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14 held for illegal entry through Chuadanga border

14 held for illegal entry through Chuadanga border

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained 14 people including women and children for illegally entering Bangladesh from India through Jibannagar border in Chuadanga early Sunday. A patrol team of the Jibannagar Border Outpost (BOP) under Maheshpur-58 BGB Battalion conducted the drive around 4:30am an


Veggie, fish prices up despite ample supply in Chandpur

Veggie, fish prices up despite ample supply in Chandpur

The prices of almost all vegetables have shot up despite their ample supplies to kitchen markets in the district in recent times. On the other hand, most fishes, including hilsa, are selling at exorbitant prices in local markets. Ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha, the prices of some spicy items are also s

Body of youth retrieved from Narail water body

Body of youth retrieved from Narail water body

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

Road crash leaves three dead in Gopalganj

Road crash leaves three dead in Gopalganj

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

Rohingya waste jeopardising cultivation in Cox's Bazar

Rohingya waste jeopardising cultivation in Cox's Bazar

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

Feni BNP leader arrested for public humiliation of two women

Feni BNP leader arrested for public humiliation of two women

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

Prospects bleak for litchi production in Ishwardi

Prospects bleak for litchi production in Ishwardi

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

8 Bangladeshis among 44 arrested along Kurigram border

8 Bangladeshis among 44 arrested along Kurigram border

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