Police recovered the body of a 20-year-old youth near Madanpur Bridge in Narsingdi on Wednesday night, reportedly after he was killed by kidnappers who failed to secure ransom. The victim was identified as Shuvo, son of Manik Molla of Phultala village under Shilmandi Union in Sadar upazila. Emdad
Police recovered the body of a youth from a water body in Lohagara upazila of Narail on Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Salman Khandakar, 24, son of Khaza Khandakar of Shamukkhola village under the upazila. According to police and locals, Salman and his friends had a picnic on the
Supporters of BNP’s student wing Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) allegedly attacked Naria police station of Shariatpur district on Thursday night after reported failure to release their undocumented motorbikes seized by police. A police constable named Billal Hossain was injured in the attack
Three people were killed and another one was injured when a pickup van lost control and crashed into a tree in Muksudpur upazila of Gopalganj. Among the deceased, two were identified as Tanvir and Nazmul from Dhaka's Dohar. The accident occurred at Daserhat on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in the upaz
COX'S BAZAR, May 08: Waste, especially in solid form, collected by community volunteers and disposed of in open spaces from the Rohingya refugee camps is creating agricultural concern damaging soil fertility in Cox's Bazar. Sources said several hundred acres of arable land owned by local farmers h
Police arrested a local BNP leader in Feni over the public humiliation of two women, who were allegedly forced to rub their noses on the ground as punishment for their sons’ suspected theft of pigeons. The accused, Delwar Hossain Delu, president of the BNP’s Panchgachia union unit unde
A massive crop debacle is anticipated as bad weather condition has damaged young litchis extensively in the orchards of Ishwardi upazila of Pabna district this season. Known as the capital of litchi, Ishwardi accounts for a majority of the country's production of the juicy summer fruit. Litchi fa
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Wednesday arrested 44 people including eight Bangladeshis from different bordering areas in Roumari and Bhurangamari upazilas of Kurigram district early Wednesday. Lutfur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Roumari Police Station, said 30 people were pushed int
Students of Barishal Nursing College on Wednesday morning started an indefinite ‘complete shutdown’ to press home their six-point demand. They also staged protests seeking justice over an alleged attack on them by teachers and postgraduates. The protest began at 9:00 am in front of th
The soil erosion of Meghna riverbank protection dam in Matlab Uttar Upazila of the district has taken a serious turn, creating panic among local people. The embankment in two unions of the upazila has developed cracks and may collapse anytime, locals said. Thousands of people living in the riverb
Four people, including three schoolgirls, were killed in lightning strikes in Pakundia and Mithamain upazilas of Kishoreganj district on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Faria Jannat Irina, 15, daughter of Jalal Uddin, Audrita Islam Priya, 15, daughter of Badal Mia, and Barsha, 15, daughte
An 80-year-old man died at Chuadanga Sadar Hospital on Monday night, with his family blaming medical negligence for the incident. The deceased, Abdul Momin Malita Panu, was a resident of Gopalpur village under Juronpur union in Damurhuda upazila. He had been undergoing treatment at the hospital fo
Inadequate market infrastructure has come in the way of the desired growth of trade of Satkhira mangoes depriving the producers their deserving benefit and making the government ultimate looser of the revenue as well. The mango selling season has begun in Satkhira. Due to the quality of the soil a
