Farmers across four districts in Sylhet division are racing against time to prepare seedbeds as the window for Boro rice cultivation rapidly closes. With the target for Boro farming this season set at 497,683 hectares, officials and farmers are working hard to meet the deadline. The target for Bo
The expansion work of Cox's Bazar Airport has created serious environmental and navigational hazards, as the support infrastructure for the extended runway is being constructed by piling at the mouth of the Maheshkhali Channel, where the Bakkhali River meets the sea. Experts warn that the developm
Rajshahi University (RU) on Thursday officially launched the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and Research Center to provide free treatment for both pets and farm animals. The centre, under the Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, is located just behind the university's Agriculture Faculty build
CHANDPUR, Dec 13: Shahrasti Upazila Health Complex in Chandpur district is plagued by manifold problems including staff shortage and absence of required machinery. Due to the current bad shape of the government-run medicare facility, poor patients of the upazila have been suffering immensely for l
An attempt was made to set the office of the Upazila election officer on fire in Pirojpur’s Mathbaria on Saturday morning. Mathbaria Police chief Sheikh Helal Uddin confirmed media about the attempt. Some unidentified individuals tried to pour petrol into the office by breaking a window on
Two youths died allegedly after consuming alcohol in Pabna city early Friday, police said. The deceased were identified as Suman Sarkar, 35, son of Sanchit Sarkar, and Mamun, 32, son of Habibur Rahman, of Gopalpur and Radhanagar Maktab villages respectively. Sukhi Khatun, a nurse at Pabna General
SYLHET, Dec 11: Farmers in the Sylhet region are in the midst of a busy and successful Aman paddy harvest. Over 80 per cent of the crop has already been harvested, according to farmers and officials from various upazilas. Ataur Rahman Mia, a farmer from Baushi in Golapganj upazila, said that this
BENAPOLE, Dec 11: Known as the "Flower Capital" of Bangladesh, Godkhali in Jashore is once again buzzing with activities as the new season bringing along five back-to-back special occasions like Victory Day, Christmas, Thirty First Night, Valentine's Day and Mother Langue Day is approaching. With
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 10: The 20th death anniversary of Alhaj Mostafijur Rahman, the founder of Mostafa Group, was observed in the port city on Wednesday. To mark the day, a commemorative meeting was held at the head office of the Mostafa Group. Managing Director of the company Alhaj Jahir Uddin preside
A two-year-old boy became trapped inside an abandoned deep well in Koelhat village of Pachander Union in Tanor upazila of Rajshahi on Wednesday afternoon. Sajid, son of Rakib, fell into the 35-feet-deep pipe while playing near his home in Koelhat Purbapara village. Locals initially tried to rescue
The Appellate Division on Wednesday ruled that Bagerhat district will retain its four parliamentary seats, while Gazipur will continue with five. The seven-member full bench, headed by Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed, passed the order. Earlier, on November 10, a High Court (HC) ruling restored
Four people, including Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas, special assistant to BNP Chairperson and party-nominated candidate for Pabna-5 seat, were injured in a collision between a truck and a microbus in Atgharia upazila of Pabna on Tuesday evening. The accident occurred around 6pm in Ekdanto area whi
Fifty-six migratory birds, identified as Bali ducks, were released into the wild in Chondipul area of Sylhet after being rescued by the Forest Department from illegal traders, officials said Tuesday. The birds, initially kept in sacks for sale, were freed at the banks of the Surma River in the pre
