A pedestrian was killed as a drum filled with chemical exploded in Mitamain upazila headquarters on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Nurullah, 35, son of Badsha Miah, hailing from Mohishakandi village in the upzila.
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One killed, 3 injured in Habiganj road accident
One person was killed and three others injured when a private car collided head on with a stone loaded truck at Talugarai area under Shaestaganj Thana this morning.The identity of the victim and seriously injured three persons could not be…
One killed, one injured by lightning in Jamalpur
A woman was killed and her husband seriously injured by lightning in Jamalpur Sadar upazila of the district this morning.The victim was identified as Moyna Begum 48, wife of Siddik Miah at Gajaria Paschimpara village under Lakshirchar union of the…
Animal husbandry accelerates uplift in char areas
Livestock experts at a discussion have said the expanding animal husbandry sector has been accelerating socioeconomic uplift of the poor living in remote char areas in recent years.They were addressing inaugural ceremony of the ‘Livestock Technology Fair 2015’ organised at…
Zebun Nahar Huq passes away
It is a great sad for me that Mrs. Zebun Nahar Huq suddenly passed away of on 30 April 2015.
Lightning kills two in Sylhet
Two boy was killed as lighting struck them at Dakshin surma upazila of the district on Sunday morning.The deceased
Light tremor jolted the Barisal region The only Seismograph in PSTU out of order since last two-year
Reports received from different areas of southern region including Barisal city said that light tremor jolted their areas at 13:15:15 to 13:15:30 pm Tuesday noon.However the only Seismograph in southern region at Patuakhali Science and Technology University, remained out of…
Twenty shops gutted, damaged near Barisal Airport
Fire gutted ten shops and damaged 11 others at Rahamatpur Bazaar under Barisal Airport police station on Monday afternoon.Matiar Rahman, Airport police station officer in charge, fire assumed to be instigated from electric short circuit at about 2:55 PM Monday…
Picasso’s Women of Algiers smashes auction record
Picasso’s Women of Algiers has become the most expensive painting to sell at auction, going for $179.3m (£115m) at Christie’s in New York. Eleven minutes of prolonged bidding from telephone buyers preceded the final sale – for much more than…
Women killed as bus hit her rickshaw in Capital
A housewife was killed as a speeding passenger bus hit her rickshaw from rear in the city’s Jatrabari on Monday. The victim was identified as Sobina Akhtar, 25, wife of Azizul Haque of Tangail. Police detained the killer bus and…
Meghna-Ghashiakhali channel thrives again as vessels start plying
Shipping though the Meghna-Ghashiakhali channel of the Kumarkhali River thrives again as the authorities are allowing a limited number of vessels to ply the route during high tides on an experimental basis, one month ahead of the formal reopening of…
School boy killed in lightning strike in Manikganj
A school boy was killed and a girl injured in lightning strike during nor’wester storm in Bachmara area of Daulatpur upazila on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Rafiqul Islam, a class X student of a local school.
Elderly man killed in road accident in Parbotipur
An elderly man was killed in a road accident at Chandapara Bridge point on the Parbotipur-Fulbari road under Parbotipur upazila in Dinajpur district this afternoon, police said.The deceased was identified as Shamsul Haque, 64, of Kuthipara village under Habra union…
Tobacco farming poses threat to food security, public health in Bandarban
Tobacco cultivation has started posing a serious threat to the food security and public health besides the environment in Chittagong Hill Tracts including Bandarban.In addition to motivating the farmers openly by offering incentives in cash and kind to cultivate tobacco…
Need for smoking-free educational institutions stressed
Speakers at a discussion here yesterday stressed the need for making the educational institutions free from smoking and other tobacco uses to protect the young generation from the terrible curse of smoking.
Traditional Kali Puja at Kashtha Kali Mondir in Gaibandha
A month long traditional Kali Puja for the Hindu devotees is going on at Kastha Kali Temple premises at Bharatkhali area under Saghata Upazila in the district from Pahela Baishakh, first day of Bangla New Year-1422.Like the previous years, the…
Founding anniversary of Khulna celebrated
People from all walks of life today celebrated the 133rd founding anniversary of Khulna with enthusiasm and festivity here.Organized by Khulna Development Action Coordination Committee (GKDACC), the celebrations began with a colourful procession which paraded different city streets.
More vocational training can build skilled human resources: Speakers
Speakers at a workshop in Rajshahi underscored the need for more vocational training for the youths so that they could build themselves as skilled human resources which is very important for making the country’s economy more vibrant.
Boy falls mysteriously from 5-storey building, dies
A Child boy was killed after falling down from the rooftop of a 5-storey building in Old Dhaka’s Patuatoli area on Saturday. The victim was identified as Sajjad Hossain, 11, son of Firoz alam. Sajjad, who was a class IV…
1 killed 10 hurt in Narsingdi wedding Party stampede
A man was killed and 10 people were injured in a stampede at the wedding party of local MP’s daughter at Bajanabo village in Shibpur upazila on Saturday afternoon. The victim was identified as Fazlu Miah, 60, son of Jamal…
Man electrocuted in Jessore
A man died from electrocution at Ghop Nauapara Road in Jessore district town on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Shahin Hossain, 42, a trader and son of Abul Kalam Azad of the area.
Strengthening community policing activities stressed
Speakers at a discussion here have stressed on strengthening organisational activities of community policing to ensure peace preventing drug abuse, child marriage, dowry, repression and violence against women in society. The Sadar Upazila Coordination Committee of Community Policing Committee organised…
Tagore’s 154th birth anniversary celebrated in Ctg
The 154th birth anniversary of the Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore was celebrated today in the city in a befitting manner.Different socio-cultural, literary organisations and institutions organized discussions and cultural functions to mark the day.
Dhaka-Ctg, Dhaka-Sylhet train services resume
Train services of Dhaka and Chittagong and Dhaka-Sylhet resumed early Saturday after a suspension for about four and a half hours due to derailment of a train in sadar upazila on Friday.
Man stabbed dead in Mymensingh
A man was stabbed to death allegedly by his nephew in Kalibari area of the district town early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Samir Dey, a goldsmith of the area.Officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station Abu Mohammad Fazlul Karim said Akash…
65 pc rice mills in Pabna shut
With the rice imported from the neighboring country India available on the market, the demand for the local varieties of the staple has been on decline pushing 65 per cent of the rice mills in Pabna district of the northern…
Tagore’s stories set for the small screen
Director Anurag Basu’s wish to adopt Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s stories for the small screen will soon be fulfilled.The EPIC Television Networks Pvt Ltd is launching a new show called “Stories by Rabindranath Tagore”, directed by Basu.The channel will release…
Minor boy slips on staircare, dies at Shyampur
A madrasah student (8) died after slipped down on the staircase of a 4-storey building in the city’s Shampur area on Friday. The victim was identified as Sajedur Rahman Sajid, 8, a class II student of a local Madrasa.
Technician injured in airconditioner blast dies in city
An air-conditioner technician, who suffered burn injuries in an explosion at a workshop in Kazipara area of the city on Thursday night, succumbed to his injuries in DMCH on Friday. The victim was identified as Nazmul Islam, 35. He was…
Lightning kills two farmers in Sirajganj
Two farmers died on the spot when thunderbolts hit them during a storm in Shahjadpur upazila of the district on Thursday.The deceased were identified as Ayub Ali, 45, of Jamirta village and Saher Ali Fakir, 43, of Narua village under…