CHANDPUR, July 09: Kaun rice, once a popular crop and main food-item for the poorer people in many a place in Chandpur district, is not being cultivated anywhere in the district for the past few years. Cultivation of the crop, which is set to disappear from sight, appears almost on the verge of ex

GAIBANDHA, July 09: Two days' continuous rainfall has transformed the urban landscape in Gaibandha, leading to immense suffering for its dwellers. Since Tuesday night, different roads and alleys in various neighborhoods of Gaibandha town have remained waterlogged under the influence of incessant r

The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has claimed to have solved the murder of 16-year-old battery-run auto-rickshaw driver Sakibul in Manikganj's Singair upazila, arresting the prime suspect in the case. The suspect, Asaduzzaman Asad, 34, was arrested on Wednesday evening from the Jadurchar ar

COX'S BAZAR, July 08: A tug of war has broken out between the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) and the Forest Department over the construction of a 4.88-kilometre paved road through the Shaplapur Reserved Forest in Maheshkhali upazila of Cox's Bazar. The road project, estimated to

CHATTOGRAM, July 08: Kim Ji-joon, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Bangladesh, held a courtesy meeting with Rear Admiral S.M. Moniruzzaman, Chairman of the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA), on Wednesday. The meeting laid emphasis on enhancing mutual cooperation, facilitating trade logistics,

COX’S BAZAR, July 07: Hillslides in Cox’s Bazar causing loss of lives are termed as a man-made disaster as one more life was lost on Tuesday. A fresh landslide on Tuesday afternoon in Dariyanagar of Cox’s Bazar Sadar claimed the life of a woman and injured four others, including

The government is working to restore Bangladesh's position as the world's leading ship recycling nation by promoting environmentally compliant ship recycling yards and addressing the policy and operational challenges facing the industry, Industries Minister Khandaker Abul Moktadir said on Monday.

BOGURA: An investigation into the authenticity and condition of 47 archaeological artefacts returned from France to the Mahasthangarh Museum in Bogura, along with a previously lost sculpture, has stalled amid bureaucratic tangles, raising fresh questions over one of Bangladesh's most sensitive cult