Ferry service on the Paturia-Daulatdia route was suspended for 11 hours on Saturday morning due to dense fog.Mahiuddin Russel, manager of BIWTA Aricha, said suddenly the area was enveloped in thick fog, forcing them to suspend the ferry services at…
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Mymensingh war crimes suspect Yusuf Ali sent to jail
A court here on Friday sent forest officer Yusuf Alam, who was arrested from Bagerhat on Wednesday night for his alleged involvement in war crimes during the liberation war in 1971, to jail.Senior Judical Magistrate M Sirajul Islam Gazi ordered to…
BD national tortured to death by BSF at Jahurpur border
A Bangladeshi national was tortured to death by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Jahurpur border area in Sadar upazila early Friday.The deceased was identified as Abdur Rahman Sentu, 33, son of Shish Mohammad, a resident of Binpara village in…
‘Robber’ beaten dead by mob in Dinajpur
A suspected robber was beaten to death by a mob at Khanpukur Moupukur village in Birampur upazila early yesterday.The deceased was identified as Nazmul,50, son of Jahir Uddin of Bochaganj upazila.
Mysterious fire guts PSC answer sheets
A total of 459 answer sheets of recently concluded Primary School Certificate (PSC) examinations were burnt in a mysterious fire in sadar upazila complex on Saturday morning.The incident came to light on Sunday morning.
CMH doctor killed in Savar road accident
A doctor of Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Dhaka was killed as a bus rammed his motorcycle at Islampur on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Dhamrai upazila of Dhaka district on Friday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Sergeant Ibrahim Hossain, son of…
COU ‘Ka’, ‘Kha’ unit tests Friday
The admission tests of ‘Ka’ and ‘Kha’ units for the first year Honours courses of Comilla University (COU) for the academic session 2015-16 will be held on Friday.The ‘Ka’ unit test will begin at 10:00 am and ‘Kha’ unit test…
Narail-Lohagara-Kalna road in appalling state
The 19 kilometre road from Narail to Kalna via Lohagara has become woefully unfit for use barely two years after its reconstruction. Potholes have developed in numerous places of the road making it difficult for the vehicles to ply and…
Rapist gets life behind bars in Gaibandha
A tribunal on Tuesday convicted a man and put him behind bars for life for raping a housewife in Sundarganj upazila in 2005.The convict identified as Khairul Islam, a resident of Bazarpara village of the upazila, was also fined Tk…
Proper enforcement of CRP Law stressed
Speakers at a seminar here yesterday emphasized the need for proper enforcement of the Consumers’ Rights Protection (CRP) Law for protecting the consumers’ rights together with freeing the human body from any food poisoning and other contamination.They observed that the…
BAF recruits’ passing out parade held
The passing out parade of Recruits’ Entry No-43 of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) was held at the Recruits’ Training School (RTS) at Shamshernagar here on Monday, said a press release of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).Senior Secretary of Ministry of Defence…
Nine shopkeepers fined in Manikganj
A mobile court fined nine shopkeepers on Monday for trading polythene paper in different markets here.Manikganj District Administration conducted an anti polythene drive at Beuthaghat Bazaar, Taraghat bazaar and Manikganj Bazaar today.
