A youth was killed in a lightning strike at Fazilpur village under Barpara Union in Sadar Dakshin upazila on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Md Sharif, 22, son of Kamal Hossain of the same area. According to Sub-Inspector (SI) Md Nazrul Islam of Cumilla’s Sadar Dakshin Police Statio
Three members of a family have been killed in a head-on collision between a motorcycle and a bus while on the way to an SSC exam centre in Rangpur's Kaunia Upazila. The accident occurred around 9:45 am on Tuesday near the Bailey Bridge area, according to Kaunia Police Station chief Abdul Latif. T
A traditional well (Indira) is still operative at Naldanga Bazar in Sadullapur upazila of the district, providing fresh drinking water to local people. The wells of rural heritage, which were once the only source of drinking water in rural areas, are now almost extinct in modern society. Deep tub
A total of 648,204 animals are ready for sacrifice in Pabna during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha this year, according to official sources. Farmers hope that their dreams will come true with the fair market prices of their raised animals this time. They said there is a demand for Pabna's cattle across
Naogaon district administration has set May 22 to deliver mangoes to the market for the buyers, commencing with local variety of mango ‘Guti’. The decision was taken from a meeting chaired by Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Abdul Awal on Monday, with mango growers, traders, agriculture of
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members seized Indian smuggled goods worth Tk 3.2 million in a drive at Benapole check-post border. However, no smuggler was detained during the operation. A BGB patrol team conducted the drive Sunday evening and seized goods sarees, blankets, various types of chocol
The main religious festival of the Buddhists, the auspicious Buddha Purnima, was celebrated with due religious fervor in various Buddhist monasteries of Cox's Bazar. Various religious rituals are being held in the Buddhist monasteries to observe the day. On Sunday morning, various programmes incl
The ongoing spell of insufferable heat has made public life unbearable in all eight upazilas of Rangpur district for the past few days. The day-to-day activities of the people have come to a standstill due to abnormal rise in temperature which has remained 37 to more than 38 degree Celsius in rece
Police have arrested a bank officer on charges of embezzling customers’ money from the Silonia Bazar branch of Southeast Bank in Feni. Police arrested Md Ziaul Haque, 36, from Feni town on Sunday morning, said Md Wahid Parvez, officer-in-charge (OC) of Daganbhuiyan Police Station. Arrestee
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
Mmembers of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have detained 17 people, including women and children, from Moheshpur border of Jhenaidah while trying to cross the border to enter India. They were held from Bagadanga, Kholashpur and Palianpur areas of Moheshpur upazila from Friday afternoon to Satur
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
Plying of unfit and unauthorised vehicles on the roads of Rajshahi city and outside leads to a concerning rise in road accidents and the consequential fatalities and injuries. The number of unauthorised vehicles plying the district's streets, including Votvoti, Nasimon, Korimon, and battery- power
