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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.

The 39th death anniversary of Polli Kabi Jasimuddin was observed here this morning here in a befitting manner.

A total of 1,075 rural development schemes are being implemented under the Rural Infrastructure Maintenance (Test Relief) programme in Narsingdi district.

Three covered vans were torched by miscreants at Sayedpur on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Burichang upazila on Monday night.

A court here on Tuesday sentenced four people to life term imprisonment for killing a young man in 2009.

Separate human chains were formed in the district town today demanding trial of the killers of the four freedom fighters.

Speakers at a views-sharing meeting have stressed for successful cooperative movement in the community based organisations (CBOs) for empowerment of the rural women, their economic uplift and preventing social curses.

Speakers at a reflection workshop have stressed for making women’s legal rights a reality in Bangladesh through reaching legal aid services to the victims of domestic violence and repression.

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh in a drive recovered 25 Molotov cocktails from Balutupa area in sadar upazila early Saturday.

An unidentified man was killed as he was crushed under the wheels of a speeding train at Boyra Jongshon area in the city here on Friday night.

Two devotees of Tabligh-Jamaat, who were injured in a road accident in Muktagachha upazila on Friday night, dies at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) early Saturday.

Speakers at a human chain programme here today underlined the need for creating awareness of the people to help stop violence, repression on women and child marriage.

A total of 1,875 tuberculosis patients are undergoing treatment at different places in Jessore district till the month of January, 2015.

A sector commander level conference between the frontier forces of the two neighbourning countries- Bangladesh and India was held at Benapole , Lt Col Jahangir Hossain, commanding officer, 26 Border Guard Battalion confirmed New Nation during a short break of…

Strict enforcement of the amended Tobacco Control Act (TCA) has become an essence of the time to save the young generations as well as thousands of human lives annually in the country, speakers said here yesterday.

Wide-ranging mass-awareness through using both print and electronic media has become an urgent need to prevent any outbreak of Nipah virus especially among the children.

A devastating fire gutted 31 shops at Bazaar of Agoiljhara upazila town in Barisal district on early Wednesday.

Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Anwarul Iqbal, who died in Dubai on January 15, was laid to eternal rest at the Banani Graveyard on Thursday afternoon. Anwarul Iqbal, also a former caretaker government adviser and a freedom fighter, was…

A meeting to review the preparations of the ensuing Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination in the district was held yesterday in the conference room of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Faridpur.

One person was killed in a clash that erupted between two rival groups centering over boundary line of their houses at Saralitupa village under Dirai upazila of the district this morning.

Speakers in the concluding ceremony of a three-day digital innovation fair-2015 here last night said digitisation has become the driving force for building a middle income digital Bangladesh in reality.

A court here on Sunday further turned down the bail plea of suspended Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury, now in custody, in the former finance minister Kibria murder case.

A 14-day annual training course of Mohasthan Regiment of Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC) began at the playground of Bangladesh Postal Academy in Rajshahi city yesterday.

Speakers at a rally have stressed for launching vigorous movement against social erosion, unhealthy culture, pornography, drug abuse, gambling, rape, human trafficking and repression and violence against women.

Speakers at a function here yesterday stressed the need for creating much awareness to the adolescents and the capable conjugal about reproductive health to build a healthy nation.

The Coast Guard in a joint drive seized 2,000 kg hilsa fry (jatka) from three passenger launches in Dhaleswari River early this morning.

Habiganj municipality mayor G K Gaus has been suspended for his suspected link with the killing of former Finance Minister Shah AMS Kibria.

The Holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi (SM) was observed here yesterday with due religious fervour, solemnity and fresh call for following ideals of the greatest man on earth Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH).