The suspension of the rocket steamer service between Dhaka and Chandpur has caused great inconvenience for hundreds of passengers who used to travel on the route. According to officials from the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) in Chandpur, the service has been suspended for t
Three construction workers died today from electrocution while working at a factory at Kewa village of Sreepur upazila under Gazipur district. The deceased were identified as Prias, 20, son of Azad Hossain and Pavel, 23, son of Belal Saudagar of Noakhali district; and Monowar Hossain, 25, of Jamal
A 27-year-old pregnant woman was beaten to death, allegedly by her husband over “domestic dispute” in Shaloipara of Bagatipara upazila under Natore district on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Ripa Khatun, wife of Kabir Uddin of the village. Quoting family members, Siraju
A couple in Jhenaidah’s Kaliganj Upazila has died in a road accident while taking their daughter to see a doctor, reports bdnews24.com. Their sick daughter and their grandson were also injured in the accident, which occurred near the Mobarakganj Sugar Mill around 6:00 am on Tuesday, said Kal
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
