The Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) has implemented an uplift project aims at improving the socio-economic condition of people living in the vast Barind tract through boosting agricultural production.
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Mosharraf inaugurates renovated stadium complex in Faridpur
Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Engineer Khondoker Mosharraf Hossain said here on Wednesday that the renovated Sheikh Jamal Stadium, formerly Faridpur stadium, will be upgraded to international standard so that international matches of all major games can be arranged.
3 jailed for cutting roadside tree in Barisal
A court here on Wednesday sentenced three people to six months’ imprisonment each for cutting down trees illegally.
40 years of Bangladesh-Vietnam diplomatic relations
Speakers at a seminar in the city yesterday underscored the need for greater cooperation between Bangladesh. The seminar was organized by the Nawab Salimullah Academy to celebrate 40 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
NID card distribution begins in 3 districts
The Election Commission started the distribution of National Identity (NID) cards in three districts — Dhaka, Gazipur and Manikganj — among the fresh voters on Wednesday.
Bangladeshis pushed in by BSF in C’nawabganj
Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) pushed in 19 Bangladeshi nationals through Bakchar frontier in Sadar upazila early Wednesday.
Indian intruder handed over to BSF after jail term
An Indian national was returned to the authorities of that country by the Bangladesh authorities on Tuesday after completion of his jail term in the district jail for intrusion.
Fish worth Tk12 lakh poisoned dead in Benapole
Fish worth Tk12 lakh in a pond and an enclosure of a union parishad member was poisoned to death by miscreants at Sher Ali Madanpur village in Manirampur upazila of Jessore early Tuesday.
1st death anniversary of Major (Rtd.) Sayeed Iskander observed
Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Feni District Branch arranged a Doa and Milad Mahfil on the occasion of the 1st death anniversary of Major (Retd.) Sayeed Iskander, former President of Feni District BNP and ex-MP of Feni-1 held at the Takia Mosque…
One killed in Jessore road accident
A man was killed and 12 others injured when a bus fell into a pond at Deoara- Narangali area on the Jessore-Chutipur road under Sadar upazila of the district on Monday.
Training workshop for child journalists begins in Rangpur
A three-day basic training workshop for child journalists on child rights began here at the hall room of Civil Surgeon Office in the city from Monday.
12 BD boys back home after languishing in Indian jail
Twelve Bangladeshi boys returned home on Monday night after languishing for two years in an Indian jail.
2 bikers killed in Ctg road crash
Chittagong, Two motorcyclists were killed as a covered van hit their vehicle in Banglabazar area under Sadarghat thana in the city on Monday night.
Prothom-Alo office stolen
A daring theft was committed at the daily Prothom-alo, Kishoreganj office in Kalibari Market, Station Road, in the town.
2 more hartal arson victims die at DMCH
Two more drivers who sustained severe burn injuries when pickets torched their vehicles in Comilla and Gazipur during the countrywide 48-hour hartal enforced by Jamaat on Wednesday died at a city hospital on Monday.
Fake ACC official apprehended
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday detained an alleged fraud who was demanding money from a businessman, claiming she is an ACC official.
United efforts for smoking-free Rangpur city stressed
Speakers at an advocacy meeting here on Sunday put maximum emphasis on united efforts of all concerned in turning the public places and transports in Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) area into smoking free.
Minor boy killed in Sylhet road crash
A minor boy was killed in a road accident at Rashidpur in Surma upazila on Sunday afternoon.
2 die, 10 hurt in Panchagarh transformer blast
Two people died and 10 others, including children, were injured from electrocution at Jamuriburi and Pramanikpara villages following blast of a power transformer in Tentulia upazila on Sunday night.
‘Nation can never repay debt to the Freedom Fighters’
The nation can never repay the debt it owes to the Freedom Fighters (FFs), the best sons and daughters of the soil, but it must show due honour to them for upholding real spirit of the War of Liberation.
Huge arms, ammo recovered from Sundarbans after gunfight
Bagerhat – Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard rescued a kidnapped fisherman from Morakaga Khal (canal) area of the Sundarbans under Koira upazila on early Sunday following a five-hour long gunfight with the forest robbers.
20 injured in Laxmipur clash
At least 20 people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers in sadar upazila on Saturday.
58 tin-shed houses gutted in city
A devastating fire gutted 58 tin-shed houses near Rony Market in the city’s Kamrangirchar area on Saturday afternoon.
1 killed in Rajshahi road crash
One person was killed and four others were injured in two separate road accidents in Paba upazila and the city on Friday.
Satkhira road crash kills youth
A young man was killed when a goods-laden truck hit his bicycle at Tuzulpur Bazar on the Satkhira-Jessore Highway in sadar upazila on Friday.
Jose Mourinho blames Chelsea form on style change
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says his side’s poor form is because he is trying to improve their style of play.
Crane collapse kills 2 workers in city
Two construction workers were killed as a crane collapsed while bringing down embroidery machines from a multi-storied building in the city’s Sutrapur area early Friday.
Engine breakdown snaps Dhaka’s train links with Ctg, Sylhet
Train communications of the capital with Chittagong and Sylhet remained suspended from Thursday evening as the locomotive of an express train went out of order at Dewpara in Kaliganj upazila.
Stressed for strengthening community policing activities
Speakers in a function on Wednesday stressed the need for strengthening the community policing activities to free the society from all sorts of crimes.
Syria Crisis: Dhaka welcomes US-Russian accord
Bangladesh has welcomed the agreement on the framework for Elimination of Syrian Chemical Weapons reached between the United States and the Russian Federation on September 14 in Geneva.