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Driver dies as tractor falls in Padma River in Faridpur

Driver dies as tractor falls in Padma River in Faridpur

A man driving a tractor has died after the vehicle overturned and fell into the Padma River in Faridpur’s Charvadrasan Upazila while ploughing a paddy field. The body of the driver was recovered from the banks of the Padma River in Balurghat village of Char Jhaukanda Union around 11am on Fri


Jhenaidah SP withdrawn

Jhenaidah SP withdrawn

Superintendent of Police (SP) of Jhenaidah Md Mahafuj Afzal has been withdrawn. An order, issued by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Ali Hossain Fakir on Thursday, instructed him to hand over his responsibilities to a senior district police officer and report to Police Headquarters by Friday.

Mother, son among four killed in B'baria road accidents

Mother, son among four killed in B'baria road accidents

Four people, including a woman and her son, were killed in separate road accidents in Sadar and Sarail upazilas of Brahmanbaria district on Friday morning. According to local and hospital sources, Kawsar Mia, a resident of Bahadurpur village in Kasba upazila, was travelling towards Sarail Bishwa R

95 shops reduced to ashes in Kurigram fire

95 shops reduced to ashes in Kurigram fire

A massive fire burnt down 95 shops in a bazaar in Bhurungamari upazila headquarters in Kurigram on Friday morning. Local sources said the fire broke out at a clothes shop on the southern side of Bhurungamari Bazar around 6:30 am. Within moments, the flames spread to adjacent shops, triggering pan

Road crash leaves 3 dead in Sirajganj's Belkuchi

Road crash leaves 3 dead in Sirajganj's Belkuchi

At least three people were killed and another injured in a road accident in Belkuchi upazila of Sirajganj early Friday. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately, said Amirul Islam, duty officer at Belkuchi Police Station. The accident occurred around 6:00 am in the Meghulla a

University student drowns in Jamalpur pond

University student drowns in Jamalpur pond

A university student drowned while bathing in a pond in Jamalpur on Thursday afternoon. Victim Tahmid Hasan Rafi, 23, was a second-year student of Islamic Studies at Kabi Nazrul Government College under Dhaka Central University. The incident occurred around 1:30pm when Rafi went to bathe in the p

Ghior Market limps with poor infrastructure

Ghior Market limps with poor infrastructure

MANIKGANJ, June 03: The historic Ghior Market and weekly bazar in Ghior Upazila, Manikganj, established nearly 200 years ago on the banks of the Ichamati River, is facing severe infrastructure challenges. The absence of a proper drainage system, frequent waterlogging, deteriorating roads, and inade

Chandpur tourist spots abuzz with Eid holidaymakers

Chandpur tourist spots abuzz with Eid holidaymakers

CHANDPUR, Jun 01: Following the Eid celebrations, hundreds of holidaymakers from across the district and beyond are flocking to Chandpur's popular tourist spots with their families and loved ones to spend their leisure time. Located at the confluence of three mighty rivers-the Meghna, Padma, and D

Flash floods disrupt Boro paddy harvest, curtailing supply

Flash floods disrupt Boro paddy harvest, curtailing supply

Early rainfall in March flooded paddy fields in the Haor (wetland) region and damaged the Boro paddy crop days before harvesting. Most farmers in Kishoreganj haor areas have lost more than half of their expected Boro paddy. Much of the paddy they harvested from flooded fields is no longer fit for

Two die as motorbike crashes into roadside tree in Jashore

Two die as motorbike crashes into roadside tree in Jashore

Two young men were killed when a motorcycle crashed into a roadside tree in the Taltala area of Manirampur upazila in Jashore on Sunday night. The deceased were identified as Rakib, 27, son of Ismail, and Mehedi Hasan, 25, son of Kamruzzaman. Both were residents of Nadra village under Kashimnagar