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
The musical instrument market in Bogura has shrunk by half over the past year, mainly due to a significant drop in small-scale cultural events and stage performances. While there are no official figures on the district's instrument market, industry insiders estimate its value at around Tk 400-500
SYLHET Sept16: Authorities opened the risky Keane bridge in Sylhet to two-wheelers after protests from locals and requests from transport and political leaders. Despite all vehicles were prohibited to use the bridge in 2019, two-wheelers were allowed shortly after as the only exception from 2023 t
CHANDPUR, Sept 15: A bumper yield of sugarcane has brought smiles to the faces of farmers in Matlab Uttar Upazila of the district this season. This year, sugarcane has been cultivated on 205 hectares of land across 14 unions under the upazila, thanks to favorable weather and suitable soil conditio
