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Mother, nine-month-old son found dead in Bagerhat

Mother, nine-month-old son found dead in Bagerhat

Police recovered the bodies of a woman and her nine-month-old son in Bagerhat in Bagerhat. The dead were identified as 22-year-old Subarna Swarnali and her son, identified by the single name Nazif, reports bdnews24.com. Subarna’s husband, Jewel Hasan Saddam, is the president of the banned C


Sylhet farmers race to finish Boro transplantation

Sylhet farmers race to finish Boro transplantation

SYLHET, Jan 22: Boro paddy farmers have been busy transplanting saplings in northeastern Sylhet in a race to complete this phase of cultivation within January. By the third week of the month, 71.51 per cent of the targetted 355,894 hectares were brought under Boro paddy cultivation in Sylhet div

LPG crisis fuels public sufferings in Rajshahi

LPG crisis fuels public sufferings in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI, Jan 22: The prolonged Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) crisis in Rajshahi city is no longer confined to kitchen inconvenience. Its ripple effects are now being felt across household budgets, daily lifestyles and the local market, as thousands of families are forced to switch to electricity

More women than men on Gaibandha's final voter list

More women than men on Gaibandha's final voter list

The District Election Office, Gaibandha, has published the final voter list of the five constituencies of Gaibandha for the 13th national parliament election and the number of women voters exceeds men's by tens of thousands. Among the 2.19 million voters, 1.08 million are men and 1.1 million are w

Grief grips slain RAB officer’s Cumilla village home

Grief grips slain RAB officer’s Cumilla village home

A wave of sorrow swept through Alipur village in Cumilla’s Adarsha Sadar upazila as family members, relatives, and neighbours were left in shock following the killing of RAB officer Motaleb Hossain. Motaleb, Deputy Assistant Director (DAD) of RAB-7, was shot dead and three others were injure

Jhenaidah reels from 301 suicides in one year

Jhenaidah reels from 301 suicides in one year

Jhenaidah has been rocked by a disturbing surge in suicides, with 301 people taking their own lives in 2025, laying bare deep-rooted mental health challenges, intense social pressures and gaps in public safety. Women account for a disproportionate share of the deaths, heightening concerns over the

Sand lifting spree jeopardising environment, infrastructure

Sand lifting spree jeopardising environment, infrastructure

Some locally influential quarters have been extracting sand illegally from three important rivers namely Karatoa, Bangali and Alai flowing through Saghata upazila of Gaibandha district for a long time threatening environment, infrastructure and agricultural land. Unauthorised sand lifting by these

10 injured in BNP activists’ fraternal clash in Jhenaidah

10 injured in BNP activists’ fraternal clash in Jhenaidah

At least 10 individuals were injured in a clash between two BNP factions over establishing dominance in Shailkupa upazila of Jhenaidah on Monday morning. The incident took place at Bishnudia village under Manoharpur union. Police and local sources said supporters of district Jubo Dal joint genera

Mother, daughter hacked to death in Munshiganj

Mother, daughter hacked to death in Munshiganj

A woman and her eight-year-old daughter have been hacked to death in Munshiganj’s Sirajdikhan Upazila. The incident took place in South Rajanagar village of Rajanagar Union on Monday morning, said Sirajdikhan Police Station chied (OC) Md Abdul Hannan. The dead were identified as 32-year-old

Ishwardi Upazila Health Complex itself in bad health

Ishwardi Upazila Health Complex itself in bad health

Proper healthcare service is being hampered at the Ishwardi Upazila Health Complex in the district's Ishwardi upazila due to poor infrastructure and unhealthy environment stemming from lack of supervision and renovation by the authorities. A spot visit found that used tissues, saline packets, band

Madaripur bus-autorickshaw crash kills six people

Madaripur bus-autorickshaw crash kills six people

At least six people have been killed when a bus collided with an autorickshaw at Madaripur’s Ghatakanda. The crash occurred around 5:15pm on Sunday and rescue operations were ongoing, the Fire Service said. The accident occurred around 5:15pm on Sunday, with rescue operations ongoing, the F