CHANDPUR, Sept 15: A bumper yield of sugarcane has brought smiles to the faces of farmers in Matlab Uttar Upazila of the district this season. This year, sugarcane has been cultivated on 205 hectares of land across 14 unions under the upazila, thanks to favorable weather and suitable soil conditio
A Barishal court on Monday sentenced two people to death for killing a young girl after rape in 2013. Barishal Woman and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Rakibul Islam handed down the punishment. The condemned convicts were Kabir Akon and Jabbar Bepari of Hizla upazila. They were fined
The biggest religious festival of the Bangalee Hindu community, Sharodiya Durga Puja, will be celebrated in 455 mandaps across Jhenaidah district this year. With only a few days left before the festival begins, idol makers at various mandaps are passing busy days preparing for the celebrations, re
Three people, including a police officer, were killed in a road accident on the Jashore-Bagharpara highway in the Bhangura Bazar area of Bagharpara Upazila on Sunday night. The deceased were identified as Sub-Inspector (SI) Nikkan Adhya of Lahuria Investigation Center under Lohagara Police Station
Police filed a case naming 90 people and 150 unnamed others in connection with protests and blockades in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur over parliamentary seat re-demarcation. Sub-inspector of Bhanga Police Station Habibur Rahman filed the case late Sunday night under the Speedy Trial Act, said office
Growers are delighted with the satisfactory prices and yield of jute this season in Rangpur, Kurigram, Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat and Gaibandha, all of which fall under the Rangpur agriculture region. The prices of the cash crop, depending on their quality, surged to Tk 3,600 to Tk 4,300 per maund fr
A man was killed in front of his wife after she was raped before his eyes in a shocking incident in Cox's Bazar town late Saturday night. Police, with the help of locals, arrested one person in connection with the brutal crime. The incident took place around midnight at Uttaran Resident
A Sirajganj court has handed down the death penalty to a man for killing his father after he refused to transfer land to him. Two women, including the man's stepmother and wife, have also been jailed in the case. The verdict was delivered by Sirajganj Additional District and Sessions Judge Md Mah
Two people were killed as a motorbike crashed into a car on the Sylhet-Sunamganj regional highway in front of a food warehouse in Shantiganj upazila of Sunamganj on Saturday. The deceased were identified as motorcyclists Md Jewel Mia, son of Wahid Ali of Saudergaon village in Doarabazar upazila an
Three people, including a man and his young daughter, were killed and three others injured in a road accident on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Mirsarai upazila in Chattogram on Friday morning. The deceased were identified as Mohammad Golam Sarwar, 40, his four-year-old daughter Muskan, and Sagor
Two people, including a 3-year-old girl, have been killed after a car ploughed into a parked covered van in Chattogram. The accident occurred on Friday morning on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in the Thakur Daghi area of Mirsharai Upazila, police said. The victims have been identified as Golam Sar
A century-old charitable dispensary run by the Chandpur Municipality has remained closed for over a month due to the absence of doctors, leaving hundreds of residents in the Puranbazar area of the district deprived of low-cost healthcare. The dispensary, which has been providing basic treatment an
The residents of Sylhet city are facing a severe electricity crisis as frequent load -shedding since Wednesday has caused immense suffering amid sweltering heat. Large parts of the city plunged into darkness on Wednesday evening, leaving residents struggling to cope with. The Bangladesh Power Dev
