Monsoon rain has been leaving the low-lying areas of Chattogram under knee-deep water daily for the past few days since July 5, causing residents and traders immense suffering. On Wednesday, several hours of torrential rains left the inhabitants of low-lying areas stranded. The areas which have go
Tensions have gripped residents of the hill Rangamati district as the local met office forecast landslides due to continued rainfall under the influence of the monsoon and a low-pressure over the Bay for the past few days. Despite repeated warnings from the administration to relocate to safer area
An old man and his daughter-in-law were allegedly strangled to death at their residence in Dupchanchia upazila of Bogura on Tuesday night. The victims were identified as Aftab Ali, 65, and his daughter-in-law Riva Akhtar, 35, of Lakshmindal village in Jiyanagar union of the upazila, as per a UNB r
The long-awaited project for upgrading the 'Kumargaon- Badaghat-Airport road' into four-lane is facing trouble with delay in work for various reasons including complexity over land acquisition as well as locals' obstacles. The deadline for work on the four-lane project had to be extended by two ye
Incessant downpour for the past 24 hours till 12:00 pm on Tuesday inundated many parts of Feni town, causing immense suffering to residents. The district recorded this season’s highest 347 millimetres of rainfall during the period, triggering fears of flooding, according to a UNB report. Ma
An indefinite strike, enforced by transport owners and workers over a six-point demand including the removal of the Sylhet Deputy Commissioner and the reopening of all stone quarries, began on Tuesday morning, causing widespread suffering to commuters and passengers across the city. The strike was
A Chittagong University student has been found dead while two others have gone missing at a beach in Cox’s Bazar. The incident occurred at the beach next to the Himchari Museum on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as KM Sadman Rahman Sabab, a first-year student at the Department
Traffic congestion has turned into a perennial problem in Pabna town, wasting valuable time of the commuters and also negatively impacting the economy and environment. District's residents find themselves ensnared in traffic snarl-up almost all day on the main road of the town. Behind the traffic
Continuous rainfall has caused flooding in at least 30 villages under Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar district leaving more than 3,000 families stranded. Although it has been raining for a few days, rainfall has increased since Monday (July 7) morning. As a result, low-lying areas have gone under wa
A Narayangaj court on Monday placed former city mayor Selina Hayat Ivy on a two-day remand in a murder case involving last year’s July Uprising. Narayanganj Senior Judicial Magistrate Md Moinudding Kadir passed the order after hearing a remand prayer, said the court’ Police Inspector M
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members arrested a man from Konabari flyover area in Gazipur for his suspected involvement in the killing of his son in Hazaribagh area in the capital. The arrestee is Mustafizur Rahman Jewel, 44, according to a UNB report. RAB-10 Assistant Director (Media) ASP Shamim
A man and his son were killed in a lightning strike in Nandail Upazila of Mymensingh. The incident took place on Sunday afternoon in Abdullahpur village of Kharua Union of the Upazila. The deceased were expatriate Golam Mostafa, 45, and his son Abdullah, 9. Mohammad Anwar Hossain, officer-in-cha
A mobile court in Kushtia’s Kumarkhali upazila has sentenced two people to one month in jail for illegally extracting sand from the Padma River. The mobile court, led by Kumarkhali Upazila Assistant Commissioner (Land) Bijoy Kumar Joarder, conducted the drive in the Majgram and Kalyanpur are
