The Bangladesh Army will implement a project to re-excavate 81.5 km of five rivers in the Khulna and Jashore regions at a cost of Tk1.4 billion. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) and the Bangladesh Army's 24 Engineer Construction B
KUSHTIA, Sept 21 (BSS): "Khaja, Khaja! Take Kushtia's famous Tiler Khaja (sesame seeds bar) - the king of taste!" -- This familiar chant echoes across bus stands, railway stations, and marketplaces throughout Bangladesh, as hawkers promote the beloved sesame-sugar delicacy that has become a symbol
MAGURA, Sept 22: Erosion by the Madhumati River has taken a devastating turn in Mohammadpur Upazila of Magura, with at least eight villages facing severe risk. Locals report that the erosion has been ongoing for years without any permanent measures to mitigate it. The most affected villages includ
A total of 14 shops were gutted in a fire at Hazirpara Bazar under Sadar upazila here last night. The fire originated from an electrical short-circuit in a cotton godown at around 2 am and soon engulfed the adjacent shops, burning down a Thai and SS steel shop, two grocery shops, a workshop and te
SYLHET, Sept 20: Slow water recession from the Kawadighi Haor in Moulvibazar has left nearly 1,000 hectares of land uncultivated this Aman season, as the planting period draws to a close, farmers fear. According to officials from the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) and local farmers, Kaw
A fire has broken out at the main power grid station in Satkhira Sadar Upazila, plunging the entire district into a three-hour blackout. The incident occurred around 11:00am on Saturday when a transformer at the 132/33 kV power grid station in Binapota area exploded, according to Russell Islam, th
A driver and his assistant have been killed after a collision between two trucks in Bogura’s Shibganj Upazila. The accident occurred around 5:30am on Saturday on the Rangpur–Bogura Highway at Deuli Union’s Pakurtala. The driver of the stone-laden truck, Minhaj, and his assistant
A man accused of theft has allegedly been tortured by being set upon with dogs at a steel mill in Cumilla’s Burichang Upazila. Police have detained three people in connection with the incident. The incident occurred during Friday’s Jummah prayers at Sakura Steel Mill, according to Moha
Police have recovered the body of a third grader three days after she went missing in Khetlal upazila of Joypurhat. The deceased was identified as Tasnia Akter, daughter of mason Ershad Ali of Shalban village and student of Sunrise Pre-Cadet School at Bottoli Bazar. Her body was found
Members of Coast Guard in a drive seized Indian drugs worth Tk 1.20 crore from Shyanmagar upazila of Satkhira district on Friday. Tipped off, a team of Coast Guard conducted a drive in Mirgang and its adjacent areas and recovered Indian drugs in an abandoned condition, said media off
The administration imposed Section 144 on Friday in multiple areas of Dighalia, Khulna, from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm to prevent clashes between two rival BNP groups planning events at the same place. Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) and Executive Magistrate Ariful Islam said that the order was issued to
A housewife has been shot dead in Narsingdi Sadar Upazila after being caught in indiscriminate firing during a clash between rival BNP factions, police say. The incident took place on Friday afternoon at Satpara village, said Narsingdi Additional Superintendent of Police Sujan Chandra Sarkar. The
COX'S BAZAR, Sept 18: A 300-year-old pagoda built on a hilltop in Kawarkop Union of Cox's Bazar's Ramu Upazila fell into disrepair and landslides for several years took away the boundary walls of the site of achaeological importance in the north and west. During a field visit, it was found that so
