At least 28 houses were gutted in a fire which broke out at Tangnagar Purbeshwar Para village in Sadar upazila early Monday.
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Train collision injures 100 in Lalmonirhat
At least 100 people were injured when two trains collided head-on while crossing a level crossing at Kakina Rail Station in Kaliganj upazila on Saturday morning.Railway sources said the accident took place in the area around 8:52 am when a…
1 killed as truck, human hauler collide
A man was killed and five others were injured in a collision between a truck and a human hauler (Mahindra) at Ashkarpur on the Satkhira-Kaliganj road in Debhata upazila on Saturday morning.
Woman dies from snakebite in Rajshahi
A woman died after receiving snakebite at Farhadpur village in Godagari upazila on Wednesday.
Education should be practical for people’s benefit
Speakers at a discussion said the education and researches in the highest seat of learning should be practical and pro-people for benefiting the general public.
Call to ensure eco-friendly sanitation
Speakers at a project inception meeting here today stressed the need for environment friendly sanitation and safe drinking water to ensure sound health.
Chandpur Pourasabha’s Tk 52.69cr budget
Chandpur Pourasabha on Wednesday announced a budget over Taka 52.69 crore for 2015-16 fiscal at Shilpakala Academy Auditorium.Pourasabha Mayor Nasir Uddin Ahmed announced the budget in presence of ward commissioners, local journalists and elite of the town.
2 madrasah students killed in city suburb wall collapse
Two students were killed when a portion of a wall of a building collapsed on them at Old Bandura in Nababganj upazila, on the outskirts of capital on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Mahmud Hasan, 5, son of Hashem…
Madrasa student killed in Meherpur road accident
A madrasa student Shahed Hossain, 8, was killed when a “Nasimon” (locally made transport) dashed him in front of his house at Jatarpur under Mujibnagar upazila of the district this afternoon.
50 power tillers distributed in Naogaon
A total of fifty power tillers were distributed among 50 farmers of Niamatpur upazila on Tuesday at a subsidized rate aiming to boost agricultural production in the district.
3 killed as truck plunged into ditch in Tangail
Three people were killed and another was injured as a truck plunged into a roadside ditch at Achhimtala on the Dhaka-Tangail highway in Mirzapur upazila early Wednesday.
12km tailback on Dhaka-Ctg highway
A 12-Km-long tailback was created on Dhaka-Chittagong highway on Monday morning after a vehicle became dysfunctional on the highway at Bashbaria in Sitakunda upazila earlier on Sunday midnight.
KCC takes up development plan for modern city
City Mayor Moniruzzaman Mony today said Khulna city Corporation (KCC) has taken up a development plan for building a modern Khulna city.He was addressing as chief guest in a view-exchange meeting held at Shaheed Altaf auditorium of the Corporation.
Meeting to ensure sanctity of Ramadan
A meeting for maintaining the sanctity of ensuing Ramadan and to ensure unadulterated food items at a reasonable price to the members of Muslim community was held yesterday (Sunday) at the conference room of Deputy Commissioner.The meeting chaired by ADC…
Climate change poses threat to livelihood in Barind
Speakers at a seminar in Rajshahi said adverse impact of climate change has been posing a serious threat to the overall public health especially relating to water and sanitation in the region including the vast Barind tract. To face the…
Lightening kills one in Manikganj
A farmer was killed by lightening in Manikganj today. The victim was identified as Abdul Halim, 45, son of Hazrat Ali.
State-owned jute mill workers enforce blockade
CBA and non-CBA Oikya Parishad of eight state owned jute mills in Khulna has enforced a 3-hour road-railway blockade in the city to press home their five-point demands.
Schoolgirl drowns in Sylhet
A schoolgirl drowned in a pond at Sonapur village in Biswanath upazila on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Ayesha Begum, a class X student of Gobindaganj High School in Chhatak upazila and daughter of Shukur Ali, a resident of Sonapur…
2 killed in bus-auto rickshaw collision in Comilla
Two people were killed and four others injured in a collision between a bus and CNG=run auto-rickshaw on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway near Model Police Station area in Sadar upazila on Saturday night.
25 schemes being implemented in Chuadanga
A total of 25 schemes are now being implemented in all the four upazilas of the district at a cost of taka 61, 60,000.The four upazilas of the district are Chuadanga Sadar, Alamdanga, Damurhuda and Jibannagar. Ministry of Relief and…
Ship leaves transshipping containers to India
The “Ocean Probe” with 85 cargo-laden containers today left Chittagong Port for transshipment to India.As neighbouring India recently got the transshipment facility, foreign container-vessel “MV Iravati Star” anchored at jetty number 13 of Chittagong Port on June 2 for reshipment…
2 hit by trains at Airpirt, Nakhalpara stations killed
Two unidentified people, including a woman, were killed as speedy trains hit them in two separate incidents in the city’s Nakhalpara and Airport railway station arias. Sources at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital said, a-40 years unidentified woman was hit…
Before Kashpul blooms!
Recently I read a news item in one of our national English language dailies that farmers have achieved success and self-sufficiency by cultivating kashful (reed) at Paikpara village under Kaliganj upazila of the Jhenidah district. Member of the grass family-Poaceae,Kashpul…
8 killed 20 missing in Meghna estuary trawler capsize
Eight people, including four children, died and 20 went missing as a trawler carrying around 100 passengers capsized in the MeghnaRiver in Monpura upazila on Thursday morning. Six of the deceased were identified as Aysha Begum, 65, Jasmine, 22, her…
Man dies from electrocution in Rajbari
A man died from electrocution in Boro Hijli Bazar area of Baliakandi upazila on Wednesday afternoon.
1,498 poor litigants get legal aid in Rajshahi
More than 1,498 poor and distressed litigants get legal aid here as the district legal aid committee had taken initiative of disposing of their litigation free of cost.At present, the committee has been dealing with more than 2,992 other cases…
Soil, fertilizer management technology promotion stressed
Speakers at a discussion in Rajshahi have underscored the need for collective efforts of all authorities concerned for substantial and sustainable promotion of soil and fertilizer management technology for protecting the soil productivity from further degradation.
Emergency exercise held at Ctg Airport
The Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh (CAAB) organised Airport Emergency Exercise at Shah Amanat International Airport in the city today.Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon, MP attended the exercise as the chief guest.
BRRI-dhan 63 raises optimism
Production of BRRI-dhan 63, a fine quality high-yielding rice variety newly developed by Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), has raised great optimism among farmers in Sherpur as well as agricultural scientists, after it has been released to farmers for growing…
Schoolboy electrocuted in Narsingdi
A schoolboy died from electrocution at Baghata in Sadar upazila on Tuesday.