LGED getting tough with rogue contractor

Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) in Rangabali upazila is considering taking legal action against a contractor for using substandard bricks in road construction.
1 March 2021, 18:00 PM

A derelict post office

Built in 1972 on Station Road, Shayestaganj post office building in Habiganj is now in a dilapidated condition with plaster falling off ceiling and visible cracks on the walls.
1 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Driver killed after truck plunges into the Padma at Paturia ferry terminal

A truck driver was killed when his vehicle plunged into the Padma river after he lost control while trying to drive onto a ferry at Manikganj’s Paturia terminal last night.
28 February 2021, 19:09 PM

Hit hard by Covid-19: Female mushroom farmer struggling for survival

Shukuria Begum, 47, mother of three children at remote Laxmanpur village in Nilphamari’s Saidpur upazila, has been cultivating mushroom at her home premises using innovative technique for the last six years.
28 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Hillocks, forests in Ruma face onslaught of AL leader

The environment and natural resources in ecologically sensitive forested areas of Ruma upazila continue to be plundered for personal gains.
28 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Coal-laden vessel capsizes in Passur river near Mongla

A vessel carrying 848 tonnes of coal capsized in Passur river near Mongla port in Bagerhat.
28 February 2021, 08:39 AM

Visually impaired students making fine jute products

They may not have the ability to see the light but their mind is not dark. Alongside pursuing education in braille system at various educational
27 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Chopping a branch you’re sitting on

Incidents of ever-increasing manmade forest fires at the Sundarbans are endangering the unique ecology that thrives in the world’s largest mangrove forest -- the shield against natural calamities in the country’s south-western coast.
27 February 2021, 18:00 PM

5 injured in gas cylinder blast in Panchagarh

At least five people, including three teenagers, were injured as a gas cylinder used for inflating balloons, exploded at Tetulia Bazar area in Panchagarh this afternoon.
27 February 2021, 16:20 PM

Youth dies after falling from bus roof in Bagerhat

A young man died after falling from the roof of a running bus in Kachua upazila of Bagerhat today.
27 February 2021, 14:03 PM

Ferry services resume on Aricha-Kazirhat route after 20 years

Ferry services resumed on the Aricha-Kazirhat route today after two decades.
27 February 2021, 11:40 AM

3 killed in three-way motorcycle crash in Jhenaidah

Three people were killed in a three-way motorcycle collision in Kaliganj upazila of Jhenaidah today.
26 February 2021, 16:50 PM

8 killed as 2 buses collide on Dhaka-Sylhet highway

At least eight people were killed as two buses collided on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Dakshin Surma upazila of Sylhet this morning.
26 February 2021, 04:04 AM

28 hurt in villagers clash

At least 28 people were injured and 20 houses damaged in a clash between two groups of villagers in Saltha upazila yesterday.
25 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Twins drown

Twin brothers drowned in a pond at Majhapara village in Sadar upazila on Wednesday.
25 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Villagers setting bamboo pilings to save themselves from erosion

Villagers in Roumari upazila of Kurigram have set bamboo pilings through voluntary service on the bank of the Halhaliya river to protect themselves from erosion.
25 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Mushroom does magic for high schooler

A teenage boy, still in high school, has a head start in real-life profitable business experience after he started his very own mushroom culture farm in Sadar upazila.
25 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Chhatra Union suspends 8 leaders, forms two convener committees

Bangladesh Chhatra Union today suspended eight leaders of its different units, including the central committee, for violating rules and disciplines of the organisation.
25 February 2021, 13:05 PM

JU student killed in Natore road accident

A student of Jahangirnagar University died in a road accident at Bagatipara upazila in Natore last night.
25 February 2021, 07:28 AM

Elephants kill one

A speech-impaired woman was trampled to death in an attack by a herd of wild elephants in Lama upazila early yesterday.
24 February 2021, 18:00 PM