Fifty-six migratory birds, identified as Bali ducks, were released into the wild in Chondipul area of Sylhet after being rescued by the Forest Department from illegal traders, officials said Tuesday. The birds, initially kept in sacks for sale, were freed at the banks of the Surma River in the pre
Members of the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) believe that a policeman whose body was recovered in Chattogram died by suicide. Deepak Jyoti Khisha, superintendent of police for RAB-9, said law enforcers initially suspect that 25-year-old Nayeem Biswas hanged himself. The cause of death will be conf
PABNA, Dec 08: Ahead of the upcoming 13th national parliamentary elections, various types of Indian weapons along with illegal drugs are entering Bangladesh through the Daulatpur border in Kushtia. These weapons smuggled from the neighbouring country through the border are being supplied to crimin
BENAPOLE, Dec 06: Bangladesh's trade with India has not witnessed any mentionable growth as expected in the year since the change of government on August 05, 2024. Instead, multiple barriers have caused a steady decline in import-export activities through the Benapole land port-one of the busiest
Forty-seven Indian fishermen released from Bagerhat District Jail will be handed over to the Indian Coast Guard on Tuesday. Following a court order, jail authorities handed them over to the Bangladesh Coast Guard on Sunday afternoon in the presence of officials from the Indian High Commission, an
A man was shot dead and ten others suffered bullet injuries in a clash between two groups of villagers over establishing supremacy at Nilakhya of Raipura upazila of Narsingdi district on Monday. The deceased was identified as Mamun Mia, 25, son of Abdul Awal of the village, reports UNB. Sujan Cha
Construction works for a bridge over the Chhora River - long demanded by students and workers in the Surma tea garden area in Madhabpur Upazila - remain incomplete for years. The earthen access route at one side of the bridge - which enabled some people to use the structure in the absence of a con
A 20-year-old girl died when a truck knocked her down on the bypass road in Sadar upazila of Habiganj district on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Sujina Akter, daughter of Manik Mia of Najirpur village in the upazila, reports UNB. The accident occurred around 8:00 pm at the Poddarbar
A student of Chittagong University has been found dead at a flat in the port city in an apparent suicide. Omar Faruk Sumon, a student in the university’s Arabic Department from the 2021–22 session, was discovered hanging from a ceiling fan hook at a residence on Road No. 5 in the Khuls
The interim government has passed two ordinances relating to the country's forest, biodiversity, and wildlife protection. These are "Forest and Tree Conservation Ordinance 2025" and "Wildlife (Conservation and Security) Ordinance 2025". The approval was given at a meeting of the Council of Adviser
SYLHET, Dec 04: A total of 24 buildings considered to be highly vulnerable in Sylhet city would soon be demolished, official sources said. These structures have remained in a dilapidated condition for a long period of time, although these were earlier marked as vulnerable to earthquake. Related i
A court in Pabna has sent a woman to jail on charges of killing eight puppies in Ishwardi upazila. The accused, Nishi Rahman, is the wife of an official at the Small Farmers Development Foundation (SFDF) in the area. She was produced before the Senior Judicial Magistrate Court-1 on Wednesday arou
A man was killed in a road accident at Banoful intersection in Nilphamari district town on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Shawkat Ali, 68, son of Jasim Uddin, of East Kukhapara in the town. Ali was the night guard of a market, reports BSS. The accident took place on the Nilphamari-Said
