In a bid to stop illegal extraction and trade of stones and sand from various sites in Sylhet district, law enforcers disconnected electricity lines of 150 stone crushing units at Jafflong in the last two days. With this, about 300 crusher machines' electric lines have been disconnected since June
A man facing at least eight criminal cases was shot and hacked to death in Narsingdi town’s Purbobrahmandi area on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Rezvi, 35, son of Joynal Abedin from the Birpur area of the town. He reportedly ran an internet and cable TV business in Hasanabad a
Two people were killed and four others injured as a speeding truck rammed into a three-wheeler at Hogladanga intersection in Khulna city on Monday morning. The deceased were identified as Raihan and Jewel Babu, hailing from Hogladanga Basharia area of the city, as per a UNB report. Quoting locals
Rajshahi University (RU) students started a fresh protest programme on Sunday pressing for their nine points of demand for RU reforms. The protestors brought out a march from the Paris Road at noon and took position in front of the administrative building. Earlier several times, they staged demon
A man and his mother were killed after a train rammed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw that violated the signal on a level crossing in Feni town on Saturday night. The deceased were identified as Hafizul Islam, 40, a resident of Miazi Bari under Pathan Nagar union in Chhagalnaiya upazila, and his moth
Heralding arrival of the monsoon, Kadam flowers are adorning the trees with their mesmerising beauty almost everywhere in Pabna. Kadam flowers blooming on the branches of the trees remind all that the rainy season is going on in the nature of Bengal with the cycle of seasons. The rainy season con
A 25-year-old man was stabbed to death by his rivals over drug peddling at Mohishkundi village in Daulatpur upazila of Kushita district on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Mohon Ali, 25, son of Madan Ali of Jamalpur district. Quoting local people, Nazmul Huda, officer-in-charge-of Dau
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman visited the village home of Nafiza Jannat Anjum in Moulvibazar on Friday to express solidarity with her grieving family. Anjum, a 10th-grade student, was brutally murdered after her disappearance on June 12. Dr Shafiqur condemned the heinou
After years of wait, two modern cardiac catheterisation laboratories (cath labs) were installed at Manikganj Medical College Hospital, bringing hope for advanced cardiac care at the district level. However, due to prolonged delays in launching the services, one of the machines is now being relocat
Two people were killed and 21 others injured as a speeding truck carrying them plunged into a pond in Wazirpur upazila of Barishal district on Thursday afternoon. The identities of the deceased are yet to be known, reports UNB. Md Bipul Hossain, station officer at Gournadi Fire Service, said the
The water level of the Jamuna River is rising abnormally in Sirajganj due to torrential rainfall and the onrush of water from upstream. The Jamuna River at Sirajganj point swelled by 44 centimeters, while at the Meghai point in Kazipur upazila gone up by 48 centimetres in the past 24 hours on Thur
BINA-5 sesame variety has raised hope among farmers in the district and elsewhere in the country, as the crop grows aplenty and makes huge profit in a short duration. According to sources at the BINA Magura sub-centre, BINA-5 sesame is high yielding compared to common variety. The production of BI
Tantiband Zamindar Bari (House of Tantiband Zamindar), a historic zamindar house in Sujanagar upazila of Pabna district, is set to lose its existence very fast for want of necessary maintenance and care. The zamindar house, built around 200-250 years ago, is associated with Zamindar Vijay Govind C
