Romeo Tripura, the boy who wounded in a gunfight between two armed ethnic minority groups in the remote hills of Baghaichari Upazila in Rangamati, has succumbed to his injuries. He was admitted to Chattogram Medical College hospital on Feb 12 with injuries. The 7-year-old died while receiving tre
Three people, including two women, died in lightning strikes in Zajira and Bhedarganj upazilas of the district last evening. The deceased were identified as Amena Begum, 30, daughter of Altu Majhi, a resident of Pinepara village of East Naodoba union of Zajira upazila, Abdul Hannan, 27, son of Tah
A man who was a tractor driver was killed in an accident under another tractor on Monday night at Gurdaspur upazila in Natore. The victim, identified as Badal Pramanik, 35, resided in the Godown Ghat area of Singra upazila, Natore. According to eyewitness accounts, the accident happened around 8:
Poultry farmers have been worried about their business as their chickens are dying from heatstroke every day amid the ongoing scorching heatwave in the country. As chickens do not eat properly for the sultry heat, their egg production has started to decrease, they say. Poultry farmers say that ev
A 45-year-old man was killed in a lightning strike while grazing cows at Lakshmipasha union of Kanaighat upazila in Sylhet on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Mahtab Uddin, a resident of Bazar Darpanagar West (Karchati) village of the upazila, as per UNB reports. Kanaighat Police St
GOPALGANJ, May 05: Many people are being admitted to hospitals in the district every day after falling sick due to the severe heat wave. Hospital sources said the admitted patients were suffering from various diseases, including diarrhoea, fever, heatstroke, dysentery and pneumonia. Hundreds of p
RANGPUR, May 05: Country Representative of International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Bangladesh Dr Humnath Bhandari has stressed the need for promoting farmers' household income and augmenting their nutritional food security by increasing diversified agricultural production. The Sustainable
Two people were killed and four others sustained injuries in Joypurhat's Sadar upazila on Sunday after a tractor-trolley rammed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw, police said. The accident, which occurred on Sunday night in Dadra area of the upazila, left Jiten Barman, 41, and Idris Ali, 33, of Panchbi
A pregnant woman and her son have died after a storm caused a tree to crash into their house in Kishoreganj’s Karimganj Upazila. The incident occurred around midnight on Saturday in Niamatpur village, according to Mizanur Rahman, chief of Karimganj Police Station. The dead were identified a
Employees of Palli Bidyut Samity (PBS) have started an indefinite strike in front of their respective offices across the country. Local news portals said they called the strike to press home their 16-point demand. Their demands include bringing an end to discrimination in wages and other benefits.
Cow dung is fulfilling fuel demand as alternative to gas and firewood in Gaibandha. Chalk is made by smearing cow dung on thin bamboo sticks and then dried in the sun. The cow dung chalk can be used as fuel throughout the year. The housewives of the northern district have been seen making this ch
The prevailing heatwave sweeping over Jashore region is causing a sharp fall in the oxygen level in water, eventually leaving fish fries dead in a large number in the hatcheries here. Consequently, hatchery owners in the region are worried about a possible massive disruption to their annual fry pr
Police have recovered the body of an autorickshaw driver from the Aqua Bypass area of Mymensingh city. The body was recovered from the roadside near the north gate of Aqua Markaz Mosque in the suburb on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Rahat (20), son of late Humayun Kabir o