Travel thru’ Benapole with handwritten passport closed
Travel has been stopped between two neighboring countries India and Bangladesh with handwritten passport through Benapole border from Thursday.The immigration authorities at Benapole check post put an end to the effectiveness of the handwritten passports for entering India from Bangladesh…
Man killed in Patuakhali trawler capsize
A man was killed and two others were injured as a timber-laden trawler capsized after being hit by a launch in the confluence of Lohalia and Laukadi rivers in PatuakhaliSadar upazila on early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Jamal, hailing…
Strict enforcement of tobacco control law to safeguard juvenile stressed
Experts and stakeholders yesterday observed that proper enforcement of the amended tobacco control law has become indispensable to protect the young generation especially adolescents from the negative impacts of tobacco use particularly smoking.They told BSS that one of the strongholds…
AL leader killed in Rajshahi road crash
A local Awami League leader was killed and five other people were injured in a road accident at Pullapukur area on the Rajshahi- Pabna Highway in Puthia upazila of the district on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Shafiqul, publicity secretary…
Bangladeshi shot dead by BSF on Gotamari border
A Bangladeshi national was shot to death by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at Gotamari border point in Hatibandha upazila early Friday.The deceased was identified as Amulla Chandra Barman, 38, son of Mohesh Chandra Roy, a resident of…
4 jute godowns gutted in Gazipur
Four jute godowns were gutted by a fire at Konabari Notun Bazar area of Gazipur yesterday morning.Being informed, two fire fighters from Kaliakoir rushed to the spot and controlled the fire after one hour with the help of local people,…
4 held with 450 tortoises in Satkhira
Police in a drive arrested four people along with 450 tortoises from Machkhola village in Sadar upazila on Wednesday afternoon. The arrestees were identified as Kamal Chandra Shil, hailing from Barguna, Islam Dhali, a resident of Laxmidari village, Hafizur Rahman…
‘Terrorist’ held with pistol, ammo in Sirajganj
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested an alleged terrorist along with one foreign-made pistol, one magazine and 17 rounds of bullet from Choyani area of Shahjadpur upazila on Tuesday.The arrestee was identified as Suruj Khan, 27,…
BGB-BSF flag meeting held in Benapole
A battalion commander level flag meeting between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) was held here on Tuesday.Lieutenant Colonel Tariqul Islam, staff officer of the BGB Dhaka Headquarters, led the 10-member delegation while Trivedi Satwant, officer…
Three-day recitation festival begins tomorrow in Faridpur
A three-day regional recitation festival and workshop of Dhaka Zone-2 organized by Bangladesh Abriti Samanay Parishad will begin here from tomorrow (November 26) at local Shilpakala academy auditorium.The festival will be participated by thirteen groups of ten districts of southern…
Fire at Jessore carbon factory
A fire broke out at a carbon factory at Narendrapur in Sadar upazila of Jessore district on Monday night.Ruhul Quddus, acting assistant director of Jessore Fire Service and Civil Defence, said the fire erupted in the factory of Khulna Carbon…
Former JCD vice-president held in Sylhet
Police arrested former vice-president of Chhatra Dal Abdul Ahad Khan Jamal from Mirabazar area in the city early Monday.Sohel Ahmad, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station, said tipped off, a team of police conducted a raid at the JCD leader’s residence…
Dublar Char prepares for popular ‘Rash Mela’ amid tight security
Authorities have taken special security measures ahead of the famous three-day ‘Rash Mela’ at Dublar Char Island near the Sundarbans, beginning on Tuesday.Hundreds of thousands of people, irrespective of their beliefs, throng festival at Alorkol, which is located on the…
Construction of 4km road begins in Rangpur
Construction of two four-kilometre long roads from Chawrahat to Sarai and Jafarganj to Keranirhat have begun under Ward No-7 and Ward No-10 respectively in the city.Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) Alhaj Sarfuddin Ahmed Jhantu inaugurated the construction work of…
210 demonstration plots set up in Jamalpur
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken a programme to set up 210 demonstration plots of Boro paddy in seven upazilas of the district during the current Robi season.The DAE office sources said three varieties of Boro paddy will be…
Two held with 18-kg ganja in Habiganj
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two drug traffickers with 18-kg ganja from Mantala Railway Station under Madhabpur upazila of the district last night.The arrested were identified as Nazmul Haque, a resident of Chandpur village under Bijoynagar upazila in…
Prices of winter vegetables fallen sharp in Jhenaidah
The prices of the vegetables have fallen sharply when the huge quantities of vegetables started rushing in the early winter. Although the price fallen had satisfied the consumers, it had aggrieved the farmers when price fallen sharply in a week.When…
Paturia-Daulatdia ferry services resume after 7 hrs
Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma river resumed after seven hours of disruption caused by dense fog on Thursday morning.Mahiuddin Rasel, manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) at Aricha, said they kept suspended ferry services…