Clashes, irregularities reported from several municipality elections

The fourth phase elections to 55 municipalities in 34 districts were held with stray incidents of irregularities and clashes.
14 February 2021, 04:18 AM

Missing boy found dead

A madrasa boy was found dead in Sadar upazila yesterday, four days after he went missing on Tuesday.
13 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Saving fistful rice brings new hope to 1,332 ultra-poor women

A total of 1332 women belonging to ultra-poor families at 37 unions of Lalmonirhat’s four upazilas now eye changing their life through small savings, thanks to the initiative of Strengthening Women’s Ability for the Productive New Opportunity (SWAPNO) project of UNDP.
13 February 2021, 18:00 PM

3 dead as bus hits easy-bike in Khulna

Three people were killed as a bus hit a battery-run easy-bike on Khulna-Satkhira highway in Dumuria upazila of Khulna last night.
13 February 2021, 17:56 PM

Gazipur chemical factory fire: Another body recovered

Another body was recovered from the chemical factory in Gazipur's Sreepur upazila today, raising the death toll from the fire incident to three.
13 February 2021, 14:50 PM

Oil-carrying train derails in Moulvibazar; rail communication with Sylhet snapped

Rail communication of Sylhet with other parts of the country remained suspended since this afternoon after an oil-carrying train derailed in Kulaura of Moulvibazar.
13 February 2021, 10:13 AM

Body of madrasa student recovered in Chapainawabganj

Police recovered the body of a madrasa student from Chapainawabganj town this morning.
13 February 2021, 10:07 AM

Driver killed, 6 others injured in road accident in Jashore

A driver was killed and six others injured in a road accident at Gaidghat area on Jashore-Magura highway early this morning.
12 February 2021, 10:47 AM

Two more accused held

Police on Wednesday night arrested two more accused, including the son of the prime accused, in connection with the case for killing elected councillor Tarikul Islam in Sirajganj Sadar upazila.
11 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Broom grass: Nature’s bounty on the hills

Broom grass, which grows naturally on the hills, are increasingly becoming a source of extra income for several thousand people in Rangamati.
11 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Syncronise cultivation brings new hope for paddy growers

With an aim to encourage community cultivation, increase paddy production with low labour and expenditure, the agricultural department has started ‘syncronise cultivation’ for Boro farming using modern agricultural technology which brings new hope for paddy growers.
11 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Policeman dies in Chattogram road accident

A policeman was killed in a road accident in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila today.
11 February 2021, 11:58 AM

Woman killed in wall collapse

A housewife died when a wall of a clay-made house collapsed on her in Birganj upazila yesterday.
10 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Man gets life term for rape

A Rajbari court yesterday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment for raping a girl of a local orphanage and sexual harassing two other girls of the institution.
10 February 2021, 18:00 PM

2005 Series Bomb Blast: 17 JMB militants jailed

A court here yesterday sentenced 17 militants of banned outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to different terms in cases filed over series bomb blast in five different spots in Satkhira on August 17, 2005.
10 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Farmlands losing fertile topsoil to brick kilns in Jashore

The topsoil in vast areas of farmlands in Chaugachha upazila of Jashore district is being used for manufacturing bricks, leaving a harmful impact on agriculture and the environment.
10 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Criminals drain out Buri Teesta irrigation reservoir

Boro rice fields on about 5.5 thousand acres in Dimla and Jaldhaka upazilas will suffer without water for irrigation as sluice gates of the Buri Teesta barrage were left open several days ago.
10 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Woman beaten to death over land dispute in Panchagarh

A woman was killed and at least two others were injured in a clash over land dispute in Panchagarh's Boda upazila today.
10 February 2021, 15:51 PM

Salehpur bridge on Dhaka-Aricha highway reopened after repair

The two-lane Salehpur bridge on Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Aminbazar of Savar was reopened today for commuters after completion of repair work.
10 February 2021, 11:53 AM

Road accident: Bus-truck collision leaves 11 dead in Jhenaidah

Eleven people were killed and 13 others injured in a collision between a bus and a truck in Jhenaidah's Kaliganj upazila this afternoon.
10 February 2021, 11:15 AM