A total of 16, 000 dogs, including pet and stray ones, in seven upazilas in the district will be vaccinated from March 22 to 25 with an objective of building Gaibandha as a rabies free district.
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Role of registrar and Imam in building a child marriage-free society stressed
Speakers at a participatory discussion here yesterday said more responsive role of marriage registrar and imams including other community leaders has become an urgent need to control child marriage as it leads to various violence and repression against women.
Five shops burn down in Savar
Five shops were gutted as a fire broke out on Majidpur Road in Savar bus stand area of the upazila on Thursday morning.
Swechchhasebak League man held with weapon in Bogra
Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested an activist of Swechchhasebak League in possession of a sharp weapon from Sherpur Road area in the district town on Wednesday night.
Man held for carrying news clippings on Salahuddin
Police yesterday detained a young man from in front of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office. The young man identified as Suman carrying paper clipping on enforced disappearance of BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed.
2 students commit suicide in Jessore
Two college students allegedly committed suicide in two separate incidents in Jessore on Tuesday night.
‘Wide-ranging mass-awareness can help reducing road accidents’
In addition to creating wide-ranging mass-awareness, strict enforcement of traffic rules has become an urgent need to reduce road accidents, speakers at a discussion said.
Sewing handloom garments turning rural women self-reliant
The rural women are becoming self-reliant through various income generation activities, including sewing of handloom garments, to contribute their own in building a middle income Bangladesh.
Mongladob Bridge inaugurated in Gangachara
The newly built Mongladob Bridge on a canal at Mongladob point on Kolkond-Tentultola-Betgari road in Gangachara upazila was inaugurated at a ceremony arranged on the bridge site yesterday.
Body of 4-year-old found in travel bag on city bus identified
The body of a 4-year-old was found in a town service bus in Dhaka city on Monday afternoon. The incident occured in the Kalsi area of Mirpur after the bus crossed the Banani flyover. Khaled Saifullah SI of Banani Police…
25 house gutted in Ctg
At least 25 houses were gutted as a fire broke out in Khitapchor area of Sharoatoli union parishad of Bowalkhali upazila early Sunday.
96th birth day of Bangabandhu will be observed tomorrow in Faridpur
The 96th birth day of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Children’s Day will be observed here in this district tomorrow in a befitting manner as elsewhere across the country.
Rajshahi people afoot to observe Bangabandhu’s 96th birth anniversary
Rajshahi people are now ready to observe the 96th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Children Day-2015 in the city and its adjacent areas in a befitting manner tomorrow.
Elaborate programmes taken to celebrate birth anniversary of Bangabandhu
Gaibandha district administration has chalked out elaborate programmes to celebrate the 96th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Children’s Day-2015 tomorrow in a befitting manner.
Library catches fire in Natore
A fire broke out at a government-run library in Uttar Patuapara area of the district town on Sunday morning.
Two motorcyclists killed in Khulna road crash
Two motorcyclists were killed as a truck crashed into their vehicle on the Satkhira-Khulna highway in Chuknagar area of Dumuria upazila on Sunday morning.
Minor boy killed in Rangpur road crash
A minor school boy was killed when a battery-run auto rickshaw crushed him in Chengmari area on the Gangachara-Gajoghontha road under Gangachara upazila here today, police said.
Making children worthy citizens underscored
Speakers at a function underscored the need for flourishing merits of children to make them worthy citizens of the country to lead it towards desired development.
Tobacco cultivation continues in Rangpur region
Cultivation of tobacco still continues at larger scale following its high price and lucrative incentives being provided by the tobacco companies alluring the farmers in farming the crop almost everywhere in Rangpur region.
More export needed for making the region’s economy vibrant
Emphasis should be given on promoting more export from the region for making its economy vibrant coupled with elevating its socio-economic condition, speakers at a participatory discussion said here today.
Journalist Saiful Islam Talukdar no more
Saiful Islam Talukdar, special correspondent of daily Amader Somoy died of a heart attack at 11 pm on Saturday night at his residence, said a BFUJ leader. A joint secretary general of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) Saiful was…
1 killed, 5 houses gutted in Munshiganj fire
Five houses were gutted and an elderly woman was killed in a fire at Nitira village under Arial-Baligaon union in Tongibari of the district today, police said.
39th death anniversary of Poet Jasimuddin observed
The 39th death anniversary of Polli Kabi Jasimuddin was observed here this morning here in a befitting manner.
5 killed as truck hits bus, autorickshaw in Naogaon
Five people were killed and 20 others injured in a triangular collision of a truck, a bus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Naogaon-Rajshahi highway in Mahadevpur upazila on Friday night.
1075 schemes being implemented in Narsingdi
A total of 1,075 rural development schemes are being implemented under the Rural Infrastructure Maintenance (Test Relief) programme in Narsingdi district.
Bomb explodes in Dhaka judicial magistrate court
Unidentified miscreants exploded a remote controlled bomb on the veranda of the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court building of Dhaka on Thursday afternoon. Assistant Commissioner Aminul Islam of the Prosecution Department of the court has told newsmen after the incident,…
Six killed, ‘many trapped’ in Mongla factory building collapse
Death toll in Mongla factory building collapse has climbed to six after rescuers found two more bodies. Many others are feared trapped under the debris of the under construction milling house of army-managed Mongla Cement Factory in Bagerhat. The roof…
Dr. MM Shofi Ullah new chairman of AEIS, SAU
Dr. M M Shofi Ullah, Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension & Information System (AEIS), Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU) has recently joined the AEIS Department as the Chairman for a two-year term. He took over the charge of Chairman from…
3 covered vans torched in Comilla
Three covered vans were torched by miscreants at Sayedpur on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Burichang upazila on Monday night.
Schoolboy killed as truck hits bicycle in Gaibandha
A schoolboy was killed as a truck knocked down the bicycle he was travelling by near Balua Bazar on the Dhaka-Rangpur highway in Gobindaganj upazila on Tuesday morning.