Bogura, one of the oldest municipalities in Bangladesh, is poised to become the country's 13th city corporation - a move widely expected to boost civic infrastructure, attract investment in real estate, expand tourism, and promote trade in the greater northern region. The 152-year-old Bogura Poura
Contrary to popular belief, child education lags far behind at two villages in Sachar union of Kachua upazila of the district at this age of development as the lone primary school established in the union has been kept shut for long 19 years. Around 1000-1200 children of the two remote villages- J
The Bangladesh Navy has detained 34 Indian fishermen along with two fishing trawlers for allegedly entering the country’s maritime boundary and fishing illegally in the Bay of Bengal. The vessels, FB Jhor and FB Mangal Chandi-38, were intercepted near the Fairway Buoy area in the deep sea la
Authorities have suspended passenger launch and sea-truck services on 10 internal routes, including Bhola-Lakshmipur and Monpura-Dhaka due to adverse weather. Still, many passengers continue to travel, risking their lives by unauthorised trawlers and speedboats defying the ban. Under the influenc
A sudden price hike of green chilli, an indispensible cooking ingredient, has come as a deep concern for the common consumers in Rangpur, Lalmonirhat, Manikganj and Sylhet in recent time. Our Rangpur correspondent reports: Abnormal price rise of the most import spice item has added to woes of the
More than 200 families in Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila have been stranded by rising water after days of incessant rain, while dozens of hectares of farmland lie submerged. Residents of Sutarghopta village and surrounding areas in Vobanigonj Union are wading through knee to waist-deep water. Much of t
A Chattogram court has sentenced three people, including a woman, to death for the murder of her husband. Chattogram Additional District and Sessions Judge HM Shafiqul Islam delivered the verdict on Monday. The death row convicts are Rima Akhter, Shahadat Hossain Quayyum, and Abdul Quayyum. Afsa
Manikganj's only canal, which cuts through the heart of the town, was once clogged with waste and debris. With the hope of transforming it into a scenic landmark, the Manikganj municipality initiated a modernisation project. Although the second phase of this initiative began in 2022 with a targete
Speakers have demanded that construction of an unauthorised approach road under the Kewatkhali Arch Steel Bridge project in Mymensingh be stopped immediately, which they said defies the original ECNEC-approved design over the Brahmaputra River. The demand came from a press conference under the ban
A man has attained an overwhelming success in mango production in Muksudpur upazila of Gopalganj district in the recent years, causing a bit of commotion in and around his community. Farmer Wahiduzzaman Bakul has made a stunning profit of Tk2.5 million by selling mangoes from his orchard in the up
There has been no let-up in erosion onslaughts on the Padma riverbank in recent time, leaving the existence of Nazirganj ferry pier in Sujanagar upazila of Pabna district under severe threat. As the upstream water flow increases, the riverbank is breaking and sinking into the riverbed and the ferr
A 55-year-old man was killed in a clash between two groups of villagers over a football match at Kulshur village in Kalia upazila of Narail district on Friday. The deceased was identified as Zillur Rahman Sardar, 55, son of Anwar Molla of the village. Local people said a football match was organi
A Bangladeshi man was shot dead allegedly by the members of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Minapur border in Haripur upazila of Thakurgaon district early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Azgarh Ali, 32, of Jibonpur village of the upazila, as per a UNB report. The BSF members
