Three touchstone statues of lord Shree Krishna weighing nine kgs were seized from Amnura market area under Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila on Thursday.
Category: Districts
Road crash kills primary school teacher in Pabna
A primary school teacher was killed and five others injured when two human haulers overturned at Kashemer Battala in Faridpur upazila on Friday.
3 businessmen robbed of Tk15 lakh in Bagerhat
UNB, Bagerhat Muggers looted Tk15 lakh from three businessmen at Sonatunia on the Khulna-Mongla Highway in Rampal upazila on Thursday night. Officer-in-charge of Rampal thana Mohamad Anwar Hossain said three muggers riding a motorcycle waylaid three businessmen on another motorcycle…
Quarry worker dies in BSF chase in Sunamganj
UNB, Sunamganj A stone quarry worker was killed being chased by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Tahirpur border here on Wednesday morning.
Sylhet councillor candidate’s house attacked
UNB, Sylhet The house of a councillor candidate of Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) came under attack by a group of miscreants over putting up election banner at Sonarpara in the city on Thursday midnight.
AL leader stabbed to death in Bhola
UNB, Bhola A local Awami League leader was stabbed to death by some miscreants at Uttar Fashion village in the middle of Lalmohan and Charfashion upazila on Thursday night.
Plantation of indigenous parija paddy seedlings ends
BSS, Rangpur The farmers successfully completed plantation of the off season and short duration indigenous parija paddy seedlings today in Rangpur division as an additional Aus crop, officials and experts said.
To ensure 100 percent enrolment rate in primary schools stressed
BSS, Gaibandha Speakers at a function here on Thursday stressed the need for ensuring the children’s hundred per cent enrollment rate in primary schools, providing them with quality education and checking their drop out rate to make primary education a…
NSP ushers new hope for unemployed youths in Rangpur division
BSS, Rangpur The second phase of the epoch-making National Service Programme (NSP) has ushered in a new hope for 16,036 unemployed youths, including male and female, through creating jobs for them in Rangpur division.
Youth stabbed to death in Pabna
A young man was stabbed to death by unidentified miscreants on Abdul Hamid Road in Pabna district town on Wednesday afternoon.
Missing schoolgirl found dead in Shariatpur
Police on Wednesday recovered the body of a schoolgirl, who had gone missing on Sunday, from the Damudar river in Damudya Upazila.
DC exchanges view in Bogra
Bogra Deputy Commissioner Shafiqur Reza Biswas exchanged views with local administration, journalist, religious and political leaders of Awami League at Dupchanchia Shathi auditorium on Tuesday. Dupchanchia Upazila Nirbahi officer Md. Mamunur Rashid presided over the meeting.
Extortionists attack journalist leader’s house
A gang of extortionist a ttacked journalist leader’s house demandingextortion money at Chelopara under the town on Tuesday.
Jute cultivated increases in Narsingdi this year
M.A. Awal, Narisngdi The Farmers of Narisngdi District have Cultivated jute in 20 percent more land then the previous year.
Sylhet Poultry farm owners facing hard time
Sylhet Correspondent : The owners of at least 500 poultry farms in Sylhet are facing hard times. Price of poultry feed and medicines have gone out of reach of the poultry traders and poultry diseases are spreading much than that…
SCC polls campaigns gain momentum
S.A Shofiee, Sylhet Two main competitors for the Mayoral post of Sylhet City Corporation elections, Mahajote backed candidate Bodor Uddin Ahmed Kamran and 18 party backed candidate Ariful Haque Chowdhury started their campaign after visiting the Majar of Hazrat Shah…
Two cattle markets in grip of AL-men Govt deprived of Tk 3 cr in Cguadanga
Shialmari cattle market of Jibannagar Upazilla and Dugdugi cattle market of Damurhuda Upazilla under Chuadanga district are now in the grip of some of the ruling party men as a result the govt has been deprived of a sum of…
Youth electrocuted in Bogra
A youth was electrocuted and died at Ramnagor village under Dhunat upazila in the district at 11 am on Monday.
Maternal mortality rate not reflecting properly in govt statistics
Non-government organisations working in the field women-health on Tuesday publishing a survey report revealed that death-number of pregnant women in delivering child not properly reflected in government statistical report as death-registration yet to be standardised.
3 held with Indian wines in Moulvibazar
Police arrested three persons from Muroycherra camp area on the charge of keeping 15 botles Indian wines .
Kid drowns in Moulvibazar
A kid drowned in a pond at Soyerpur village of Sadar Upazila in Moulvibazar district on Tuesday . The deceased was identified as Moriom Begum (7) daughter of Mukit Miah of Soyerpur village in Sadar upazila.
Followers of AL MP , JSD leader clash 20 injured, car of MP ransacked in Uzirpur
Followers of AL-lawmaker Nurul Islam Moni and JSD-Upazila Chairman Abul Kalam Azad Badal engaged in clash for hours-long chasing and counter chasing on Tuesday afternoon at Uzirpur upazila complex following a dispute over project approval and invitation in a function.
12 BNP men freed on bail in Khulna
Twelve local BNP leaders and activists, who secured bail from the High Court earlier, were freed from the district jail on Tuesday evening.
30 vehicles damaged by pickets in Chandpur
Pickets vandalised at least 30 vehicles on different roads of Chandpur district during the daylong nationwide hartal called by the BNP-led 18-party alliance today (Wednesday) morning.
Indian citizen held for intrusion in Sunamganj
An Indian citizen was arrested at Mangalkata Bazar in sadar upazila of the district on Tuesday for entering Bangladesh territory illegally by crossing border.
4 held from gambling den in Sherpur
Plainclothes police arrested four people, including a union parishad member, busting a gambling den at Ruparpara village in Sribardi upazila of the district early Tuesday.
Two pirates held with firearms in Khulna
A team of Bangladesh Coast Guard arrested two members of pirate gang ‘Murtaja Bahini’ after one hour’s gunfight on the western bank of the Shibsa River of Sundarbans early Tuesday.
15 vehicles vandalised during hartal in Bogra
Pickets vandalised about 15 vehicles on different roads of Bogra district town during the daylong nationwide hartal called by the BNP-led 18-party alliance today (Wednesday) morning.
Two held with 539 bottles of Phensidyl in Satkhira
Police and Detective Branch (DB) of police in separate drives arrested two people and recovered 539 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Bakal check post and Chhoyghoria intersection of the district on Tuesday.
31 shops gutted in N’ganj, Chandpur
At least 16 shops were gutted in a fire, which broke out in the Hawkers’ Market at Deobhog in Sadar upazila early Tuesday.