MANIKGANJ, July 04: A key road beside Manikganj Government High School has been left dug up for nearly seven months, causing severe hardship for thousands of local residents. The road was excavated in December last year to install reinforced concrete cement (RCC) drainage pipes, but construction
Four of the five babies born to a woman at Faridpur Medical College Hospital on Thursday died within 12 hours of birth due to complications from premature delivery and extremely low birth weight, doctors said. The woman gave birth to quintuplets – three boys and two girls – through nor
Thousands of families in four unions of Lohagara Upazila in Narail have been suffering as seasonal flooding from the Madhumati River inundates around 6,000 acres of farmland and residential areas for about six months every year, BWDB sources said. Locals allege that although an embankment project
Shibganj upazila in the western district of Chapainawabganj has many elements of becoming a big tourism destination, including one of Asia's largest mango markets and centuries-old archaeological sites. However, stakeholders say its tourism potential remains largely untapped because of poor infras
A 3-year-old girl has died after choking on a peanut that became lodged in her airway in Sherpur's Nalitabari. The incident occurred in the municipal town on Tuesday afternoon, according to Tanvir Ibne Kader, a doctor at Nalitabari Upazila Health Complex. The child, identified as Manha Moni, was
RANGPUR, June 29: Paved roads in different areas of Rangpur district are being used by farmers for crop drying and threshing, creating perilous conditions for vehicles as well as commuters. It is learnt that in all eight upazilas of the district, farmers take over roadways to process and dry their
A lighter vessel has sunk in the Karnaphuli River in Chattogram in the wee hours of Tuesday. The vessel, named the “MV Bay Harbour-2” sank after it was hit by another ship between Buoys 2 and 3 in the Karnaphuli Channel around 3:30 am. Coast Guard personnel launched a rescue operation
Paved roads in different areas of Rangpur district are being used by farmers for crop drying and threshing, creating perilous conditions for vehicles as well as commuters. It is learnt that in all eight upazilas of the district, farmers take over roadways to process and dry their harvested paddy,
A diverse variety of summer fruits have appeared in the local markets of Gopalganj district in plenty as the peak season continues. Just like mango, litchi, pineapple, banana, dragon, latcon, jackfruit etc. are now available in the district and upazila markets in abundance but their prices are exo
Once envisioned as the site of a deep-sea port, Sonadia Island in Moheshkhali Upazila of Cox's Bazar was later selected for the development of an eco-tourism park by the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA). However, neither project materialised. In the meantime, a prolonged dispute among go
Nearly four years have already elapsed since its inauguration, but the BSCIC Industrial Estate-2 in Rajshahi has yet to emerge as the industrial hub it was envisioned to be. Despite being developed at a cost of around Tk1.5 billion, the estate continues to struggle with low investor interest, leav
Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has set a target of administering Vitamin A+ capsules to 66,395 children across the city under the National Vitamin A Plus Campaign scheduled for June 28. The information was disclosed at a press briefing held at the Sarit Dutta Gupta conference room of Nagar Bhaban
At least 50 farmers at four villages in Nayergaon Uttar union under Matlab Dakhsin upazila have been passing days amid great anxiety as their paddy plants have grown sheaves that are mostly sterile having little or no grains inside. The plight has put the paddy growers in an uncertainty about the
