Category: Districts

Two people were killed in a clash between two rival groups at Manikgram village in Sadar upazila over establishing dominance in the area on Friday.

Police recovered the body of an unidentified man at Nandia Para in Ramganj upazila on Friday.

A man was killed and 10 others were injured in a clash between two rival groups over fishing in a water body in Baghmara upazila on Thursday evening.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive recovered 17 crude bombs from Natun Haat area in the district town on Thursday night.

Speakers at a post-rally women’s gathering discussion here Friday unequivocally called for forging social resistance to free the society from violence against women to take the nation forward successfully.

Fifteen couples ceremonially have registered their marriages in remote Arazi Kanua village under Kawnia upazila here after 20 to 35 years of beginning conjugal life through overcoming the wraths of social curses.

A truck helper died after falling from a running truck at Kansat under Shibganj upazila of the district last night.

District Relief and Rehabilitation Department has taken a programme to construct 17 bridges and culverts in the district.

A fire broke out at a cinema hall in Kaliakoir upazila on Tuesday morning.

A man was killed and 20 others were injured following a clash between two rival groups at Nayagaon village under Lakhai upazila of the district last night.

At least eight young fishermen were injured as a sand-laden cargo vessel crashed into three fishing trawlers in Tetulia river in Charfashion upazila on Sunday night.

At least nine shops were gutted by a fire that broke out at Haque Market in Bhandaria upazila in the early hours of Monday.

Police recovered the body of a schoolboy from Narangali village in Sadar upazila on Saturday evening after four days of his missing.

Unidentified miscreants vandalised an idol of Hindu goddess Laxmi in a temple at Narayanpur in the district town early Sunday.

An elderly woman was crushed under the wheels of a train near the rail station in Ullahpara upazila headquarter on Saturday.

A man was hacked to death and his associate injured in an attack by unidentified miscreants at Baliadanga in sadar upazila on Friday night.

At least 20 people were injured in a clash between two groups of traders over establishing supremacy at Tulatuli Bazar in Meghna upazila on Friday.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) seized huge smuggle drugs from Elahinagar village under Sadar upazila of the district on Friday evening.

RANGPUR, Nov 22, 2013 (BSS) – High officials here on Thursday asked the union parishad secretaries for engaging their sincere efforts to increase income and resources of the strongest tier of the local government bodies at the most bottom level.

RANGPUR, Nov 22, 2013 (BSS) – Speakers at a regional views- sharing meeting here have stressed for formulation of a time befitting and more effective strategy to make the massive social safety-net programmes successful in building a poverty-free nation.

KHULNA, November 22, (2013) (BSS) – At least 48 leaders of Awami League (AL) and its front organizations Jubo League and women AL bought nomination papers from AL central office in the capital to seek AL tickets to contest in…

RANGPUR, Nov 22, 2013 (BSS)- Fourteen gamblers were arrested in separate raids conducted at different places in Hili frontier town under Hakimpur upazila in Dinajpur district this afternoon, police sources said.