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.
Fifteen people were injured in collision between a bus and a covered van near Folsatia bridge on the Dhaka-Aricha highway in sadar upazila on Thursday morning.
The authorities have decided to suspend flight service at Cox’s Bazar Airport for bad weather.The decision came from an emergency meeting of the local disaster management committee on Wednesday night.
Police arrested a crime suspect while allegedly making bombs in the city’s Khelkhet area on Wednesday night. The police also recovered 70 chocolate bombs, 5.5 kg powders, including 1.5 kg gunpowder, bomb making meterials and huse quantity of books and…
A schoolboy was electrocuted at Kadamtali in the city on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Rasel Ahmed, 10, son of Fazlu Miah, a resident of the area. He was a class IV student of Kadamtali Government Primary School.
Celebration of National Fisheries Week-2015 began in the district today (Tuesday) with elaborate programmes.With the slogan “In Ocean, River, All Water, Fish Culture Creates Gold,” Fisheries Department and District Administration jointly organized a discussion at District Shilpakala Academy auditorium here…
Distribution of identity cards with photos among the fishermen of Sadar upazila began in the district aimed at bringing them under different subsidized programmes of the government.
Train communication on the Parbotipur-Khulna and Chilahati-Rajshahi routes has remained suspended as a freight train derailed in Panchbibi upazila on Wednesday morning.
A police constable drowned in a pond on the Faridpur Police Station complex in the district on Tuesday evening.The deceased was identified as Yasin Ali, 48, son of Afzal Hossain, a resident of Shahajadpur upazila of Sirajganj district.
A man was beaten to death by his rivals over a land-related dispute at Sonapur in Roypur upazila of the district on Tuesday noon. The deceased was identified as Abdul Mannan, son of Ismail Hossain, a resident of Sonapur village.
Police recovered the body of a man from Taltala area under Sadar upazila this morning.The deceased was Dhala Miah, 70, resident of Chakulia village of the upazila.
A young man died from snakebite at Jahidpur village in Chhatak upazila on Monday.The deceased was identified as Nur Uddin, 32, son of Abdul Bari, a resident of the village.
A man was killed under the wheels of an oil tanker in Kaderi & Sons Oil Pump area of the district town on Monday night.The deceased was identified as bus helper Azam ali, 65, hailing from Shaplapara area in the…
Incessant rainfall for the law few days, caused by monsoon depression in the Bay of Bengal, triggered flood and landslides in different southeast districts of the country, including Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Khagrachhari, Laxmipur and Noakhali, leaving five people dead. Met…
The ferry service of Bhola-Laxmipur route came to halt for the erosion of the road to Elisha Ferry Ghat area by the Meghna river in Sadar upazila on Monday morning.Locals said all types of the vehicular movement on the road…
Narrating its social burden and other bad impacts, health specialists said creating mass-awareness about sign and symptoms of leprosy and availability of its free treatment are very important to build a leprosy-free society.To this end, synergic effort is needed so…
Due to adequate rainfall, the farmers have been cultivating Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) in the district comfortably. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources said, getting adequate rain water in the paddy fields farmers have so far cultivated 68 percent land…
A day long Cultural Festival-2015 organized jointly by district administration and Faridpur Shishu Academy was held yesterday at local Kavi Jasimuddin hall.The inaugural function chaired by Shishu Academy managing committee member Qazi Golam Mahiuddin was attended by ADC (Gen) Md.…
Police recovered the body of a schoolboy, who died in a boat capsize, from the Brahmaputra river in Halimabad area of Gaforgoan upazila on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Moniruzzaman, 15, a class VIII student and a resident of…
Instead of donor agencies, the government will take responsibility of the overall management of a seven-year project meant for development of three districts of Chittagong Hill Tract (CHT), official sources said.The US$ 250-million project will begin next year (2016) while…
Harvest of jute in ten upazilas of the district during the current season is nearing completion.The district is widely known as “huge jute producing region” of the country. The jute growers are now expecting satisfactory output as they are getting…
Three people, including a woman and her daughter, died and another person went missing as a boat sank in Bheramohona Chatra haor -typically large waterbody – in Shella upazila on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Roshna Akhter, 30, wife…
Two motorcyclists, including an army man, were killed when a truck crushed into their vehicle at Badechandi on the Jamalpur-Mymensingh Highway in Sadar upazila on Saturday night. The deceased were identified as Shahinur Islam,25, son of Mobarak Hossain, and Shahin…
At least another 12 people were killed and 15 others injured in several road and railway accidents in five districts on Saturday. The districts are Gopalganj, Manikganj, Gazipur, Laxmipur and Kishoreganj. In Gopalganj, seven people, including three women, were killed…
The unremitting heavy rainfall for last two consecutive days caused a serious disruption to civic life, port and businesses activities in the city.The incessant heavy shower forced Shah Amanat International Airport delay in operations of a few flights as its…
The government has undertaken a project to protect the Meghna and Gumti bridges straddling the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway. The Bangladesh army will implement the project cost of about Taka 41 crores.