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45 crude bombs recovered in Shariatpur: 4 held

45 crude bombs recovered in Shariatpur: 4 held

Law enforcers in a joint drive have recovered 45 crude bombs and bomb-making materials from a bamboo grove in Jajira upazila of Shariatpur district on Monday. Tipped off, a joint force team conducted a drive in the area with a dog squad and recovered huge bomb-making materials and 45 crude bombs f


Aviation safety a concern as stray dogs on prowl

Aviation safety a concern as stray dogs on prowl

Unhindered movement of stray dogs on the runway of Cox's Bazar Airport has emerged as a serious aviation safety concern, putting aircraft operations at risk and causing growing anxiety among passengers and airlines. Over the past five months, at least two accidents were reported in which stray dog

Two crushed under wheels of train in Netrakona

Two crushed under wheels of train in Netrakona

Two people died after being crushed under the wheels of a train in Sadar upazila of Netrekona district on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Russel Islam, 25, son of Lutfur Rahman of Sherpur district and Akash Roy, 24 of Dinajpur district. They were workers of a rice mill in Netrakona distr

Mushroom cultivation gains popularity in Gopalganj

Mushroom cultivation gains popularity in Gopalganj

Government initiatives to popularise oyster mushroom cultivation in two upazilas of Gopalganj has been bringing good income to farmers, as more of them have been showing interest in growing the nutritious vegetable. In FY25, the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) provided mushroom cultivat

Flower Festival kicks off in Chattogram DC Park

Flower Festival kicks off in Chattogram DC Park

The month-long Chattogram Flower Festival–2026 kicked off on Friday at DC Park in Sitakunda upazila, transforming the area into a vibrant floral kingdom. Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration Md Ehsanul Haque inaugurated the festival, marking the fourth edition of the eve

Four burnt bodies found after three-way road crash in Cumilla

Four burnt bodies found after three-way road crash in Cumilla

Police say they have recovered the burnt bodies of four people after a road accident involving a bus, an autorickshaw, and a motorcycle in Cumilla’s Daudkandi Upazila. The accident occurred on Friday afternoon on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in the Baniapara area, according to Iqbal Bahar Mo

Peasants upset as wintry weather extensively damaging seedbeds

Peasants upset as wintry weather extensively damaging seedbeds

Extremely chilly weather marked by dense fog is taking a heavy toll on seedbeds of different crops, especially of Boro paddy, in Pabna and Sylhet causing an extremely worrying situation for the farmers in the districts. Our Pabna correspondent says: Under the impact of the persisting cold wave ass

Blanket distribution provides warmth to the poor in Manikganj

Blanket distribution provides warmth to the poor in Manikganj

MANIKGANJ, Jan 07: Milon Dashi Sarker, a widowed elderly woman in her eighties of Babur Hati village, barely manages to bear the cost of her living. She is one of the 3,000 impoverished people of Dhulsura Union in Manikganj's Harirampur Upazila, who received a blanket from a business platform to ke