The Rajshahi event of “Clean Our Country Day” was observed in the city on Saturday in a bid to encourage cleanliness and protect environment programme.Hundreds of volunteers participated in a clean-up programme from Moni Crossing to Borokuthi amusement park in…
Construction work of Baradaha Bridge over Bangali river on Gaibandha-Nakaihat-Gobindaganj road in the district has been completed and it would be opened for vehicular movement very soon.According to sources the construction work of the much awaited bridge started in 1997…
Train communication of Chittagong with Dhaka and Sylhet has remained snapped since Saturday morning following derailment of a freight train in Banasua in Sadar upazila of Comilla district.
Ferry service on the Shimulia-Kawrakandi route resumed on Sunday morning after 20 hours of its disruption for rough weather.SM Ashikuzzaman, assistant manager of BIWTC in Shimulia, said the ferry, launch and speedboat services were suspended on Saturday morning for strong…
Two of the three people who went missing as two trawlers capsized in Louhajang upazila on Saturday still remain missing.The two vessels carrying 60 people sank in the Padma River amid inclement weather.
Traffic movement on the Dhaka-Mawa highway remained halted for one hour on Saturday as the CNG-run auto-rickshaw owners and workers put up barricade on the highway at Baushia in Gazaria upazila protesting the government decision to ban plying of the…
Agriculture experts at a crop cutting ceremony have said the farmers are very happy to get excellent output of the off-season, short duration and indigenous parija rice as an additional Aus crop this season.RDRS Bangladesh, a reputed NGO, organised the…
Boro rice procurement drive of the food department, which was launched since May 2015, has been progressing satisfactorily amid much enthusiasm.District food department office sources said, the department designed a programme to procure a total of 26,333 tonnes of boiled…
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat visited the head office of Association for Community Development (ACD) today. On her arrival at the office premises ACD President Prof Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan and its executive director Salima Sarwar received her warmly.
Three persons, including two minor babies and a labourer, were killed in separate incidents at different places in Panchagarh district today, police and local sources said.According to the sources, a minor boy and his cousin met their tragic ends after…
Two people were killed and another injured in an attack by marauding elephants at Shiber Aga village in Longodu upazila early Thursday.The deceased were identified as Mozammel Hossain and Nurul Haque.
The authorities have decided to suspend flight service at Cox’s Bazar Airport for bad weather.The decision came from an emergency meeting of the local disaster management committee on Wednesday night.
A schoolboy was electrocuted at Kadamtali in the city on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Rasel Ahmed, 10, son of Fazlu Miah, a resident of the area. He was a class IV student of Kadamtali Government Primary School.
Celebration of National Fisheries Week-2015 began in the district today (Tuesday) with elaborate programmes.With the slogan “In Ocean, River, All Water, Fish Culture Creates Gold,” Fisheries Department and District Administration jointly organized a discussion at District Shilpakala Academy auditorium here…
Distribution of identity cards with photos among the fishermen of Sadar upazila began in the district aimed at bringing them under different subsidized programmes of the government.
Train communication on the Parbotipur-Khulna and Chilahati-Rajshahi routes has remained suspended as a freight train derailed in Panchbibi upazila on Wednesday morning.
Police recovered the body of a man from Taltala area under Sadar upazila this morning.The deceased was Dhala Miah, 70, resident of Chakulia village of the upazila.
A man was killed under the wheels of an oil tanker in Kaderi & Sons Oil Pump area of the district town on Monday night.The deceased was identified as bus helper Azam ali, 65, hailing from Shaplapara area in the…
The ferry service of Bhola-Laxmipur route came to halt for the erosion of the road to Elisha Ferry Ghat area by the Meghna river in Sadar upazila on Monday morning.Locals said all types of the vehicular movement on the road…
Due to adequate rainfall, the farmers have been cultivating Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) in the district comfortably. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources said, getting adequate rain water in the paddy fields farmers have so far cultivated 68 percent land…
A day long Cultural Festival-2015 organized jointly by district administration and Faridpur Shishu Academy was held yesterday at local Kavi Jasimuddin hall.The inaugural function chaired by Shishu Academy managing committee member Qazi Golam Mahiuddin was attended by ADC (Gen) Md.…
Police recovered the body of a schoolboy, who died in a boat capsize, from the Brahmaputra river in Halimabad area of Gaforgoan upazila on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Moniruzzaman, 15, a class VIII student and a resident of…
Instead of donor agencies, the government will take responsibility of the overall management of a seven-year project meant for development of three districts of Chittagong Hill Tract (CHT), official sources said.The US$ 250-million project will begin next year (2016) while…
Harvest of jute in ten upazilas of the district during the current season is nearing completion.The district is widely known as “huge jute producing region” of the country. The jute growers are now expecting satisfactory output as they are getting…
The unremitting heavy rainfall for last two consecutive days caused a serious disruption to civic life, port and businesses activities in the city.The incessant heavy shower forced Shah Amanat International Airport delay in operations of a few flights as its…
The government has undertaken a project to protect the Meghna and Gumti bridges straddling the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway. The Bangladesh army will implement the project cost of about Taka 41 crores.
Over 100 farmers living at four hamlets, locally known as Mushroom Palli at the outskirts of Rangamati town have been cultivating mushroom commercially as it has proved to be a profitable initiative for them there.
Transplantation activities of Aush paddy seedlings was completed successfully and now those are growing everywhere in the region along with the vast Barind tract amid suitable climatic condition including the frequent rainfall.According to field-level reports, so far reached here, the…
A bumper production of sugarcane planted in 2014-15 season is expected at eight sub-zones of Rangpur Sugar Mills Limited (RSML) as the plants of the sugarcane have grown well on the land.According to mill sources, to run the mill properly…
The Eid markets have been witnessing record last moment sales as hundreds of people of all ages rushing to the markets and shopping centres everywhere in Rangpur division just ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr.