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
A brazen theft has struck Satkhira’s Katia Temple, with thieves making away with gold ornaments, cash, and other valuables. Sub-Inspector Pinku Mandal of Katia police outpost said the incident occurred late on Sunday night. He visited the temple on Monday. “The culprits broke e
A mobile court in Chougachha upazila in Jashore seized around 6,000 litres of illegally stored fuel and fined three traders a total of Tk 135,000 during separate drives on Sunday afternoon. Executive Magistrate Shoaib Hasan of the Jessore district administration conducted the drive at Salua Bazar
Academic activities at 13 colleges operating under the Cumilla Education Board have been temporarily suspended following what officials described as an alarming collapse in Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination results. The decision, which is supposed to affect the institutions' teaching
Three buses were set on fire and several filling stations were vandalised in Jhenaidah district town over the killing of an activist of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement following a dispute over fuel purchase. Tanvir Hasan, station officer of Jhenaidah Fire Service and Civil Defence, said m
Jujube (Ziziphus zizyphus) cultivation in Gopalganj's Sadar and Muksudpur upazilas has been bringing huge profits to farmers in recent years. Sheikh Sadi, 22, a young farmer of Char-tala village under Shuktail Union of Sadar Upazila, said he cultivated the fruit on 52 decimals of land this year an
