Police recovered the body of a young man from the Pakhiza area adjacent to Savar Bus Stand on Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Abu Kalam, 34, son of Abu Sayeed. His body was recovered from behind Lab Zone Hospital in Majidpur area. According to police and family members, the body bo
Two patients reportedly died at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in Barishal on Sunday morning due to alleged negligence of doctors or wrong treatment. The deceased were identified as Helena Begum, 48, wife of the late Babul Hawlader of Sarsi village and Shefali Begum, 60, wife of Mannan Tal
As the country prepares for Eid-ul?Fitr, the northern district of Bogura is witnessing a surge in the production of its famed lachchha semai and thin white vermicelli, with a bustling seasonal industry expected to generate close to Tk5.0 billion in sales. Nearly 400 factories across the district a
A rickshaw puller, who went missing three days ago, was found dead at Jailkhana Kheya Ghat in Sadar upazila of Khulna district early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Hanif Sheikh, son of Aziz Sheikh, reports UNB. Babul Akhter, in charge of Sadar River Police Station, said Hanif used to ta
A Sirajganj court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing his wife in 2023. The court also fined him Tk 30,000, in default of which he will have to serve an additional one year in jail. The convict, Fazal Sarkar, is the son of late Chabader Ali of Panaigati village in Raiganj upazila
A one and a half kilometre stretch of a key city road in Manikganj Sadar has become unsafe for commuters after several of its newly built uni-block sections sank before the road development project reached completion. Moreover, raised reinforced cement concrete (RCC) drain covers and manhole lids
An early morning storm damaged more than 50 houses and shops in Lalmonirhat on Thursday, leaving several families in distress and disrupting electricity in parts of the area. The storm hit the Teesta char region under Mahishkhocha union of Aditmari upazila before dawn. Residents said the sky sudd
Amid high workload ahead of Eid, over 12,000 tailoring shops and several thousands of tailors have been taking orders for dresses in Chattogram, sources from traders' association said, as city dwellers thronged the shops from the first week of Ramadan. Among them, more than 6,000 tailors have been
The Fire Service and Civil Defence has rescued a 2-year-old who was stuck inside a room alone in a two-storey building in Netrokona city. The incident took place on Tuesday afternoon on the ground floor of the building in the city's South Katli area, said Khane Alam Khan, Senior Station Officer of
The visually appealing infrastructure of ferry terminals at Gaibandha and Jamalpur's Balashighat-Bahadurabad river route have been lying without any use although they were built with about Tk1.45 billion in 2022. The terminals were constructed as part of a government mega project to start ferry se
The recent collapse of an important concrete bridge connecting the Boalia-Matlab Road in Chandpur's Matlab Dakhshin Upazila has been causing daily inconvenience for thousands of villagers. Before its sudden collapse on March 3, the bridge was used round the clock by residents of Nolua, Upadhi, Boh
With the Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of Muslims, approaching, shopping activities have gained momentum cross markets and shopping malls in Rajshahi city. Stores are displaying a wide range of new clothing, footwear, cosmetics and children's items, attracting large numbers of shoppe
Cox's Bazar, one of Bangladesh's premier tourist destinations, has witnessed arrivals of a significantly smaller number of tourists than usual during the holy month of Ramadan this year, leaving the local businesses apprehensive of a major slowdown.Bangladesh travel guide Business owners fear that
