Saint Martin’s Island will reopen to tourists on Saturday after a nine-month closure, with a strict daily cap of 2,000 visitors to help preserve its fragile ecosystem and biodiversity. To this end, the government has issued 12 directives to ensure responsible and eco-friendly tourism, report
Two people have been killed and three others injured after an autorickshaw rammed into a sand-laden truck in Netrokona's Purbadhala Upazila. The accident occurred around 11pm on Thursday on the Netrakona-Mymensingh regional highway in Narandia, according to Sub-Inspector Md Sabuj Mia from Shyamgan
Eight business establishments were gutted in a fire at Kachakata Bazaar in Nageshwari Upazila of Kurigram early Friday. On information, a unit of the Nageshwari Fire Service rushed to the scene and brought the blaze under control within an hour, said Saiful Islam, team leader of the fire service.
Eight business establishments were gutted in a fire at Kachakata Bazaar in Nageshwari Upazila of Kurigram early Friday. On information, a unit of the Nageshwari Fire Service rushed to the scene and brought the blaze under control within an hour, said Saiful Islam, team leader of the fire service.
Breast cancer cases in Rangpur are increasing at an alarming rate, with 102 out of 267 cancer patients who underwent surgery in the last five months diagnosed with the disease, doctors at Rangpur Medical College (RMC) said Thursday. “Many women are dying because they do not receive timely tr
City dwellers have been suffering for about two years due to the worn-out condition of most of the roads in the Sylhet City Corporation (SCC). Moreover, small and large ditches that formed or, worsened after this year's rainfall have made their hardships "extreme." Delay in securing ministry appro
A woman, who was allegedly hacked by her stepson at Sabdalpur village in Chandina upazila of Cumilla on Wednesday night, died in Dhaka on Thursday. The victim is Halima Khatun, 34, second wife of Emdadul Haque Munshi, UNB reports. According to locals, Emdadul, 75 lost his first wife about t
Waste generated by the Single Point Mooring with Double Pipeline (SPM) project located in Moheshkhali upazila of Cox's Bazar is directly flowing into the nearby paddy fields, croplands and fish ponds causing widespread pollution and damage. Local farmers and fishermen are being seriously affected
Farmers of five districts of the Rangpur agriculture region and Gopalganj district are optimistic about achieving a good yield of Aman paddy this season, as cultivation of the crop has increased remarkably in the last ten years. Our correspondent from Rangpur reports that, currently, the Aman padd
The blanket market in Rajshahi is already warming up, with the winter getting very close. Retailers report brisk sales and notably fair prices compared to last year, as early-season demand meets increased wholesale costs. From New Market to Ranibazar, the makeshift roadside stalls are selling a w
Farmers of the Abdullah village in Gaibandha's Saghata Upazila demanded a solution as an irrigation pump designated for at least a hundred bighas of land have been remaining out of order for about two years. Growers say that due to the inoperability of the pump, they have to bear extra costs to us
Where earlier there used to be a hustle and bustle of cutting mulberry leaves, rearing silkworms, making cocoons and making silk thread from them throughout the year. However, the evolution of time has created a spooky atmosphere in that seedbed today. Due to the closure of activities for a long t
The number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive cases in Sirajganj has risen sharply, prompting the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) to declare the district a “red zone”. According to the HIV centre, 255 positive patients have been identified in the district, 73
