Construction work of the Teesta Bridge, much-awaited by the residents of Gaibandha and Kurigram district, has already been completed with the installation of 32 spans. The infrastructure of the bridge is now visible, and this is the biggest bridge constructed by the Local Government Engineering De
India’s Border Security Force (BSF) has reportedly pushed 21 Rohingya into Bangladesh through the Nakugaon border in Sherpur’s Nalitabari Upazila. Lt Col Mehedi Hasan, commander of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Battalion 39 in Mymensingh, said the group was pushed in on Thursday ni
A Bangladeshi youth was shot dead and another was injured after India’s Border Security Force (BSF) allegedly opened fire along Bashpaduya border in Parshuram upazila of Feni late Thursday. The deceased was identified as Millat Hossain, 21, of Bashpaduya village. The injured, Md Afsar, 31, o
Farmers in the remote char village of Goaldah, 40 kilometres away from Magura town, have attained an unmatched success in the cultivation of BINA-8 China peanut, in the very first year of switching to the variety. Chinese peanut is the only crop grown in the char village on the bank of the Gorai R
Farmers across the north-western district of Chapainawabganj, also renowned for its mango production, are passing busy days with Aman paddy cultivation, as timely monsoon rains have signalled the start of the season. From transplanting seedlings to preparing fields and repairing bunds, agricultura
The nearly 10-kilometre-long Purnapara Road in Jashore's Chowgacha upazila has become impassable due to years of neglect and for want of repair. Of this, a 7-kilometre stretch is in extremely bad condition, with worn-out bitumen, broken pavement, and knee-deep potholes in several places-especially
Rajshahi University (RU) administration has taken an initiative to launch an archaeology department, which is meant to facilitate research and higher education on the rich history, archaeology, and cultural heritages of the Varendra region. The Varendra Research Museum housed in RU, which contains
Eight people, including seven members of a family, were killed in a head-on collision between a microbus and a truck on Bonpara-Hatikumrul Highway in Baraigram upazila of Natore district on Wednesday. The accident occurred at around 10:30am when the Dhaka-bound microbus from Natore crashed into th
A man and his son drowned while retting jute in the dead Kaliganga River in Kushtia’s Kumarkhali upazila on Tuesday. The deceased were Zahidul Islam, 45, an employee at the Kushtia Rural and Poverty Alleviation Foundation, and his son Jihad, 9, a class four student at Jangali Government Prim
The long-desired central truck terminal in Sylhet has still remained unused due to negligence of the truckers. The Tk250-million structure with a capacity of 1,200 trucks stands on nine acres of land in Sylhet city's South Surma area. The construction work started in 2013 and the facility was for
Hopes are arising in farmers as timely monsoon rains have accelerated jute cultivation in Rajshahi district this season, beckoning prospect for a bumper harvest and better returns. After a dry spell during sowing and initial growth of plants, recent rains have filled local waterbodies, easing conc
Police recovered the bloodied body of a factory official from a locked room in Gazipur city’s Konabari area. Abu Naser Al-Amin, senior assistant police commissioner for the Gazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP) Konabari Zone, said that the body was found inside a flat in a five-storey building i
Nearly 500 acres of cropland went under water after the water level increased in the Ichamati River due to heavy rains over the past few days in Sharsha upazila of Jashore district. Local farmers said cropland in Rudrapur, Goga, Sharsha, Bahadurpur, Putkhali, Bagachra, Navaron, parts of Shya
