Thousands of families in ten villages of Jessore's Keshabpur Upazila have to travel extra kilometres to reach their destinations in the Keshabpur and Monirampur upazilas as floods left part of a bypass road submerged and approach roads of a bridge on the route damaged. Vehicular movement completel
Three months have already elapsed since bacterial disease anthrax was transmitted to humans from infected livestock in Rangpur, but most of the farm and domestic animals in the district are yet to be vaccinated, giving rise to a grave concern among the commoners as well as the ranchers in the distr
A BNP leader was found dead under a bridge in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Yunus Shikdar, convener of Arafat Rahman Koko Krira Sangsad Teknaf upazila unit and a member of No One ward of Sabrang union. Himel Roy, office-in-charge of Tekn
Police have recovered the body of an autorickshaw driver with the throat slit in Bogura’s Shajahanpur Upazila. The body was recovered from the edge of a mulberry garden adjacent to the first bypass highway in the Fuldighi area of the Upazila around 6:30 am on Wednesday, said Shajahanpur Poli
A man has allegedly been killed with sharp weapons in an attack by his cousins over a land feud in Chattogram. he victim, 65-year-old Zakir Hossain, was a resident of Banshkhali Upazila’s Puro Ilsha village. He was injured in the attack on Tuesday morning and died while undergoing treatment
At least 23 shops have been damaged by a fire at the Mohalchari market in Khagrachhari. Local Fire Service Deputy Director Zaker Hossain said the blaze, which erupted around 12:30 am on Tuesday night, was brought under control after five hours of effort. However, there were no reports of casualti
The Manikganj District Public Library is grappling with numerous challenges, including infrastructure decay, manpower shortage, and a poor location; all of which are seriously hampering its operation. Despite housing more than 38,000 books, the library continues to suffer from a serious lack of re
Three people have sustained burn injuries in an explosion reportedly triggered by gas leakage at a house in Feni Sadar upazila. The injured were identified as Md Rafiqul Islam, 40, Abul Kashem, 55, and Jesmin Akhter, 30. All three victims were taken to the Burn Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospi
Farmers in Gaibandha this year have been selling jute at about twice as much the price of last few years, while the happy growers and their families spend a busy time ginning, dehusking and drying the golden fiber. Good yield, coupled with prices ranging from Tk 3,000 to Tk 3,500 per maund from th
Farmers in different upazilas of Rangpur district and Naogaon district are disappointed as heavy downpour and strong wind in the past several days have flattened and submerged standing Aman paddy, newly planted potato seeds, and early winter vegetables, causing massive damage to the crops. Our Cor
Insaf Boost, a digital marketing agency based in Tangail, has marked its fourth anniversary recently. Known for promoting ethical and legal products, the agency has become a trusted name in the country’s advertising industry. On the occasion of the fourth anniversary, of Nasaf Boost honoure
Government development organisation Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) will finance an initiative taken by its RAISE to provide skills training to 400 COVID-19 affected traders and unemployed youths in Magura at the informal sector. The orientation programme for the initiative was held on Sunda
Construction work of a bridge over the Tarail embankment road, connecting Ghior and Harirampur upazilas in Manikganj, has remained suspended for more than a year. Consequently, several thousand local residents are forced to cross the river using a temporary bamboo bridge every day, risking their l
