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Two motorcyclists killed, three injured in Rajshahi road crash

Two motorcyclists killed, three injured in Rajshahi road crash

Two people were killed and three others sustained injuries after a dump truck hit two motorcycles in Rajshahi’s Poba upazila on Friday. The deceased are Julhas Uddin, 32, son of Rabiul Islam of Aliganj area of Damkura Thana and Rimon Hossain, 35 son of Manik Mia of New Kasba area of the same


Rakhine community celebrating water festival in Cox’s Bazar

Rakhine community celebrating water festival in Cox’s Bazar

COX'S BAZAR, Apr 18: The Rakhine community has been celebrating their festival for seven days in Cox's Bazar on the occasion of their new year. Leaders of the Rakhine community have said the festival that started on April 14 will conclude tomorrow. Children and young and even elderly people dance

Litchi, mango pods withering for persistent drought

Litchi, mango pods withering for persistent drought

PABNA, Apr 18: Litchi and mango pods are falling off from the trees due to severe drought and intense heat in Pabna district's Ishwardi upazila, which is known as the capital of litchi. Watering at the base of the trees cannot stop rotting of the little fruits. As a result, farmers fear that produ

Singer Pagal Hasan among two killed in Sunamganj road crash

Singer Pagal Hasan among two killed in Sunamganj road crash

Two people including popular singer Pagal Hasan were killed and three others injured in a collision between a bus and a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw in Chhatak upazila of Sunamganj early Thursday. Pagol Hasan was a resident of Shimultala Muktigaon area and another autorickshaw passenger Sattar Mia, 5

Trucker, helper held over 14 killed in Jhalakathi road crash

Trucker, helper held over 14 killed in Jhalakathi road crash

Police arrested the truck driver and his helper in connection with the road accident in Gabkhan Toll Plaza area that claimed the lives of 14 people on Wednesday. The two were held from a house at Basonda in Sadar upazila of Jhalakathi district, said police, as per UNB reports. The arrestees were

One held with 2kg crystal meth in Cox’s Bazar

One held with 2kg crystal meth in Cox’s Bazar

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a young man along with two kgs of crystal methamphetamine (crystal meth or ice) in Ramu upazila of Cox’s Bazar district on Wednesday night. The arrestee was identified as Sain Mong Thoai Marma (18) from Bandarban district, according to a UNB

Unidentified boy crushed under CU shuttle train

Unidentified boy crushed under CU shuttle train

An unidentified boy aged around 14 years was crushed under the wheels of Chittagong University shuttle train in Sholo Shohor area on Wednesday. The accident occurred in front of the Pilkhana Mosque next to the city's Sholo Shohor railway station around 6 pm while the train was going from the unive

Gaibandha red chilli famed countrywide

Gaibandha red chilli famed countrywide

Gaibandha is one of the agricultural districts in the northern region. Apart from farming various crops, local farmers grow chillies every year. That's why the slogan of this district is the scent of Rasmanjuri full of flavour, the life of corn-pepper Gaibandha in Charanchal. There has been a rev

Disaster shed built voluntarily by locals for farmers

Disaster shed built voluntarily by locals for farmers

Green crop fields around and a small concrete shed in their midst, which has been built recently for the farmers to take shelter at the time of thunderstorm or other calamities. The round-shaped structure with sitting arrangement for about 50 farmers will especially shield them from onslaughts of

Truck driver, assistant held over Jhalakathi crash

Truck driver, assistant held over Jhalakathi crash

Police have arrested the driver of a truck that crushed three autorickshaws and a car, killing at least 14 people in Jhalakathi Sadar Upazila. His assistant was also arrested immediately after the accident on Wednesday afternoon, said Jhalakathi Superintendent of Police Afruzul Haque Tutul. The d

Couple dead, son injured in Naogaon road crash

Couple dead, son injured in Naogaon road crash

A couple has died and two others, including one of their sons, have been injured after two motorcycles collided head-on in Naogaon’s Sadar Upazila. The incident occurred in the Upazila’s Sahapur area around 11:30am on Wednesday, Naogaon Fire Service and Civil Defence Station’s De

RMP cyber crime unit attained people's trust

RMP cyber crime unit attained people's trust

The cybercrime unit of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) attained success in gaining people's trust and confidence in combating crimes related to cyber crimes in the metropolis since its inception on September 17, 2020. It has been working relentlessly in the field of unearthing clueless incident