More than 3,000 farmers and common people have achieved self-reliance in Rangpur Division by cultivating highly profitable lemon having huge market demand round the year with lucrative price.Having repeated bumper production with huge profits in recent years, the farmers have…
A school student was killed by a lightning strike at Charmastul village in Daulatpur upazila on Friday.
About 150,000 tonnes of summer vegetables are expected to produce in Narsingdi district during the current season.Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said if the favorable weather condition continues in the next couple of weeks the production target would be…
Speakers at a discussion here have said that the lifelong struggles of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam were aimed at establishing universal humanism against injustice and communalism in the society.They termed rebel poet Nazrul as a philosopher and great source…
A total of 82.77 per cent students passed in Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations under Chittagong Education Board (CEB) this year.According to results of the SSC-2015 published here today, the percentage of pass in CEB is 82.77 which was 91.40…
Asian Development Bank (ADB) today distributed 10 agriculture equipments in Belaichhari upazila for agriculture development of rural areas of hill district under its Chittagong Hill Tract Development project.
The death toll from Thursday’s trawler capsize in the Meghna River here rose to nine with recovery of six more bodies on Friday morning. Seven of the deceased were identified as Ummeli, 04, Sumiya, 08, Faysal, 06, Bayezid, 02, all…
The three-day training in “Objective Journalism” ended today at the VIP lounge of Khulna Press Club. Khulna Press Club (KPC) and Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB) jointly organised the training programme.
Chapainawabganj District College Teachers-Employees Welfare Association (CDCTEWA) distributed cheques of Tk 19,02,984 among the nominees of the late members of the association on Wednesday.
Health experts at a post-rally discussion have stressed for ensuring safe motherhood for healthy newborn babies and their beautiful life through proper nursing during pregnancy, planned birth and safe delivery.They were addressing the discussion arranged at the conference room of…
A total proposed budget of Taka 164 crore 59 lakh 84 thousand for the 2015-16 fiscal year of Faridpur Pourashava, the biggest ever in size since the establishment of this local government institution in 1869, was unveiled yesterday in the…
An electric lineman Latiful Islam, 30, was electrocuted when he was repairing disconnected electric lines which was snapped by the storm recently.
Speakers at a views-sharing meeting today stressed reaching all available government services easily in a hassle-free manner ensuring complete accountability to the rural people for accelerating national uplift.The pace of rural development could be accelerated further through maintaining the present…
A lorry driver was killed in a road accident on the Chapainawabgani-Shibganj road in Baroghoria upazila of Chapainawabganj district on Tuesday morning.
The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-5 of Dhaka Tuesday afternoon sentenced a part-time Arabic teacher of Mirpur Holy Crescent School and College to life term imprisonment for raping a five-year-old girl in 2014. Judge Tanjila Ismail of the tribunal…
A farmer was killed by a lightning strike at Barobari village in Sadar upazila on Monday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Rashid Miah,48, a resident of Chowdhury Bazar village in Rajnagar upazila.
Speakers at a discussion today underscored the need for ensuring animal protein for all citizens aimed at building healthier and brighter nation.They said we have to increase consumption of eggs and chicken at least two times to reduce malnutrition.
Speakers at a workshop here on Monday underlined the importance of promoting water, sanitation and hygiene strategies to ensure a water and sanitation related disease free healthy society.Importance should be given to create much awareness among the people particularly in…
At least 15 persons were injured and 150 shops gutted in a fire at Barguna Super Market last night.The fire broke out at 10pm from an electric short circuit at a shop of the market which engulfed the other shops…
The High Court on Monday issued a rule asking the government to explain why the authorities concerned should not be directed to provide compensation to the indigenous woman who was gang-raped in a moving microbus in the city. An HC…
A housewife was electrocuted at Monoharpur village in Kaligang upazila on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Halima Begum, 35, wife of Mirajul Islam of the village.
Motor Workers Union on Sunday evening suspended its transport strike across all the districts in Rajshahi division till Monday afternoon. The transport workers started the strike on Sunday morning demanding the punishment of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists who were…
Two minor children were drowned in the river Pagla at Kansat Milik village under Shibganj upazila of the district yesterday morning.The victims were identified as Anik, 3, son of Nazimuddin and Real, 3, son of Sohel Rana of the same…
Hundreds of members and associates today celebrated centenary of Gaibandha Public Library and Club (GPLC) amid much enthusiasm. To mark the day, the Shato Barsha Purti and Avishekh Utjapon Committee chalked out an elaborate programme with the slogan “Shato Barshey…
Narsingdi Polytechnic Institute On Sunday Distributed certificates among 25 sewing machine operators who received a three-month training on ‘Readymade Garments Sewing Machine Operators’ (RMG-SMO) piloting course.The training course was held under the ‘Competency Based Training and Assessment’ at Narsingdi Polytechnic…
One person was killed and six others were injured in separate incidents of lightning strikes in the different places of Goinghat upazila on Saturday.
A child drowned in a pond at Syedpur village in Sadar upazila on Saturday.The victim was identified as Roni, 3, son of Bobi Hossain, a resident of the village.
A young man was stabbed to death and five others were injured by robbers during a robbery incident at South Fashion village in Char Fashion upazila early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Jakir,30, a resident of the area. Locals said…
Coast Guard members seized 2.5 lakh pieces of shrimp fry worth Tk 12.5 lakh from the Tentulia River at Laharhat in Lalmohan upazila early Sunday.
Boro paddy and rice procurement drive started here today under the auspices of Netrakona district food department.Deputy commissioner (DC) Netrakona Dr. Torun Kanti Shikder formally inaugurated the drive by purchasing 40 metric tons of Boro rice from two rice mills…