The High Court on Wednesday rejected two petitions seeking quashing of the trial court indictment order against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Charitable and Orphanage Trust fund graft cases. An HC division bench comprising Justice Borhanuddin and Justice…
Water levels in the mercurial Teesta river have dramatically risen and fallen with a span of a few hours. On Wednesday, the water level dropped by almost half of what it was after showing a sharp rise on Tuesday. The flow…
The sudden spike in the water levels of the Teesta river has sent the two major political parties of Bangladesh – the Awami League and its fierce rival the BNP – jostling for credit. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the…
Speakers at the prize-giving ceremony of a youth fair said there is no way but to transform the youth forces into competent human resources for building a happy and prosperous Bangladesh.
The perching method in agriculture has gained popularity in six upazilas of the district.
The special government incentives, being provided directly to the farmers, have become effective in popularizing cultivation of short duration Aus rice in the northern regions, official sources said.
The 40-day second-phase of special Employment Generation Project for the Poorest (EGPP) at Taka 28.83 crore will begin here from April 26 next to create jobs for the ultra poor people, official sources said.
Farmers of Boda and Debiganj upazilas of the district are expecting a bumper production of green chilli this season.
A bumper production of Boro paddy, the major food crop in the district, was achieved after the harvesting period has just concluded.
A man was stabbed to death allegedly by his neighbour over a land-related dispute at Ujan Gangpar village in Nalitabari upazila on Wednesday morning.
Police arrested a local leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student front of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, from his house at Nimgachhi village in Bholahat upazila early Wednesday.
Police in a drive arrested two young men in possession of a pistol from Sagorpur village in Jhikorgachha upozila of Jessore.
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered an Indian-made pistol from Mohanpur border area in Shibganj upazila on Tuesday night.
Two suspected muggers received bullet wounds in a ‘shootout’ with police at Dattadanga in Sadar upazila early Wednesday.
Miscreants chopped a local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and cut off the tendons of his legs and hands in Nababganj Government College gate area of the district town on Tuesday night.
An outlawed party leader was killed in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and police in Abhaynagar upazila of Jessore district early Wednesday.
Government agencies seized smuggled goods worth over Tk2.77 crore during different anti- smuggling drives in Comilla in March this year and arrested 173 people in this connection.
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Urging neighbouring India to ensure 10,000 cusecs of water to Bangladesh from the Teesta River to maintain good relations between the two countries, BNP on Wednesday concluded its two-day long march to Teesta Barrage at Dalia point. Addressing a concluding…
The Democratic Left Alliance will organize a national convention in Dhaka on May 23, demanding due equal share of water from 54 common rivers, including the Teesta. The national convention was called as part of its ongoing movement demanding due…
A survivor of South Korea’s ferry disaster has described taking the agonising decision to save himself as the ship capsized and water washed away students he was trying to rescue. Lorry driver Eun-su Choi told the BBC: “We were trying…
The US Secretary of State has warned of further sanctions on Russia if it does not de-escalate tensions in Ukraine. In a phone call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, John Kerry expressed “deep concern over the lack of positive…
A man wanted for murder has been killed in Jessore during an encounter with police early on Wednesday. The shootout, which also left five policemen injured, occurred at Abhaynagar Upazila’s Shankarpasha village, said Abhaynagar Police Station OC Khabir Uddin.
Zakir Hoassin, a 34 year old Bengali waiter, died in Pisa (Italy) after 36 hours of agony after receiving a hard blow to the face by a young man without any apparent reason.
The United States on Tuesday assured Bangladesh of providing further assistance to enhance maritime security as Bangladesh needs to play an important role in maintaining security in the Bay of Bengal. “The United States recognises that Bangladesh is located in…
The half-day hartal, enforced by Jamaat-e-Islami protesting the arrest of Sadar upazila chairman and Jamaat leader Mokhlesur Rahman, was progressing peacefully in the district on Wednesday. Pickets vandalised a BRTC bus at Bailtala in Shibganj upazila in the morning. A…
Some trends are more noticeable now than before. Yet, these often go unnoticed. For some these matter whereas for others it is business-as-usual. The trend nonetheless influences the way we live and the manner in which we conduct ourselves. Perhaps,…
A new taxi service run by the Bangladesh Army has been launched to ease commuters’ woes in Dhaka. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina introduced the cabs of the Trust Transport Services, operating under the Army Welfare Trust, at the Army Golf…
A fire has broken out at furniture-maker Otobi’s factory at Savar on the outskirts of capital Dhaka. Fire Service control room official Md Ali told journalists the fire started around 9:45pm on Tuesday at the factory at Birulia Union’s Khagan…