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
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested the prime accused in a case filed over dismembering the body of a woman from Roufabad in Chattogram city on Friday. The arrestee was Fatema Akther’s husband, Md Sumon, according to a UNB report. Tipped off, a team of Rab-7 conducted a drive i
Heavy rainfall in the current monsoon season left most of Chattogram's roads in severely dilapidated condition, causing immense sufferings to people. Cracks, potholes, ditches and water-logging left the city unfit for traffic with the continuation of rainfall from May 28 to June 5, June 15 to June
Rice prices have registered a sharp rise in Magura district in recent time causing extreme sufferings to the common consumers. During a visit to different markets in the district town, different varieties of rice were seen to be sold at hiked prices. Premium quality Miniket rice was being sold in
Monsoon rain has been leaving the low-lying areas of Chattogram under knee-deep water daily for the past few days since July 5, causing residents and traders immense suffering. On Wednesday, several hours of torrential rains left the inhabitants of low-lying areas stranded. The areas which have go
Tensions have gripped residents of the hill Rangamati district as the local met office forecast landslides due to continued rainfall under the influence of the monsoon and a low-pressure over the Bay for the past few days. Despite repeated warnings from the administration to relocate to safer area
