Category: Districts

The annual budget of the newly created Chhengarchar municipality under Matlab (North) upazila of the district for the fiscal 2013-14 was announced on Sunday. The budget was made public at the municipality hall room in presence of the local elites,…

A child died and another was injured from electrocution at Jam Masjid of Mahichile Bazar in Chandina upazila on Monday night.

A man was chopped to death and five others were injured in a bloody clash at Sajalpur- Jamtala village under Sadar upazila in the district last night. 

The International service to the welfare of the people day was observed in Narail on Sunday June 22.

The rapid action battalion (RAB-6) personnel of Jhenidah recovered eleven live bombs from Natun bazaar area under Kaliganj upzila in Jhenidah on Friday night.

Three reporters including vice president of Chilmari Press Club Mominul Islam received life threat in a letter sent by some unidentified miscreants recently.

Bodies of two youths were recovered from a mini-truck in the bus stand area of Dupchanchia municipality here at around 5:30 on Saturday.

Tea labours in two tea gardens observed strike for about eight hours yesterday to protest the murder of one people in Sindurkhan and Razghat Tea Estate in Srimangal Upazila of the district.

At least 18 people, including eight cops, were injured in a triangular clash at Ramchandrapur village in Sadar upazila on Saturday.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive seized a good number of arms and ammunition at Mohishakura village in Sharsha upazila on Saturday night.

The administration distributed 62,438 kilogram of rice under Vulnerable Group Development (VGD) programme among 640 distressed women on Chilmari upazila parishad premises in Kurigram on Saturday, official sources said.

State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Dr Afsarul Amin urged the mothers and guardians to send their children to the schools regularly for  ensuring 100 percent enrolment in order to establish qualitative  primary education as well as an enlightened…

A house­wife commited suicide by hanging herself from a beam in her house over proposal for unethical relationship in Bisnupur village under Adamdighi upazila of Bogra district on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Ruma Akter, 22, wife of Ali…

Department of National  Consumers Rights Protection fined two business shops including a  restaurant in Rajshahi metropolis Taka 9,000 on Thursday. A team of Rajshahi divisional office conducted vigorous  drives in New Market and Shaheb Bazar areas in the city. The…

Former Accountant of Jamalpur  Municipality was arrested in a misappropriation case filed by  Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday. Md Jalal Uddin, former accountant of Jamalpur Municipality,  was arrested by the police led by Deputy Director of ACC Md.  Jahangir…

RDRS Bangladesh vaccinated 2,300 cattle-heads through fortnight-long livestock vaccination campaign that ended at four farmers field schools (FFS) under Durgapur union in Mithapukur upazila here on Wednesday. The reputed NGO organised the livestock vaccination campaign in association with its Durgapur…

Local people blocked train movement on the Dhaka-Chittagong route to press for their demand for gas supply in Kashba upazila on Thursday. Witnesses said local people blocked the rail tracks of Kashba railway station around 9.00am demanding that gas connection…

Police recovered a dead body from Kayetpara village under Adamdighi upazila in Bogra on Sunday noon. The deceased, 24, was yet to be identified but worn an ash color shirt and cheek lungi. Police said that the local found the…

  The class III employees of Deputy Commissioner’s office in Moulvibazar staged demonstration on Wednesday demanding up-gradation of their job status and salaries.They abstained from work for two-hours. Bangladesh Collectorate Association and its Moulvibazar unit jointly organised the programme. Later,…

A man was killed in a road accident at Judge Court area of the town Monday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Shajahan, 37, hailed from Rangpur district. Police said the accident occurred when a truck collided head on with…

Robbers looted cash and valuables worth Tk 15 lakh from the house of an expatriate at Bilmamudpur village in Sadar upazila early Monday. Police said a group of 10/12 robbers entered the house of Sekandar Ali Sheikh and made the…

A farmer was killed in lightning while he was working in the field at Monsurdaing Beel under Bangabari union of Gomostapur upazila in the district this afternoon. The deceased was identified as Fazlur Rahman, 50, son of Esaruddin of Santaspur…

Snatchers stabbed a shop employee to death at city’s Dampara area in the small hours of Monday. The dead was identified as Jasimuddin (43), an employee of tyre shop at city’s Bahadderhat area. Police arrested Rana , one of the…

A daring dacoity was committed in the village Bilmamudpur under Sadar upazila here on Sunday night. The dacoits decamped with gold ornaments, cash and mobile phones worth about taka 15 lakhs after stabbing four persons of a family. Local people…

Three passengers were killed and at least 35 others were wounded as a passenger bus turned upside down on the road at Karuitala under Chaugachha upazila in Jessore at around 2am on Tuesday. The dead were identified as Altaf Hossain,…