A housewife has reportedly been beaten to death over a land dispute in Mymensingh’s Gafargaon Upazila. Police arrested three women who were present at the scene for interrogation. The incident occurred in South Pukhuria village on Sunday morning, said Faruk Ahmed, chief of Gafargaon Police S
Five fishermen including two of a family were killed by lightning strike in Barishal and Shariatpur districts early Monday and Sunday. In Barishal, a man and his son-in-law were killed when thunderbolt struck them while catching fish in the Gazaria river of Mehendiganj upazila in Barishal district
A motorcycle accident has left a man dead and two others injured in Satkhira’s Tala Upazila. The accident occurred near Sakdah Bridge on the Satkhira-Khulna highway around 9 pm on Friday, said Patkelghata Police Station chief Kanchan Kumar Roy. The dead man was identified as Md Ashique, 25,
At least 30 shops and 15 dwelling houses were gutted in a fire at Thanchi Bazar in Bandarban district on Saturday. The fire broke out at 8 am at a shop and engulfed the adjoining shops and houses, said Thoaiha Mong Marma, chairman of Thanchi upazila. On information, a firefighting unit rushed to
Two people were dead and two were injured after a bus rammed into a battery-run auto-rickshaw in Cumilla's Daudkandi upazila on Friday morning. The deceased were identified as Yakub Ali, 30, son of Billal Hossain at Malikhil village in Daudkandi upazila, and Jotsna Begum, 55, wife of Abul Kashem i
Due to lack of patronisation and massive use of plastic items in kitchens both at households and restaurants, the presence of traditional bamboo-made handicrafts is declining fast. A few years ago, bamboo-made handicrafts were used in the crop fields, houses and restaurant kitchens. People includ
The Election Commission has decided to organise the elections of five city corporations in three phases ahead of the upcoming parliamentary polls. Accordingly, voting in Gazipur, Rajshahi, Barishal, Sylhet and Khulna will likely take place between May and June, before the Eid-ul-Azha holiday
COX'S BAZAR, Mar 14: The price of salt produced on the coast of Cox's Bazar has registered a drastic fall with the millers slashing it to Tk 250 from Tk 500 per maund. It is learnt, salt import was halted last year due to a hike in import duty. Consequently, a 'syndicate' raised the price of the
At least four people died as a microbus turned over and caught fire in Trishal Upazila of Mymensingh. The accident that occurred at 2:00 am on Monday at Rangamati on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway left another five passengers injured, according to police. Police are yet to identify the dead. One of
A 13-year-old boy was tortured inhumanly after his father allegedly failed to repay debt in Gurudaspur upazila of Natore district. The incident happened on Friday at Chalnali village. The boy, son of Kabil Hossain, of Gangarampur village is now undergoing treatment at Gurudaspur Upazila Health Com
The people of Mymensigh are eagerly waiting to welcome Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as she is scheduled to visit the city on Saturday. The metropolis has already become colourful and decorative with scores of banners, posters, placards, festoons and paintings on the roadside walls, reports BSS. P
At least three people have died in a collision between a cargo train and a passenger vehicle on Airport Road in Chattogram. The victims of the accident near Meghna Oil under EPZ Police Station area on Monday night are pointsman Azizul Haque, 30, and passengers Asaduzzaman, 30, and Miton Kanti Dey,
Transport owners and workers of Sylhet called a strike on Sylhet-Jakiganj route for an indefinite period from Thursday morning, protesting the 'disorderly' movement of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) buses on the route. The transport leaders came up with the announcement on Sunday nig
