The unabated use of plastic fishing gear- including nets, ropes and traps- to catch fish is widely threatening the ecology and biodiversity in the haors of Sunamganj district, pointing finger at the clear indifference among the authorities regarding doing the needful in this matter. The natural en
COX'S BAZAR, May 19: Frequent occurrences of collapse for the exposure to strong waves and tidal waters have pushed an embankment in the western part of Matarbari union under Maheshkhali upazila of Cox's Bazar into a very precarious and unprotected condition. As the dam suffers breaches off and on
A man and his wife have died of electrocution in Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila. The incident took place in Gaganna village of Holidhani Union on Monday morning, said Jhenaidah Sadar Police Station chief Md Asaduzzaman. The dead have been Mujibar Khan, 60, and his wife Momena Khatun, 55, bdnews24.com re
The majority of 150 solar street lights installed in Chandpur municipal area three years back have become malfunctioning to the inconvenience of the townspeople whom these were meant for. A fist-class category municipality having 15 wards with a population of about six lakh, Chandpur municipality
A fire destroyed around 47 shops and dwelling houses at Baghmara Bazar under Jamchari union in Sadar upazila of Bandarban early Sunday. The fire broke out at a shop around 4:00 am and soon engulfed adjoining ones as well as dwelling houses, said Jamchari Union Parishad Chairman Kyasing Shai Marma.
Relatives of a patient vandalised the emergency department and assaulted on-duty staff of Shariatpur Sadar Hospital after the patient died late Friday night, leaving at least five people, including a doctor and an Ansar member, seriously injured. The deceased, Lal Mia Kazi, 50, a resident of
Two people have died from electrocution after touching a live wire in Phulpur Upazila Mymensingh, according to police. The incident occurred around 2:15pm on Friday in Bhatta village of Ruposhi Union, said Phulpur Police Sub-Inspector (SI) Md Abul Bashar. The victims are Tajuddin, 40, son of Shuk
GAIBANDHA, May 14: Amid anti-rabies vaccine shortage at Gaibandha’s hospitals, at least five people died in a week after being bitten by a 'rabid' dog in Gaibandha. The deceased have been identified as Sharmin Sultana (52), Afroza Begum (50), Nanda Rani (55), Fulu Mia (52) and Ratenshwar Kum
A schoolboy has died after being electrocuted while picking mangoes in Dighinala, Khagrachhari. His classmate was also injured in the incident. The accident occurred around 7:00 pm on Tuesday in the Noy Mile area of the Khagrachhari-Dighinala road, said Tapu Tripura, headmaster of Noy Mile Junior
SYLHET, May 11: While the farmers in greater Sylhet are still continuing their high labour-intensive venture to harvest Boro paddy, about 40 per cent of the job is yet to be completed for the extensive inundation of their fields caused by incessant rainfalls and runoff. However, officials of the D
Mango harvesting in Natore will officially begin on May 15 with the collection of Guti variety as the local administration announced the mango calendar on Monday. The schedule was unveiled at a meeting held with Deputy Commissioner Asma Shaheen in the chair at the conference room of her office. A
RAJSHAHI, May 10: The Rajshahi district administration has announced the "Mango Calendar" for the current season, setting a structured timeline for harvesting and marketing of mangoes across the region. According to the schedule, mango harvesting will begin on May 15 with the entry of Guti variety
RANGPUR, May 10: Peasants in different areas of the Rangpur agriculture region have become disheartened as a nor'wester accompanied by hailstorms has wreaked havoc on a large number of maize fields across the region during the past a couple of weeks. In addition, prolonged heavy rainfall over th
