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
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
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
Three members of a family were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Gazaria upazila of Munshiganj district in the early hours of Saturday. The deceased were identified as Alamgir, 55, his wife Rahela Begum, 50 and their son Jahir, 30, of Chandpur district, according to UNB. The acc
A worker was killed and three others sustained injuries in a boiler explosion at a rice mill in Kamarkhand upazila of Sirajganj district early Friday. The deceased was identified as Fazal Ali, 26, son of Robial Hossain of Jamtoil Paschim Para of the upazila. The injured were admitted to a local h
Four people were killed by lightning strikes in four upazilas of the district on Thursday. They died in the upazilas of Chandina, Burichang, Debidwar and Sadar South. The deceased were identified as Mokhlesh Rahman, 60, of Dhamti village of Debidwar upazila, Alam Hossain, 22, of Pachora village o
Chapainawabganj, the country's mango capital, is facing a potential fruit failure this year due to the relentless heat wave scorching the region. Mango cultivation, already hit by an off-year with lower yields, is now under further threat as the intense heat dries up and causes immature mangoes to
A Tangail commuter train collided head-on with a freight train near the Joydebpur Railway Junction early on Friday in Gazipur. At least five train carriages derailed and several people were injured in the accident that occurred around 10:50 am, according to a bdnews24.com report. Joydebpur Statio
Bus movement on the Dhaka-Gazipur route remained suspended since Friday morning following a clash between Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (Duet) students and transport workers in Gazipur Sadar upazila on Thursday night. Bus passengers were bearing the brunt of it, as no buses from t
SYLHET, Apr 24: The pineapple farmers of Sylhet region have expressed happiness with the bumper production of its early varieties and high prices amid the ongoing sultry summer heat. Farmers have got a good output of the early varieties of pineapple as the weather was good in Moulvibazar and its n
RAJSHAHI, May 02: The underground water level has gone down with many deep tube-wells become inoperative in Rajshahi region amid the ongoing sultry summer heat. Due to the water shortage, farmers are failing to provide sufficient irrigation for their cropland. Researchers say the underground wate
Police arrested a youth along with seven gold bars weighing 783.50 grams worth around Tk 7 million from a bus in the city on Thursday. The arrested was identified as Abul Kalam, 34, hailed from Ramnagar Laxipur village under Boalmari upazila in Faridpur. Officer-in Charge of Labanchara Police Sta
