COX'S BAZAR, July 08: A tug of war has broken out between the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) and the Forest Department over the construction of a 4.88-kilometre paved road through the Shaplapur Reserved Forest in Maheshkhali upazila of Cox's Bazar. The road project, estimated to
COX’S BAZAR, July 07: Hillslides in Cox’s Bazar causing loss of lives are termed as a man-made disaster as one more life was lost on Tuesday. A fresh landslide on Tuesday afternoon in Dariyanagar of Cox’s Bazar Sadar claimed the life of a woman and injured four others, including
A woman and her three-year-old son were killed, while the child's father was injured after a pickup van hit their motorcycle in Dinajpur's Birganj upazila early Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Fahima Akter, 28, wife of Nazmul Hossain of Malgram village in Kaharole upazila, and their three
Unremitting soil erosion by the Jamuna River has triggered panic among the local residents in Manikganj's Daulatpur upazila with its widespread devastation in the past few days while erosion onslaughts have taken an alarming turn in Gaibandha district with the river water level swelling. In Manikg
BOGURA: An investigation into the authenticity and condition of 47 archaeological artefacts returned from France to the Mahasthangarh Museum in Bogura, along with a previously lost sculpture, has stalled amid bureaucratic tangles, raising fresh questions over one of Bangladesh's most sensitive cult
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,
