Poultry farming has given a significant boost to the rural economy with more than 2,500 big, medium and small sized poultry farms. It also created job opportunities for hundreds of unemployed people in Netrakona district. Officials of the district livestock…
Five persons were killed in separate incidents in Shibganj upazila of the district on Monday. Three of the victims were identified as Sufal, 25, Modon, 23 and Santosh, 28. All they are sweepers. Police said the incident happened while they…
With only three days remaining, contesting candidates to the election of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) have geared up their campaign tremendously with hope of getting maximum support from the electorates. All the contenders including the mayoral ones are seen moving…
Two people were killed and 32 others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a bus at Chilimpur in the district town on Tuesday morning. One of the deceased was identified as Sumon,30, son of Ful Miah of…
An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Mokampur Police Camp under Terokhada upazila of the district was closed on Monday on charge of negligence of duty. M Gulam Rauf Khan PPM, superintendent of police (SP) of Khulna, said the action was taken…
Excessive rain and hailstorm have caused colossal damage to crops in five upazilas of the district. Department of Agricultural Extension sources said around 15000 farmers in five upazilas of the district incurred huge loss due to damage of crops worth…
Robbers looted valuables from a house, leaving four people injured at Fatullah in Sadar upazila early Tuesday. Victim’s family said the gang numbering 25/30 entered the house of sand trader Habibullah Mia breaking the collapsible gate at about 2.00 am.…
A two-day long mock voting for training of voters on using electronic voting machine ended Monday in two centers under ward-16 of Barisal City Corporation. After casting vote by EVM the voters expressed mixed reaction to the journalists. Mock voting…
The death of Sharmin Aktar (19), pregnant wife of one Milan Mallik of village Aruaborni under Chitalmari Upazil in the district is shrouded in mystery. It is learnt from the police and the locals that the dead body of Sharmin…
Campaigning of the candidates of Sylhet City Corporation election is now on top gear all over the city. Ignoring heavy rainfall, central leaders supporting the 14 and 18 party candidates are now making door to door visits and asking for…
Singer-turned-fashion designer Victoria Beckham has been named ‘Woman Of The Decade’ at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards.
Kristen Stewart has landed roles in both ‘Camp X-Ray’ and ‘Sils Maria’. The 23-year-old actress has a busy summer ahead after committing to shoot Peter Sattler’s politically charged flick and Olivier Assayas’ new drama back-to-back, according to Deadline.
Lasith Malinga took the 22 yards out of the equation in a low-scoring thriller, but New Zealand survived him to register their first win over Sri Lanka in four years.
Brazil earned their second win in their seventh game under Luiz Felipe Scolari with a timely 3-0 win over France at the Arena do Gremio.The Selecao struggled during the early exchanges but a tactical change from the coach saw them…
The government on Monday announced a Tk 1-lakh bounty for giving information leading to the arrest of absconding Mustafizur Rahman, the suspected killer of trade union leader Aminul Islam.
As part of its changed movement strategy, the opposition BNP has shifted its focus to the city corporation elections as the party considers the polls as an acid test both for the government and the Election Commission ahead of the…
Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Monday said in Parliament that 3-5 lakh Myanmar nationals illegally entered Bangladesh on various occasions for economic reasons.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed on Monday claimed that the code of conduct is being violated in four City Corporation Polls.
BNP lawmaker Barrister Moudud Ahmed on Monday warned the ruling party saying that the opposition in Parliament might be small in size, but nothing will go unchallenged.
The daylong countrywide hartal, called by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, passed off on Monday without any major incidents of violence across the country as it evoked a very poor response.
Senior treasury bench member Tofail Ahmed on Monday said in Parliament that the opposition BNP has at last “realised that their anti-government movement will not work” to restore the caretaker government system and urged them to join the national polls.
A Dhaka court on Monday placed four garment owners on a two-day fresh remand in a case over much-talked-about Rana Plaza collapse.
Bangladeshi students have drawn attnetion in LaGuardia Community College winning five seats, out of nine, in the election of ‘Students Government Association (SGA).
The Saudi Ministry of Hajj has decided to limit the validity of Umrah visas to only 14 days because of the ongoing work to expand the mataf — the cicumambulation area.
Jatiya Party (JP) chairman HM Ershad went to Singapore on Monday for medical checkup.
DHL, world’s leading express and logistics company, has recently signed an agreement with NRB Commercial Bank Limited to provide international express delivery to the bank and its customers.