A man was killed in a road accident at Simakhali on the Magura-Jessore highway under Shalikha upazila of the district this afternoon.
Year: 2015
3 robbers beaten to death in Meherpur
Three suspected robbers were killed in a mass beating at Rajapur village under Sadar upazila early this morning.
5 arrested with 3,000-kg jatka in Lakshmipur
Fisheries Department in a drive arrested five persons and recovered 3,000-kg jatka (small hilsa fish) from Khaserhat Bazaar area under Raipur upazila of the district this morning.
1,500 farmers to come under e-Agro service in Jessore
Nearly 1,500 farmers of Jessore district would get chance to boost their production as they are going to come under e-Agro service.
US warns Iran against Yemen support
US Secretary of State John Kerry has warned Iran over its alleged support for Shia Houthi rebels in Yemen. He said the US would support any Middle Eastern country that felt threatened by Iran, and would not “stand by” if…
24 passengers killed 22 hurs as bus hits tree in Faridpur
In a worst bus accident of recent times in Bangladesh, twenty four people, including five women, were killed and 22 people seriously injured on the Faridpur-Barisal highway at Koidhubi in Bhanga upazila early on Thursday.
Saving passengers of the good ship Titan… Earth
Robert J. Burrowes On 15 April 1912, the Titanic, the largest ship afloat at the time it entered service, sank in the North Atlantic Ocean after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage. The large and unnecessary death toll –…
Inter deptt football tournament begins at JU
The inter department football tournament of Jahangirnagar University (JU) began on wednesday at the central playground on campus around at 10 am.
Nasir to lead BCB XI in practice match
Allrounder Nasir Hossain will lead the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) XI in the lone one-day practice match against visiting Pakistan schedule to be held on April 15 at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah. BCB XI squad: Imrul…
Two held with 31,000 Yaba pills in Teknaf
Police arrested two people in possession of 31,000 pieces of Yaba tablet from Oliabad area near the Naf River in Teknaf upazila early Wednesday.
Two held with Phensidyl in Faridpur
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with 208 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Munsi Bazar area in the district town on Wednesday morning.
Jamaat called 48-hour hartal observing loosely in Barisal
The 48-hour strike called by Jammat E Islami Bangladesh protesting confirming death sentence for war crimes against JIB assistant secretary general Kamaruzzaman by Supreme Court, observing loosely in Barisal on Tuesday without hampering daily life.
BGB arrested youth, seized 2,448gr gold in Benapole
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh in a raid arrested a man along with a total of 21 gold bars of 2,448.05 grams of weight worth Tk 1,00,00,000 from Benapole land port area, Lieutenant Colonel Jahangir Hossain, commanding officer, 26 Border…
Former Bastuhara League leader shot dead in Jessore
Unidentified miscreants killed former central vice president of Bastuhara League Monzur Rashid ,50, at Khaldar road in Jessore town this afternoon. During the killing Monzur was returning home by an easy bike.The miscreants opened fire on him when his bike…
Maizbhandar darbar celebrates Sufi saint’s “urs”
The Islamic spiritual abode of Maizbhandar Darbar here has celebrated the 79th annual “Urs” of great Sufi saint Syed Golamur Rahman Maizbhandari recalling his teachings in preaching the divine message of love and humanity.
Ulfa leader Ranjan, Bangladeshi aide get life in two cases
A court here on Wednesday sentenced United Liberation Front of Asom (Ulfa) leader Ranjan Chowdhury and his angladeshi aide Pradip Marak to life term imprisonment in two cases.
‘Terrorist’ killed in gunfight between gangs in Laxmipur
An alleged terrorist was killed and two others injured in a gunfight between two gangs of criminals at Ganeshshyampur in Sadar upazila on Tuesday night.
World Health Day observed
Health Department and Non Government organisation its supported by WHO was observed the World Health Day- 2015 in the district on Tuesday.
3 Ex-Rab officials, AL leader charged in N’ganj 7-murders
Police have submitted charge-sheets in court over the sensational seven-murder in Narayanganj against 35 people, including three former RAB officials and Awami League leader Nur Hossain. The chargesheets were submitted in two cases with Senior Judicial Magistrate Chandni Rupam’s court…
Issuing press statement and holding agitation processions at different parts of the city JIB leaders and activists
Mentionable Supreme Court upheld the death penalty of condemned war criminal Muhammad Kamaruzzaman for killing 144 villagers at Sohagpur village in Sherpur during the 1971 Liberation War.
One held with yaba Tablets in Faridpur
Members of Rapid Action Battalion(RAB)-8 stationed in a drive arrested one young drug peddler and recovered huge number of contraband yaba tablets from Shariatullah market area of the town yesterday afternoon.
‘Strict implementation of anti-adulteration laws underscored’
Speakers at a day-long workshop have stressed for strict implementation of the anti-adulteration laws to ensure exemplary punishments to those responsible for adulterating foodstuffs to save human lives.
‘Digitisation accelerates national uplift benefiting every citizen’
The digitisation process has already become an effective tool to accelerate national uplift benefiting every citizen and pushing Bangladesh towards a middle income nation, speakers said here on Tuesday afternoon.
Farmers expect bumper Boro production in Gaibandha
Farmers of Gaibandha district are expecting a bumper production of Boro paddy in the current season.
Social resistance needed to end violence
Speakers at a discussion in Rajshahi city have unequivocally called for forging social resistance against all sorts of violence so that the country can go forward successfully.