A mobile court sentenced a schoolboy to two years’ imprisonment on charge of harassing a college girl sexually in Ghatail upazila on Tuesday. The convict, Roni, 17, son of Minhaj Uddin, is a resident of Sadhuti village of the upazila.…
Day: June 5, 2013
Contraband worth Tk40 lakh seized in Satkhira
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized huge contraband items worth Tk40 lakh from Tulsidanga area in Kolaroa upazila of the district on Thursday. Mujibur Rahman, Nayeb subedar of BGB 38 Jhaudanga BOP, said the border force…
Record highest boro yield in Jhalakathi
Farmers in Jhalakathi are in a upbeat mood as they could achieve bumper production of boro paddy this year, exceeding all previous records. They could yield highest ever amount of boro despite onslaughts of the tropical storm Mahasen that buffeted…
Man gets life term for killing boy
A court here on Tuesday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment for killing a minor boy. The convict was identified as Alam Hossain, 32, son of Asgor Ali, resident of Katagari village in Tarash upazila. Judge Omme Kulsum of…
Mango trader dies falling from human hauler
A mango trader died after falling from a human hauler (Alam Shadu) near a petrol pump in Fakirhat upazila on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Turfan Sheikh 34, son of Elahi Sheikh of Tentulia village of Satkhira district. Officer-in-charge…
SAU student dies falling from rooftop in Sylhet
A student of Sylhet Agricultural University (SAU) died after falling off the rooftop of a building in the city’s Mirabazar area early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Masum Ahmed, student of the 19th batch of the Faculty of Veterinary…
48-hr transport strike begins in Rangpur
The transport workers in Rangpur division went on a 48-hour strike on Wednesday morning to press home their 14-point demand. Road communications on at least 54 routes of eight districts of the division with other parts of the country came…
Ziaur Rahman’s Martyrdom observed in Moulvibazar
32nd Martyrdom day of the President the woeful 30th May Ziaur Rahman. In the early hours of the morning of 30 May 1981, he was assassinated by a group ofdisgruntled army officers at the Chittagong Circuit House. Bangladesh Nationalist Party…
KCC polls: Outsiders’ presence panics voters
Voters of the Khulna City Corporation (KCC) have been passing their days amid extreme anxiety due to excessive presence of the outsiders in the city ahead of the election. Particularly the voters of the wards on the Bhairab River and…
RCC mayoral candidates pledge development
Three candidates vying for the mayoral post in upcoming election of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) have expressed their commitment of development of the metropolis if they were elected. Facing the public and responding to their various questions they expressed their…
Zia Parishad complains of EC’s role in BCC poll
Zia Parishad, a front organisation of main opposition BNP, held human chain and rally protesting biasness of EC and administration in BCC election The rally was held in front of Ashwini Kumar Hall, during the meeting of Election Commissioner Muhammad…
Community policing festival held in C’nawabganj
Community policing festival was held in Chapainawabganj on Monday afternoon. Chapainawabganj police arranged a discussion meeting at Chapainawabganj Stadium on the occasion of the association of USA’s high commission office in Dhaka and Bangladesh Centre for Communication Programmes (BCCP) and…
Three held with heroin in Moulvibazar
Moulvibazar Executive Magistrate Suhana Islam conducted a mobile court and arrested three people with 10 grammes of heroin worth Tk 1 lakh from their possession at Hotel Mudubhan in Moulvibazar city on Tuesday. The arrestees are Ram Roy(38),JangirHoussin(50) Sumam Chakorvoty…
Call to enact new law to save forests
Speakers at a discussion at Rajshahi University yesterday urged the government to enact a new forest law to preserve the forest . With the theme of the day “Think. Eat. Save” Institute of Environmental Science (IES) of the university organised…
Meritorious students in Gouripur get reception
Positive Think Bangladesh (PTF) distributed crest and plants among the students of different schools and madrashas who got GPA-5 in the S.S.C and Dhakhil examination in 2013 at Gouripur Upazila in Mymensingh on Sunady. The former Vice President of Bangladesh…
BRRI paddy Field Day observed in Gopalganj
agriculture BRRI paddy Field Day observed in Gopalganj Field Day of BRRI paddy was observed at Boiltali under Gopalganj Sadar Upazila in Gopalganj on Monday. ACI Crop Care and Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Gopalganj jointly arranged the programme. According…
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Works of Chuadanga stadium near completion
The construction works of a new stadium in the district is nearing completion.
2 foreign pistols, bullets recovered in Rajshahi
Police recovered two foreign pistols, four magazines and 17 rounds of bullets in Kasiadanga intersection on Rajshahi-Chapainawabgonj Highway under Rajpara Police Station in the city on Monday afternoon.
Pumpkin cultivation change fortunes of char people
Pumpkin cultivation has brought fortune to over 15,000 extremely poor families, mostly erosion victims, living in remote sandy-barren charlands in greater Rangpur in recent years, official and NGO sources said.
Low paddy price worries Dinajpur farmers
The farmers of the district were in an upbeat mood with the bountiful production of Boro paddy this time, but its low price, caused by the delay in launching the government’s procurement drive, has robbed of their delight.
3 macaws among 15 birds seized in Jessore
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 15 birds, including three blue gold macaws, at Malanchi on the Benapole-Jessore road on Monday.
Imam killed in Sylhet road crash
An imam was killed as a truck ran over him on the Sylhet-Dhaka Highway at Rashidpur intersection in Biswanath upazila of the district on Monday.
Interns go on indefinite strike at FMCH
The interns at Faridpur Medical College Hospital (FMCH) went on an indefinite strike on Monday demanding payment of their outstanding salary of May.
Youth found dead in Bogra
Police recovered decapitated body of a young man from Sekher Kola Paulpara village in sadar upazila on Monday.
Lawyer suspended for misconduct with judge
A lawyer of a court in Jessore was suspended on Monday for behaving offensively towards a judge during a case hearing.
Murder accused held within 12 hrs of escape
Police managed to arrest an accused in a murder case from Tanbazar Rallybagan of the district town, 12 hours after he escaped from custody.
People suffer for lack of a bridge in Roumari
More than one lakh people have been suffering badly in absence of a bridge at Jhagrarchar point in Roumari-Dantvanga Road at Roumari upazila in Kurigram district.
Polls as per parliamentary system elsewhere: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday reiterated that the next general election in the country will be held as per the system which is followed by major developed nations of parliamentary democracy, including the United Kingdom.
BCB suspends Ashraful from all forms of cricket
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided to keep Mohammad Ashraful away from all forms of cricket as he confessed to the BCB president about his involvement in the match/spot fixing.