Highest production of Aus in 20yrs

This season farmers in the district have recorded the highest production of Aush paddy in the last 20 years due to favourable weather.
6 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Attack on UNO Wahida: She drew ire from land grabbers, say locals

Land grabbing by a group of people associated with the ruling party was rampant in Ghoraghat and UNO Wahida Khanam, who also acted as the assistant commissioner of land, became a problem for them, locals have said.
6 September 2020, 17:26 PM

ACC wants detailed expense records from Kuwait-Bangladesh Hospital

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today again issued a letter to Kuwait-Bangladesh Friendship Government Hospital seeking its record books, including bills and vouchers, to investigate graft allegations in accommodation and meal bills.
6 September 2020, 16:49 PM

Case filed over Narayanganj mosque blast

A case has been filed with Fatullah Model Police Station over the recent blast at the Baitul Salat Jame Mosque in Narayanganj accusing unidentified people of negligence.
6 September 2020, 16:05 PM

Attack on UNO Wahida: Prime accused placed on 7-day remand

A Dinajpur court has placed Asadul Haque, the prime accused in a case filed over the recent attack on Ghoraghat Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Wahida Khanam and her father Omar Ali Sheikh, on seven-day remand.
6 September 2020, 15:30 PM

Attack on UNO Wahida: Govt employees protest in Ghoraghat

Protesting the attack on Ghoraghat Upazila Nirbahi Officer Wahida Khanam, government employees formed a human chain at the Hilly-Ghoraghat Road in Dinajpur today.
6 September 2020, 13:59 PM

Introduce modern and specialised trades in technical training centres: Expatriate welfare minister

Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Imran Ahmad today said the government is planning to introduce modern and specialised trades in the country’s technical training centres for creating and sending more skilled workers abroad.
6 September 2020, 13:50 PM

Birds die after feeding on crop field with excessive pesticide

A farmer used excessive pesticide on his lentil field which eventually left 31 birds dead at Jogatola in Pabna's Vangura upazila yesterday. The farmer in question begged pardon to the local administration with a formal undertaking that he would not do the same again.
6 September 2020, 13:26 PM

Attack on UNO Wahida: TIB calls for judicial probe

Transparency International Bangladesh today demanded a judicial probe into the barbaric attack on Ghoraghat Upazila Nirbahi Officer Wahida Khanam to unearth the actual reason behind the incident.
6 September 2020, 13:21 PM

Single vehicle can now be used for multiple sharing companies

The government has brought necessary changes in the Ride Sharing Service Guideline-2017, so that a car owner can use his or her vehicle under more than one service.
6 September 2020, 13:00 PM

Bangladesh needs to mainstream public health services to tackle pandemics: experts

Experts have said public health practices in the country needs to be made more mainstream and widely available to improve overall health situation and tackle pandemics such as Covid-19.
6 September 2020, 12:37 PM

Narayanganj mosque blast: Dr Zafrullah calls for burn units at each district-level hospital

Gonoshasthaya Kendra Founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury has called upon the government to launch burn units at every district-level hospital and provide the medical professionals relevant training to treat patients with burn injuries.
6 September 2020, 12:31 PM

Examine, repair electrical connections in all mosques: Religious Affairs Ministry

Religious Affairs Ministry has instructed committees of all mosques across the country -- especially those with air-conditioners -- to take necessary measures to examine and repair electrical connections inside the places of worship, in order to avoid accidents from faulty wiring and short circuits.
6 September 2020, 12:16 PM

Law minister urges judges to ensure quick justice for people

Law Minister Anisul Huq today urged the lower court judges to discharge judicial functions with competence, honesty and sincerity to ensure justice for people in a short time.
6 September 2020, 11:54 AM

Investigation officers testify over arms case against Papia, her husband

Two investigation officers (IO) today gave their statements before a Dhaka tribunal in connection with an arms case against expelled Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papia and her husband Mofizur Rahman.
6 September 2020, 11:45 AM

Allegations of 'mismanagement' at Benapole port, operating with no director for 10 months

The country's largest land port Benapole has been operating without a director for the last ten months as the government did not appoint anyone since November last year.
6 September 2020, 11:01 AM

Necessary to verify whether mosques are built with proper approval, designs: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has told the parliament that it is necessary to verify whether mosques across the country have been constructed, taking approval from appropriate authorities and with proper designs, so that incidents like the blast at Narayanganj mosque do not recur.
6 September 2020, 09:09 AM

No need to send UNO Wahida abroad right now: health minister

Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said there is no need to send Ghoraghat UNO Wahida Khanam abroad for better treatment at this moment.
6 September 2020, 09:01 AM

Major (retd) Sinha murder: 4 policemen remanded by Rab in second phase

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) today took four suspended policemen in custody, on a four-day remand, for interrogation in a case filed over the murder of Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan.
6 September 2020, 08:04 AM

No exams this year if schools remain closed: senior secretary

There will be no examinations if schools cannot be reopened this year, Primary and Mass Education Senior Secretary Akram-Al-Hossain has said.
6 September 2020, 08:02 AM