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
Seven people, including a schoolboy, were killed and four others injured in separate road accidents on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in different parts of Cumilla district on Wednesday. In Daudkandi upazila, two people were killed and four others injured when an unidentified vehicle hit a CNG-run auto-
A mobile court in Narayanganj seized some 13,980 litres of diesel and handed down fines and prison sentences to those involved in illegal stockpiling on Tuesday. The authorities conducted a raid based on secret intelligence at approximately 6:00 pm at Siddhirganj, near the Eidgah beside Meghna dep
BOGURA, Mar 31: In the northern district of Bogura, roadside banana markets sell produce worth millions of taka each week, giving farmers steady income and supporting the rural economy. But these markets are mostly informal and unplanned, creating risks that could limit their growth and deter thei
Two more children displaying symptoms of measles have died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) within the last 24 hours. The deaths occurred between 2pm on Monday and 2pm on Tuesday, according to hospital spokesperson Shankar Kumar Biswas. He said that 98 children are currently undergoing
Nuruzzaman Sardar Moina, a 32-year-old migrant among the 21 Bangladeshis who tragically died in a boat bound for Europe - had ignored his father's advice of avoiding the risky voyage in the Mediterranean. After Moina reached Libya during the journey, his father Abu Sardar talked to him over the ph
The very important Rajshahi-Abdulpur rail line under the Western Railway has now turned into a death trap, with 35 kilometre stretches of the 45-kilometre track becoming extremely dilapidated and risky. To avoid major accidents, the speed of trains on this route has been reduced from 95 kms to 40
