Category: Districts

The three- day long book fair organized by the local district administration in connection with the observance of Ekushey February’ and International Mother Language day ended here yesterday evening at Zilla Parishad’ premises.

Bangladesh Navy arrested 14 Indian fishermen on Sunday evening as they intruded into Bangladesh water in the Bay of Bengal.

Speakers at a divisional meeting here today said there is no alternative to ending all sorts of repression and violence against women and children through launching vigorous social movement involving every citizen.

The monthly meeting on law and order was held here today at the conference room of the Deputy Commissioner (DC).

A day-long seminar on burn management was held at the conference room of the district hospital here today.

The number of customers in the restaurants has marked a fall by more than 60 per cent in the Sylhet city and district due to the ongoing blockade and hartal causing heavy loss to the eatery owners as well as…

Joint forces arrested Shibir leader of his residence of Dhoradorpur village Tetly union under Dakshin Surma upazil in Sylhet on Sunday night.

A youth was killed and several others were injured over a trifling mater at a marriage ceremony venue in Moulvibazar Sadar upazila on Sunday noon.

Eight injured and one remained missing after unidentified cargo and Charmonai Mahfil bound trawler collided on Kirtankhola on Monday night.

A mobile court, led by assistant commissioner (land) and executive magistrate Farzana Ferdous Zaman, fined tk. 9400 from different area due to illegal particulars of filling station under Dupchanchia upazila of Bogra district on Monday afternoon. Mobile court source said…

Shimulbari union of Nilphamari under Jaldhaka upozila decreed as child friendly.

A court in a verdict here today awarded a man death penalty for killing his wife eight years ago at village east- Nonderchoti under Durgapur upazila of Netrakona district.

Speakers at the inaugural ceremony have stressed for speeding up of the socioeconomic uplift in rural areas through strengthening unity and organisational activities of the local communities.

Police recovered 18 rounds of bullets from a jungle in Dhunat upazila on Sunday night.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-8 arrested an alleged terrorist in front of Land Office of Jhiltuli area of the town last night.

A three-day “Science and Technology Fair-2015” began at the Independence Square on Sunday amid much enthusiasm.

Construction of a drainage system and renovation works of a road were inaugurated on Moazzem Hossain Swarani Road in Jummapara area under Ward No-23 here in the city today.

Miscreants in Begumganj, Noakhali, launched an attack on Shaheed Minar and destroyed garlands and banners on Saturday.

Members of the Detective Branch (DB) of police recovered a crude bomb from beside the deputy commissioner’s office in the city on Sunday morning.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a young man along with a foreign-made pistol and three rounds of bullet from Jhiltuli area in the district town on Sunday morning.

An unidentified man was killed and three others were injured in a road accident in Suvashpur area of the district early Friday.

Two people, including a woman, suffered burn injuries as miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at a bus in Signboard area of the city on Saturday night.

Two people were killed in a head-on collision between two CNG-run auto-rickshaws in Kathirkat area of Hathazari upazila on Saturday night.

A man allegedly committed suicide over family feud at Pattanibhanga’ village under Hijla Upazila in the district last night.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in an overnight drive on Saturday arrested five suspected militants from Lotmanir area in Banshkhali upazila.

Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested Islami Chhatra Shibir’s district unit president Jahidul Islam Noman from Bazarghata area in the district town on Saturday night.

A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebak Dal was injured in police firing while trying to flee after hurling two crude bombs on the law enforcers at Town Hall More in front of the opposition leader Rawshan Ershad’s residence early Sunday.

Police detained an advocate for his alleged support for Jamaat-Shibir men in committing anarchic and subversive activities last night.

Amar Ekushey and the International Mother Language Day was observed here in a befitting manner on Saturday.

Some newly developed drought-tolerant and high-yielding wheat varieties, especially BARI Gom-26, have started gaining popularity among farmers of the drought-prone Barind tract.