Three families ostracised

Three families have been receiving treatment as social pariahs for not following the arbitration over land issue in Korbanpur village of Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar.
4 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Nor'wester kills 4, damages crops in Gaibandha

Four people were killed in three upazilas of Gaibandha after trees crushed them during a Nor'wester today.
4 April 2021, 13:24 PM

Redwana’s killers still at large

Police are yet to arrest the killer of Tangail District Cultural Officer Khandakar Redwana Islam Ilu even after a week of her sensational murder.
3 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Drug addict kills mother in Panchagarh

A woman was stabbed to death allegedly by her drug addict son in Mithapukur area of Panchagarh municipality yesterday.
3 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Indigenous village grieving for trees

A memorial service for trees, held recently in Khadimnagar area of Sylhet city, might have aroused curiosity among a section of the city residents. But mourning for untimely deaths of trees is close to religious ritual for inhabitants of a remote indigenous village in Barlekha upazila.
3 April 2021, 18:00 PM

7 police personnel among 20 injured in clash with Hefajat activists in Gazipur

At least 20 people, including seven police personnel, were injured in a clash between Hefajat-e-Islam activists and police in Gazipur today.
2 April 2021, 16:56 PM

Pirojpur man arrested after being sued under DSA by BCL leader

Police yesterday arrested a man in connection with a case filed under the Digital Security Act over spreading distorted photos of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Facebook.
2 April 2021, 15:25 PM

Road accident leaves 2 dead in Moulvibazar

Two people were killed today and another one was injured when a bus hit the motorbike the victims were on at Mathiura Tea Garden area in Rajnagar upazila of Moulvibazar.
2 April 2021, 11:42 AM

ACC arrests land official with bribe money from Cox's Bazar

The Anti-Corruption Commission last night arrested a sub-registrar of the Chakaria Sub-registry Office with bribe money from Cox’s Bazar.
2 April 2021, 10:47 AM

Hefajat demands withdrawal of cases and Tk 50cr compensation

In a protest rally in Chattogram today, leaders of Hefajat-e-Islam demand withdrawal of cases filed against them and a total of Tk 50 crore in compensation for members who died and were injured during the recent anti-Modi protests.
2 April 2021, 10:25 AM

Father, daughter killed as truck hits motorbike in Pabna

A man and his daughter were killed and his wife was injured in a road accident today when a sand-laden truck hit his motorbike at the Tarabaria area in Sujanagar upazila of Pabna.
2 April 2021, 07:41 AM

Clash leaves two killed in Cumilla

Two youths were killed and at least 5 others injured in a clash between two groups of youths over a trivial matter in Debidwer upazila of the district early yesterday.
1 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Covid pandemic worsening prognosis of Tuberculosis

The coronavirus pandemic has affected the awareness building, diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis.
1 April 2021, 18:00 PM

IPRS technology brings new hope in fish farming

In the first week of February this year, I went to Akbar Hossain’s fish farm in Chapainawabganj’s Bulonpur where no one had to go down to the pond
1 April 2021, 18:00 PM

19-yr-old in Bogura sued under DSA, sent to jail

A 19-year-old boy landed in jail yesterday after a Bangladesh Chhatra League leader sued him under the Digital Security Act for making a music video that features photos of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
31 March 2021, 19:43 PM

Tourist spots closed for 14 days

All the tourist spots in Rangamati and Khagrachhari were declared closed for the next 14 days to prevent the spread of coronavirus infections.
31 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Man held for raping physically challenged girl

Police arrested a man yesterday in connection with a case for raping a physically challenged girl in Saltha upazila on Friday.
31 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Hospital lying idle for lack of pure water supply

Indurkani Upazila Health Complex in Pirojpur is a full-fledged hospital having all the facilities including accommodation for doctors and staffers, however, its indoor services remain suspended since its inception due to lack of pure drinking water supply.
31 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Bumper yield of wheat expected in C’nawabganj

Officials of agriculture department and farmers in Chapainawabganj are expecting a bumper production of wheat this season as weather condition had been favourable in the region.
31 March 2021, 18:00 PM

The gallantry of a teenage warrior

In 1971, when Salahuddin’s life ended, he was only eighteen. But before breathing his last, the young man won hearts of patriots by being a shining example of courage and stoicism in the face of barbaric torture by the occupation forces of Pakistan.
31 March 2021, 18:00 PM