Five members of a family, including a child, have been wounded after a fire erupted in their house in Narayanganj’s Fatullah Upazila. The fire was sparked by an "exploding charger fan" at the home in Kashipur's Sardarbari area around 8 am on Friday, police said, citing relatives. The victim
Baneshwar, the largest mango market of the country's "mango capital" Rajshahi, is abuzz with hordes of buyers and sellers, as the bazaar teems with activity during the succulent summer fruit's peak season. The streets of Baneshwar bazar are now awash with mangoes, as diverse varieties are brought
Selim Reza, a middle-aged man hailing from the Nanduali area of Magura town, has been battling kidney complications for the past five years. Each week, he embarks on an arduous journey to Faridpur, a neighbouring city, to receive the life-sustaining dialysis treatment he desperately needs. The cos
The natural environment of Chattogram is under hazardous threats due to the river pollution, uncontrolled hill and tree cutting, poor drainage and sewerage system, and discharging of clinical, industrial and household wastage everywhere. Sources said that the water of the Bay of Bengal at the Chat
Four people died and another person was injured after a truck crashed into an autorickshaw in Naogaon’s Mohadevpur. The accident occurred on the Naogaon-Rajshahi Highway in the Bagachara area of Hat-Chakgouri Bazar on Monday afternoon, said Mozaffar Hossain, chief of Mohadevpur Police Statio
Fifty-four out of total 84 houses allotted to homeless families under the Ashrayan project in Komolganj upazila of Moulvibazar have been under lock and key as the families ownig those have left the site for various reasons. They declined to stay in the houses due to the absence of required tubewel
Beef fattening activities have become vibrant everywhere in Rajshahi area as the villagers look for good profits ahead of the upcoming Eid-Ul-Azha, reports BSS. This type of beef fattening everywhere in the region has been contributing a lot towards improving living and livelihood condit
OUR CORRESPONDENT CHANDPUR, May 31: Thick and large water hyacinths in the Dakatia River have been impeding normal movement of the country boats and mechanided river vessels in Chandpur Sadar and Faridganj upazilas for the last 12 years. Not only that, smooth plying of river vesse
Two cousins drowned in a pond of Hosenur village in Chandpur's Sadar upazila on Friday.The deceased were identified as Nusrat, 8, daughter of Salim Khan and Chan Mia's daughter Mariam Akhter, 10, of the village.Both were students at Hossainpur Government Primary School.Md Billal Hossain Master, cha
Three people were killed and six others injured when a truck rammed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Lalmonirhat-Burimari highway in Kaliganj upazila of Lalmonirhat district on Friday night. The deceased were identified as Rafiqul Islam, 36, son of Abdul Gafur, Mizanur Rahman, 32, son of Atiqul Isl
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) said on Thursday they have seized 14 gold bars weighing around 1.630kg from Pachvulot border of Jashore's Sharsha upazila, reports UNB. Lieutenant Colonel Tanveer Ahmed, commander of the BGB-21 battalion, said tipped-off that a consignment of gold was
Although upgraded to a 50-bed hospital from a 31-bed facility in 2018, the Barlekha Upazila Health Complex in Moulvibazar district is still operating with its previous staff. Locals allege that the authorities have not allocated the necessary manpower. As a result, patients are forced to seek serv
More than 200,000 residents of salinity-hit Khulna's Dacope upazila have been grappling with a severe shortage of safe drinking water since the onset of the dry season. Long queues have become a common sight at shops selling purified open water, while some people are resorting to collecting water
