OC in trouble for demanding biriyani, sweets
15 October 2023, 15:16 PM
News
Water scarcity hampers jute processing
19 July 2022, 18:00 PM
News
Auto rice mill near school
18 July 2022, 18:00 PM
News
Ramshackle ratnai bridge: An impediment of development
16 July 2022, 18:00 PM
News
Sudden Jamuna erosion makes many homeless
13 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Environment
Natore UP member found dead, wife injured
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM
News
Two kids drown in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM
News
Permanent shops on leased land!
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM
News
Illegal pond: A threat to surrounding cropland
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM
News
Payra erosion threatens Barguna villages
25 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Country
Sand trading in guise of canal excavation?
Allegations of plundering of public money surfaced in the re-excavation work of Ratnai canal in Aditmari upazila.
7 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Construction of hotel in Chimbuk Hill: Hundreds of Mros take part in long march
Hundreds of members of the Mro community brought out a long march today -- from Chimbuk Hill to Bandarban town -- in protest against construction of a five-star hotel and tourist spot in Chimbuk Hill, which they believe is “a threat to the forest, biodiversity and environment of the area”.
7 February 2021, 12:06 PM
Jute workers lay siege to BJMC regional office in Khulna
Jute mill workers today laid siege to Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) regional office in Khulna, demanding reopening of the jute mills and arrears of irregular staffers.
7 February 2021, 07:31 AM
Missing trader found dead
Police recovered the body of local trader from Rowshanbag area in Panchagarh municipality, after 36 days of his missing on December 31 last year.
6 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Faridpur women make extra earning by producing vermicompost
“Once I had to take money from my husband to meet the needs of the family, but now I earn Tk 10,000 to Tk 15,000 per month sitting at home from selling vermicompost,” said Kulsum Begum, 40, wife of Md Siddque Mollah of Solakundi village in Faridur Sadar upazila.
6 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Kazirhat-Aricha Route: Ferry services set to commence this month
In a bid to reduce traffic on Bangabandhu Bridge over the Jamuna river, ferry services between Kazirhat in Pabna and Aricha in Manikganj are set to be launched this month.
6 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Father, daughter killed as truck ploughs into roadside house in Pabna
A day labourer and his daughter were killed as a truck ploughed into a roadside house in Santhia upazila of Pabna last night.
6 February 2021, 04:51 AM
Train derailment: Sylhet’s rail link with rest of country restored after 27 hours
Rail communication between Sylhet and the rest of the country has been restored after 27 hours of suspension following a train derailment in Fenchuganj upazila yesterday.
6 February 2021, 04:44 AM
Oil-laden train derailed in Sylhet: might take whole day to complete rescue operation
A five-member probe body has been formed to investigate the derailment of an oil-laden train at Gutigaon area between Maizgaon and Beyalibazar of Fenchuganj in Sylhet.
5 February 2021, 04:20 AM
Madrasa teacher killed, 3 hurt
A madrasa teacher was stabbed to death in an attack by his rivals allegedly over a land dispute in Mirzaganj upazila of the district yesterday morning.
4 February 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Bonus crop’ mustard offers hope for better days
Several hundred farmers, who rely on cultivation of only Boro rice once a year in haors of Netrakona’s Khaliajuri upazila, are delighted to harvest a second crop this season.
4 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Contract farming: A prospect yet to be unveiled
I met Farid in Qatar’s Alkhor area in 2011. Farid, who hails from Chattogram, went to Qatar as a labourer in 2001 and like other expatriate workers, he was working there day and night.
4 February 2021, 18:00 PM
21 eminent personalities named for Ekushey Padak
Twenty-one eminent personalities will get the country's second highest civilian award, the Ekushey Padak, this year in recognition of their contributions to various fields.
4 February 2021, 16:57 PM
ASI killed in Chattogram road accident
An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of police was killed after being hit by a truck at Kumira area in Sitakunda.
4 February 2021, 15:42 PM
Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant worker dies after piece of wood falls on him
A worker of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant died when a piece of wood fell on him early today.
4 February 2021, 11:28 AM
Man to die, father gets life term for murder
A Kishoreganj court yesterday sentenced a man to death and his father to life term imprisonment for killing a madrasa principal in Hossainpur upazila in 2009.
3 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Hundreds in 2 villages water logged for months
Several hundred families in Bagdanga and Manoharnagar villages in Jashore’s Keshabpur upazila have been living in inhumane conditions, as their houses remain under water for nearly two months.
3 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Going abroad for cancer treatment not necessary
Empathy for cancer patients and proper treatment, instead of fear or social stigma, can save millions of lives every year, said cancer survivors, caregivers and medical experts.
3 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Illegal structures on Patuakhali canal
Illegal structures are being built on Bharani khal in Dhankhali union under Kalapara upazila of the district, causing hindrance to the normal flow of water in the canal.
3 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Police rescue 3 children who ‘fled home to earn’ from Lalmonirhat
Police today have rescued three school-going children -- who ran away from their homes -- from Lalmonirhat last night.
3 February 2021, 07:22 AM