Long queues before the petrol pumps driven by panic buying has turned into a common phenomenon in Magura town suggesting a further aggravation of the fuel crisis in recent time. Meanwhile, Against the backdrop of the fuel crisis prevailing across the globe, all the 11 refuelling stations beside t
A man was beaten to death by an angry mob in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia on Saturday following allegations of making objectionable remarks about the Holy Quran. The deceased was identified as Shamim Reza, 52, also known as Jahangir, a resident of Philipnagar area, UNB reports. Locals claim
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized a huge quantity of Indian contraband items in an operation at the Kushtia border. The estimated value of the seized drugs and goods is over Tk 200 thousand. Lieutenant Colonel Rashed Kamal Rony, commander of Kushtia 47 Battalion, confirmed the matter throu
A king cobra has been rescued from Chittagong University campus by a specialist snake rescue group after it was found inside a residential area near the campus hill zone. The snake was found around 8:00 pm on Friday from a stream behind the arts faculty makeshift structures. Panic spread among re
SYLHET Apr 05: Production at the major state-run fertiliser factory in Sylhet has been suspended for a month under a govt. gas rationing plan amid apprehension of worst shortage due to the Mideast war. The Shahjalal Fertiliser Company Limited, managed by Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation
CHATTOGRAM, Apr 05: Youngone Corporation has awarded scholarships to students of Chittagong Independent University (CIU) under its academic excellence programme. The award ceremony, held at the Youngone Corporation Auditorium at Korean Export Processing Zone (KEPZ) in Anwara on Friday, marked the
PABNA, Apr 04: Instead of any types of husk, abandoned polythene, old tyres and plastic-rubber waste are being burned in public to boil paddy in different areas of Ishwardi upazila of Pabna district, creating various environmental and health hazards. On the one hand, local agricultural landscape i
Three children died in Kushtia with symptoms of measles within 24 hours till Saturday morning. The deceased were identified as eight-month-old Ibrahim, son of Chanchal Hossain of Daulatpur upazila, Afran, son of Al Amin from Bhadalia village and five-month-old Aiza, daughter of Momin of Kushtia di
Sixteen Bangladeshi fishermen have been missing for 13 days after going to the deep sea for fishing with families fearing they may have been detained by the Myanmar Coast Guard. The missing fishermen include Md. Jewel, Farhad Hossain, Md. Nirab, Md. Rakib Hossain, Saddam Hossain, Md. Mezbah Uddin,
A 20-year-old man was killed in a road accident on the Daganbhuiyan-Feni regional highway in Daganbhuiyan upazila on Thursday night. Deceased Mohammad Antar, son of Ekramul Haque of Midda Bari under Charkankara union of Noakhali’s Companiganj upazila, was riding his motorcycle when the accid
SYLHET, Apr 02: More Boro paddy fields have been submerged in vast haor areas of Sunamganj district in the past 24 hours for the fresh spell of waterlogging triggered by consecutive days of incessant rainfall and runoff from the upper reaches of Indian river basins. Farmers in the affected areas i
RAJSHAHI, Apr 02: Farmers across northern Bangladesh are becoming increasingly concerned about irrigating their Boro paddy fields as a severe diesel shortage disrupts irrigation activities during the peak time of the cultivation. With limited fuel supplies at filling stations, many farmers say the
SYLHET, Apr 01: Water-logging in Boro paddy fields in the haor (wetland) areas of Sunamganj district has intensified due to consecutive days of rainfall and rolling of water from the upstream, exacerbating the farmers' tension. Despite taking various initiatives to resolve the problem, crop fields
