KHULNA – Climate vulnerable households in the country’s costal region are showing interest in adopting soilless hydroponic farming system to grow vegetables to meet their nutritional demand. “We have already introduced the hydroponic agriculture in our locality as arable land…
Gazipur, Oct 16 (UNB) – Students of Tongi City College blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway on Wednesday morning following the death of a student in a road crash on Tuesday.
Dhaka, Oct 16 (UNB) – The government on Wednesday confirmed that 98 people died from dengue since January.The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research has reviewed 158 cases out of 246 suspected dengue deaths.
A three-day festival will begin on Wednesday afternoon at Lalon Akhra in Chheuria village marking the 129th death anniversary of legendry Baul Lalon Shah.
A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Saraitkandi village in Sonagazi upazila early Wednesday.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday launched the much-coveted intercity train ‘Kurigram Express’ on the Kurigram-Dhaka-Kurigram route.
The demand for banning student politics at public universities gained traction after the killing of second-year BUET student Abrar Fahad reportedly by leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League.
Dhaka, Oct 15 (UNB) – Claiming that BNP is not concerned at all at the murder of Buet student Abrar Fahad, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said the party wants to make it an issue for waging…
Narayanganj, Oct 15 (UNB) – A minor boy died as her ‘mentally’ imbalanced mother threw him from a four-storey building in the city’s Fatulla area on Monday night.
Shariatpur, Oct 15 (UNB) – A total of 165 fishermen have been jailed charged with netting hilsha fish defying ban in the river Padma here.
Dhaka, Oct 15 – BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed yesterday said that party Chairperson Khaleda Zia serving will be released through waging tougher movement not on bail.
Dhaka, Oct 15 – Students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) on Tuesday withdrew their campus protests as the university authorities accepted most of their demands.
Sunamganj, Oct 15 – A paternal uncle and a cousin of five-year-old child Tuhin Hasan, who was brutally murdered at Kezaura village in Dirai upazila, reportedly confessed before a court on Tuesday to their involvement in the murder.
Kushtia – Following the brutal murder of his brother Abrar Fahad, Abrar Faiyaj, a Class-XI student at Dhaka College, is going to change his college. Faiyaj took a transfer certificate (TC) from the college on Tuesday to get enrolled at…
Dhaka, Oct 15 (UNB) – Bangladesh has handed over a new list of around 50,000 Rohingyas to Myanmar authorities for verification and subsequently expediting their repatriation efforts.
Bogura, Oct 15 (UNB) – Hundreds of people gathered along the bank of the Karatoa River adjacent to Chelopara Bridge in the town on Monday night after a news spread that money is floating in the river.
Dhaka, Oct 15 (UNB) – The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved two mega MRT projects — Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Project (Line-1) and Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Project (Line-5: Northern Route)—involving Tk…
Dhaka, Oct 15 (UNB) – Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday described foreign diplomats’ comments over Buet student Abrar Fahad murder as “unnecessary” which have apparently gone beyond their diplomatic norms.
Khulna, Oct 15 (UNB) – Ahad Ali Sheikh of Dumuria is actually a shrimp farmer by profession. Farming shrimp on 2.5 acres of land taken on lease in Nolghona Beel, he somehow managed to earn his livelihood.
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Tuesday sentenced five war criminals to death for their crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971.
Four suspected forest robbers were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in the Sundarbans under Koyra upazila early Tuesday.
Dhaka, Oct 15 – The High Court will hear on Tuesday on a writ petition filed seeking Tk 10 crore compensation for the family of Buet student Abrar Fahad, who was beaten to death at his dormitory.
Dhaka, Oct 14 – Police yesterday said that Abrar Fahad, who was a student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), was beaten to death on suspicions of being a Chhatra Shibir member.
Chattogram, Oct 14 (UNB) – The Highway police has started a drive with a new device to law enforcement in the country to prevent drunken driving.
Dhaka, Oct 14 (UNB) – BNP brought out a torch procession in the city’s Nayapaltan area on Monday evening demanding the release of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
Mymensingh, Oct 14 – A BNP-backed teachers’ organisation ‘Sonali Dol’ has staged a human chain in front of ‘Muktomoncho’ of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) demanding punishment of Abrar killers and stoppage of student torture in the name of ragging and…
Cox’s Bazar, Oct 14 – Two people were killed in firing reportedly by members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) during the by-election to a ward of Ghumdhum union parishad in Naikkhongchhari upazila of Bandarban on Monday.
Rangamati, Oct 14 -Kathin Chibar Dan, a month-long religious festival of tribal Buddha community of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, started from Buddhangkur Temple premises in Rangamati on Monday with much enthusiasm.
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said she has directed the Law Minister to look for a way for the quick disposal of the Abrar Fahad murder case. “I’ve already asked the Law Minister to find out a…
Sylhet – A 5-year-old child was brutally murdered by some miscreants at Kezaura village in Derai upazila in Sunamganj district on Monday. The deceased was identified as Tuhin, son of Abdul Baser Mia of Kenaura village in the upazila. Victim’s…