A dilapidated bridge over the Ichamati River at Kusta Purbo Para in Ghior upazila of the district has become a daily nightmare for thousands of people. Built in 2002 at a cost of around Tk1.8 million by the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), the bridge lost one of its approaches to th
A tourist has died allegedly due to excessive alcohol consumption at a hotel in Cox’s Bazar’s Kolatoli area, leading police to detain five people for questioning. The incident occurred on Wednesday morning in room 407 of the “Hypherion White Palace” hotel located in the cit
Police on Wednesday recovered the dismembered body of a college student from railway tracks in Sylhet’s South Surma upazila. The deceased was identified as Motiur Rahman, 21, son of late Kutu Mia from Pani Chora village in Jaintiapur upazila and a second-year honours student at MC College. H
A fire incident was reported from a gas pipe leakage at Panchabati in Fatullah of Narayanganj on Tuesday afternoon. Sources said the fire was reported around 3:30 pm near the Panchabati municipal market. Videos circulated on social media over the incident showed concerned authorities were trying t
Khulna's Dakop was once a poverty-stricken and disaster-prone coastal region of South-West Bangladesh, but thanks to the now prevalent climate tolerant farming practices, it has become an example of a silent revolution featuring a notable participation of women farmers. Frequent cyclones, tidal su
Despite being a 1st class municipality, Chhengarchar Paurasava in Matlab Uttar upazila of the district runs short of 90 percent staff in the office; and that's why around one lakh dwellers are being deprived of getting due services. They have been facing many difficulties in the day to day life fo
Potato farmers are running away, skipping repeated calls from cold storage owners in the district to take back their stockpiled potatoes as prices of their produced crop are still in a downtrend. Cold storage operators said growers have been expressing reluctance to release their potatoes as marke
Early bumper production of the high-yielding Aman crop BINA paddy 26 (BINA dhan26) on 50 hectares in two villages of Magura Sadar Upazila has brought smiles to growers. Sources at the Department of Agricultural Extension, Magura, said this is the first time the cultivation of the paddy variety has
The 6th time extension for completion of the much-talked about rehabilitation of the Kulaura-Shahbajpur rail section ended on 30 June this year while the progress is only 60 percent yet. However, the Bangladesh Railway (BR) extended the timeline up to December 2026 with another year in test period
Not a single student from nine colleges in Kurigram district managed to pass the 2025 Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination. The nine colleges are Singar Dabrihat College in Rajarhat upazila, Char Shoulmari Adarsha Mohila College in Roumari, Bagua Anantapur School and College in Ulipur, R
Gopalganj fish farmers will produce 5,622 tonnes of fish -- worth Tk 1.12 billion - at the end of this season (around six months long) using pen culture (enclosure culture). About 10,000 fish farmers are utilising the aquaculture technique on 3,032.5 hectares, sources from the district fisheries o
Three children drowned while bathing in a pond during a wedding ceremony at Chanpur Tea Garden in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj on Tuesday. The victims were identified as Moskan Akter, 10, daughter of Selim Mia; Shamima Akter, 10, daughter of Sajid Ali; and Shania Akter, 9, daughter of Majid Ali
A female student of Jahangirnagar University (JU) was killed after being hit by a speeding truck in Meherpur Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Omi Khatun, wife of school teacher Rahinul Islam of Ramdaspur village under the upazila, UNB reports. Mezbah Uddin, offic
