upazila on Tuesday, as part of a crackdown to protect the environment and uphold law and order. Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Khushnoor Rubaiyath said that during the drive, 30 illegal stone-cr
Boro farmers in five upazilas of the district are now busy preparing their cropland to cultivate the paddy. According to the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Gopalganj farmers have taken a programme for Boro farming. Nearly 81,663 hectares of land have been brought into Boro cultivatio
The farmers of Kachua and its adjacent areas in Bagerhat district have achieved a bumper production of betel nut. But, they have alleged that they are not getting fare price of their betel nut due to the import of betel nut from abroad. Local traders and farmers are incurring loss as betel nut is
Two persons were killed and three others injured in a head-on collision between a microbus and CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Ali Akbari area on the Kishoreganj-Bhairab highway under Kuliarchar upazila of Kishoreganj on Tuesday. One of the deceased was identified Helal Bhuiyan, 50, a resident of Daudkan
Three people were killed and seven others sustained injuries in two separate road accidents in Faridpur on Monday night. The deceased were identified as Tajim Sardar (20), Shaon Matubber (24) and Md Milon (25), and injured Khalid another motorcycle passenger. The identities of six other injured co
