Category: Nation

Police recovered decomposed body of an unidentified young man from Padma River near Talaimari BGB camp in the city on Friday night.

Police recovered the body of an unidentified man from Pachuria on the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Ghior upazila on Saturday.

Five suspected criminals were killed in a reported gunfight with army at Dokhaiapara in Baghaichhari upazila early Saturday.One of the deceased was identified as Rupayon Chakma, 30, while the identities of other deceased could not be known immediately.

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 84,000 cigarettes of Indian Nasir brand from Kumarpara border village of Kanaighat upazila on Wednesday.Mohammad Saiful Islam, assistant director of Kanaighat BGB 31 battalion, said a team of BGB led by habildar Mohammad Montu Miah of Suraighat…

Speakers at a meeting have called for saving stressed for thousands of nonsmokers from indirect smoking through ensuring strict enforcement of the amended Tobacco Control Act (TCA) in public places.They put importance on creating public awareness about harms of using smoking and nonsmoking…

A mobile court of Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) today fined 11 vessels a total of Taka 3.5 lakh for different grounds.Authorised Officer of CPA and Executive Magistrate Mohammad Abul Hashem conducted the mobile court and fined the vessels for different…

Speakers at a meeting have stressed for strict enforcement of the amended Tobacco Control Act (TCA) in public places to save thousands of nonsmokers from indirect smoking and human lives.

A woman and a minor child were killed as a Jessore-bound microbus hit them on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in Bagat area of sadar upazila on Monday morning.The deceased were identified as Sohan, 8, son of Sabuj Sheikh, and Salma, 30,…

Ferry service on the Bhola-Laxmipur route resumed here on Monday morning 16 days after its suspension.Deputy Commissioner of Bhola district Selim Reza inaugurated the ferry service around 9:30am at the new ferry ghat at the end of the Biswa Road…

A farmer drowned in the pond after being hit and chased by two police constables on the Bhola-Bheduriya launch ghat road in Bheduriya village of sadar upazila in Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Abu Jamil, 50, son of Mohammad…

A minor boy received injuries as an abandoned crude bomb blasted around him at Mordana Chakpara village in Shibganj upazila on Monday morning.The injured was identified as Rifat, 5, son of Md. Azam, hailing from the village.

A college girl who failed in this year’s HSC examinations allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in Bhim Bazar area of the city on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Champa Akhter, 18, daughter of Delwar Hossain, a resident of…

Six policemen of the Detective Branch (DB) of police of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) have been closed to the district police line on charges of negligence in duty in different times.The closed policemen are Sub-inspectors Rezaul and Monir, constables Shah…

Jute purchasing from the farmers directly has started at Jatiya Jute Mills Limited purchasing center at Thanapara of the town amid much enthusiasm.Chief inspector of jute office here M. Mokbul Hossain formally inaugurated the purchasing of jute at the centre…

A schoolboy died from electrocution at Ektarpur village in Abhaynagar upazila on Saturday night.

A bicyclist was crushed under truck on the Satkhira-Khulna highway at Kumira village in Patkelghata upazila on Saturday evening. The deceased was identified as Abdul Jalil, 60, son of Gohor Ali Sarder, a resident of Sirashuni village of Tala upazila.

A minor boy drowned in a pond at Kuthipara village in Chaugachha upazila on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Tasin Ahmed, 5, son of a Saudi Arabia expatriate Shamsur Rahman, and a resident of the village.

At least 800 families are living in different risky places in Rangamati town and its adjoining areas violating the instruction of local administration.

The Rajshahi event of “Clean Our Country Day” was observed in the city on Saturday in a bid to encourage cleanliness and protect environment programme.Hundreds of volunteers participated in a clean-up programme from Moni Crossing to Borokuthi amusement park in…

Construction work of Baradaha Bridge over Bangali river on Gaibandha-Nakaihat-Gobindaganj road in the district has been completed and it would be opened for vehicular movement very soon.According to sources the construction work of the much awaited bridge started in 1997…

Train communication of Chittagong with Dhaka and Sylhet has remained snapped since Saturday morning following derailment of a freight train in Banasua in Sadar upazila of Comilla district.  

Ferry service on the Shimulia-Kawrakandi route resumed on Sunday morning after 20 hours of its disruption for rough weather.SM Ashikuzzaman, assistant manager of BIWTC in Shimulia, said the ferry, launch and speedboat services were suspended on Saturday morning for strong…

Two of the three people who went missing as two trawlers capsized in Louhajang upazila on Saturday still remain missing.The two vessels carrying 60 people sank in the Padma River amid inclement weather.

Traffic movement on the Dhaka-Mawa highway remained halted for one hour on Saturday as the CNG-run auto-rickshaw owners and workers put up barricade on the highway at Baushia in Gazaria upazila protesting the government decision to ban plying of the…

Agriculture experts at a crop cutting ceremony have said the farmers are very happy to get excellent output of the off-season, short duration and indigenous parija rice as an additional Aus crop this season.RDRS Bangladesh, a reputed NGO, organised the…

Boro rice procurement drive of the food department, which was launched since May 2015, has been progressing satisfactorily amid much enthusiasm.District food department office sources said, the department designed a programme to procure a total of 26,333 tonnes of boiled…

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat visited the head office of Association for Community Development (ACD) today. On her arrival at the office premises ACD President Prof Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan and its executive director Salima Sarwar received her warmly.

Three persons, including two minor babies and a labourer, were killed in separate incidents at different places in Panchagarh district today, police and local sources said.According to the sources, a minor boy and his cousin met their tragic ends after…

Two people were killed and another injured in an attack by marauding elephants at Shiber Aga village in Longodu upazila early Thursday.The deceased were identified as Mozammel Hossain and Nurul Haque.