The water crisis in the Barind region has no end in sight, but now, poorly planned well drilling is rapidly turning into a serious humanitarian risk. Across vast tracts of farmland in Rajshahi, Naogaon and Chapainawabganj, hundreds of abandoned deep tube wells and test bores lie exposed, silently t
BENAPOLE: The unchecked operation of unauthorised charcoal kilns in Abhaynagar upazila of Jashore has pushed the local environment and public health to the brink of disaster. Toxic black smoke spewing continuously from the kilns is severely polluting the air, destroying forest resources and causin
COX'S BAZAR, Dec 24: Ahead of the upcoming Christmas on December 25 and the New Year's Eve celebrations, a massive influx of tourists has been witnessed in Cox's Bazar, home to the world's longest natural sea beach. With the onset of winter, consecutive holidays and favourable weather conditions,
A woman and her granddaughter were killed after a fire broke out at their house at Kaderia Para village in Rangunia upazila of Chattogram district on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Rumi Akhtar, 55, wife of Ruhul Amin, and her five-year-old granddaughter Jannat Akhtar, residents of the
Miscreants have cut off the wrists of a man in Khulna’s Batiaghata, police say. The incident occurred on Tuesday morning at Darogar Bhita Ali Nagar, Batiaghata Police chief Khandakar Hafizur Rahman said. The miscreants went to the victim’s house and called him out before severing his
At least five people have been killed and several others injured in violent clashes between “two groups of criminals” in Hatiya Upazila of Noakhali, according to police. Hatiya Police chief Saiful Alam said the incident occurred on Tuesday morning at Jaglar Char in Sukchar Union. Offi
At least ten houses were gutted in a fire that broke out at Abdar village in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur district on Tuesday. Md Nurul Karim, inspector of Sreepur Fire Service and Civil Defence, said the fire broke out at a tin-shed house in the morning and engulfed the adjoining houses, reports UN
RAJSHAHI, Dec 22: At the very outset of the potato farming season, farmers in the sixteen districts under Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions have become increasingly worried as they are not getting fertilisers as per their needs, causing disruptions in field preparation and early planting. They allege
Poor patients have been deprived of optimal reproductive care due to the absence of an OB/GYN specialist and acute shortage of health assistants at the Shahrasti Upazila Health Complex in Chandpur. The 50-bed govt. upazila hospital provides inpatient care to around a hundred patients at all times
A youth was killed, and another was injured after a motorcycle lost control in front of the Cadet College of Jhenaidah on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Tanvir Rahman, 25, while the injured pillion rider is Akash Hossain, 22, reports BSS. Tanvir Rahman is the son
Police have arrested 16 more people in Naogaon in the last 24 hours as part of the ongoing ‘Devil Hunt Phase-2’ operation, police said on Saturday. All the arrestees are leaders and activists of different organs and affiliated bodies of the Awami League, whose activities have been bann
Bus services from three terminals in Cumilla city remained suspended on Thursday as the Cumilla Bus Owners Association enforced a strike to press home their demands, causing severe inconvenience to passengers. No buses have left the Jangalia, Shasangacha and Chakbazar bus terminals since morning,
Farmers across four districts in Sylhet division are racing against time to prepare seedbeds as the window for Boro rice cultivation rapidly closes. With the target for Boro farming this season set at 497,683 hectares, officials and farmers are working hard to meet the deadline. The target for Bo
