3 killed in sudden explosion in Gobindaganj

Three people were killed in a sudden explosion at a house in Gaibandha's Gobindaganj upazila today.
24 March 2021, 12:28 PM

Reconstruction of centuries-old mosque stokes tension along Sylhet border

Border Guard Bangladesh jawans took up position on the Gojukata border in Sylhet’s Beanibazar yesterday morning shortly after India’s Border Security Force set up bunkers in the no-man’s land between the countries.
23 March 2021, 18:22 PM

Procurement target missed as farmers lose interest to sell paddy

Farmers are not showing interest to sell paddy to government warehouses on various grounds including non-acceptance of paddy at the warehouses without bribe. For this reason, no paddy was deposited to Srimangal government warehouse in Srimangal upazila of Moulvibazar.
23 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Youth killed over trifling matter

A youth was stabbed to death in Mirzapur upazila in yesterday allegedly over a trifling matter.
23 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Now their marks will remain forever in their beloved map

The map of independent Bangladesh found its place on the face of the globe after the 1971 War of Independence was won by the country’s sons of the soil -- the freedom fighters.
23 March 2021, 18:00 PM

What happened in Shalla?: A first-hand account

“All the gold and money saved for my two daughters’ marriage has been taken away. I was saving money for them as my husband could not work. Now how will I live?” said a teary-eyed Jharna Rani Das (55) of Noagaon village in Shalla upazila of Sunamganj.
23 March 2021, 17:14 PM

Public prosecutor murder in Shariatpur: Lawyers observe work abstention rejecting verdict

The lawyers of Shariatpur Bar Association today observed a “work abstention” programme in all the courts, expressing their dissatisfaction towards Sunday's judgement in the case filed over the killing of Public Prosecutor Habibur Rahman and his brother 19 years ago.
23 March 2021, 14:34 PM

Some recognition at last, but not enough

Hearing his name called out, Sinial Da paused chopping wood at the sawmill at Nilphamari’s Domar upazila town and squinted at the direction of the caller around 10:30am yesterday.
23 March 2021, 14:25 PM

Case filed against father for daughter’s murder in Bagerhat

A two-and-a-half-year-old girl, was reportedly killed by her father in Bagerhat’s Mollahat upazila.
23 March 2021, 12:02 PM

Policeman hurt in attack during half-day hartal in Shariatpur

A policeman was injured in an attack allegedly by a group of Awami League (AL) activists yesterday while the latter were observing a half-day hartal,
22 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Project director rules out concerns

Social media over the past few days has been abuzz with the speculation that quality of construction of the under-construction bridge, on the Payra
22 March 2021, 18:00 PM

She paddles rickshaw-van breaking free from decade of torture

Like any other women, Saptomi Rani Mungli, in her early life, used to dream of having a family filled with love and happiness. However, her dream was shattered as she had to undergo inhuman torture by her in-laws and her husband.
22 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Storing gas in balloons: Illegal line disconnected in Rupganj

An illegal gas connection through which people stored cooking gas in large balloons in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj was disconnected today during a drive jointly conducted by upazila administration Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited and police.
22 March 2021, 15:08 PM

Bailey bridge in Mollahat collapses, traffic disrupted

A sand-laden truck fell into a canal after the Bailey bridge it was crossing collapsed in Mollahat upazila of Bagerhat today.
22 March 2021, 12:39 PM

Friend stabs schoolboy to death in Jashore

A ninth grader was stabbed to death by his friend after an argument over playing games on the mobile phone in Jashore Sadar upazila last night.
22 March 2021, 05:47 AM

Topsoil removal wreaks fertility of cropland

Cutting off top soil from croplands for selling it to the brick kilns is still going on unabatedly at different places in Tangail, defying laws.
21 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Freedom fighter toils away without recognition

With cataracts in his eyes and difficulty in breathing, the frail 70-year-old man was toiling to bark logs with his axe in a sawmill of Domar upazila town.
21 March 2021, 18:00 PM

9 UK returnees back at Sylhet quarantine hotel 12 hours after ‘disappearing’

Nine UK-returnees of the same family finally returned to the institutional quarantine centre in Sylhet city tonight, hours after they “disappeared” from there this morning.
21 March 2021, 17:40 PM

Online process of completing SSC application forms to begin from April 1

The online process of filling out forms for this year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations will start from April 1 and will continue till April 7.
21 March 2021, 17:17 PM

Attack on Hindu community in Sunamganj: Police and administration were negligent, says ASK

The local police and administration were negligent in carrying out their responsibility to control the situation and prevent attacks on the Hindu community in Noagaon village of Sunamganj's Shalla upazila on March 17.
21 March 2021, 13:15 PM