The Financial Express

Lalon Shah - a bard, a philosopher

JHENIDAH, Oct 15: Lalon Shah is the king of Bauls, a unique mystical tradition of rural Bengal. In Bengali culture Lalon has become an icon of religious tolerance. Widely celebrated as an epitome of religious forbearance, he was also accused...

Optical rain gauges set up in Sylhet

SYLHET, Oct 15: The Meteorology Department has set up four...

Transgender woman becomes upazila vice-chairman in Jhenaidah

Sadia Akter Pinky, a transgender woman, has been elected vice-chairman...

Police recover bullet-hit body of youth in Lakshmipur

Police recovered the bullet-hit body of a youth in Bakultala...

Boat craftsmen struggling for livelihood in Naraill

NARAIL, Oct 14 (UNB): Twenty-five families, who have kept the...

Sonargaon gets recognition as ‘World Craft City’

NARAYANGANJ, Oct 13 (UNB): Sonargaon, one of the old capitals...

Task force evicts 50 stone crushers set on Forest land

SYLHET, Oct 13: A task force evicted on Saturday over...

Two die ‘inhaling toxic gas’ in Savar

Two workers died after ‘inhaling toxic gas’ in a water...

Satkhira road crash kills motorcyclist

A motorcyclist was killed and another injured when a pickup...

‘Krishi Utshab’ opens new avenue for farmers in Khulna, Jashore

A ‘Krishi Utshab’ was launched in Khulna and Jashore recently,...

Farmer dies from electrocution in Magura

A farmer was electrocuted at Parla village in Mohammadpur upazila...

Another woman dies of dengue

A woman died of dengue at Khulna Medical College Hospital...

Brahmanbaria gas cylinder explosion leaves two dead

Two young men were killed in a gas cylinder explosion...

High demand for flowers in Tangail

TANGAIL Oct 08: Flowers traders in the district are doing...

Three dead in Faridpur bus crash

Three people, including a woman, have been killed and 15...

Collapse of bridge over Goborchapa Canal mounts commuters’ suffering

BOGURA, Oct 07: The Sujaitpur-Baluahat connecting bridge over the Goborchapa...

Nine more museums to be set up in Cumilla

CUMILLA, Oct 07: The Department of Archeology has planned to...

World Habitat Day observed in districts

COX'S BAZAR, Sept 07: Speakers at a seminar on Monday...

Motor drivers in Khulna get digital health card

The government has distributed digital health cards among professional motor...

Train journey a chilling tale for two shaky bridges in Sirajganj

SIRAJGANJ, Oct 06: Passengers inevitably have to undergo a frightful...

Rajshahi jute growers happy with prices

Selling price of the newly harvested jute in the village-markets...

Water levels of Padma, Mohananda recede in C'nawabganj

The water levels of Padma and Mohananda rivers started receding...

Barishal road crash kills two

Two people were killed as a private car hit a...

‘Robber’ dies in Mymensingh gunfight

A man with alleged links to a series of crimes...

Lalon Shah - a bard, a philosopher

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