OC in trouble for demanding biriyani, sweets
15 October 2023, 15:16 PM
Water scarcity hampers jute processing
19 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Auto rice mill near school
18 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Ramshackle ratnai bridge: An impediment of development
16 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Sudden Jamuna erosion makes many homeless
13 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Natore UP member found dead, wife injured
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Two kids drown in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Permanent shops on leased land!
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Illegal pond: A threat to surrounding cropland
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Payra erosion threatens Barguna villages
25 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 Vaccine: Uncertainty looms over 2nd dose of around 35,00 Pabna residents
Uncertainty looms large over getting the second dose of Covid-19 vaccines for around 35,158 residents in Pabna.
31 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Where canal runs through a river!
An LGED project to excavate a six-kilometre-long and 100-foot-wide channel in the middle of a river -- 15 kilometres long and roughly 600 feet wide -- is causing an outcry from residents of Nabiganj upazila in Habiganj.
30 May 2021, 18:00 PM
3 children drown in Kurigram canal
Three children of a family drowned in a canal while bathing this afternoon at the Baldia village in Bhurungamari upazila of Kurigram.
30 May 2021, 13:23 PM
One held for raping 8th grader
Police on Friday night arrested a teenage boy in connection with a case for raping a 14-year-old girl in Rangpur city.
29 May 2021, 18:00 PM
4 die from electrocution
Four people, including three of a family, died from electrocution in Kishoreganj’s Sadar and Bhairab upazilas on Friday.
29 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Untimely rain, climate change hit mango growers hard in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram
Most of the mango trees have yielded much less than usual in several northern districts and the fruits have dropped before reaching maturity due to untimely rains this year. Consequently, mangoes have a thin presence in the local markets.
29 May 2021, 18:00 PM
A mayor’s motive
The destruction of Borshijora Eco-Park -- a protected forestland spread out on 326.07 hectares of land near Moulvibazar stadium -- by the hands of the town mayor has brought to light the question whether any forest or wildlife in the country are protected at all.
29 May 2021, 18:00 PM
UP chairman sued over irregularities in distributing VGF, GR funds
A union parishad chairman was sued today for irregularities of distributing money under the Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) and General Relief (GR) programmes at Thakurgaon’s Haripur upazila.
28 May 2021, 14:07 PM
2 die after being electrocuted in Kurigram
Two people died after being electrocuted and another was injured in Ulipur upazila of Kurigram today.
28 May 2021, 12:55 PM
Child’s body recovered 2 days after going missing in Hatiya tidal water
The body of a child, who went missing in tidal water -- caused by the impact of Cyclone Yaas -- in Hatiya of Noakhali on Wednesday, was recovered this afternoon.
28 May 2021, 12:00 PM
1 dead, 4 missing after trawler capsizes in Padma
One person died and four others went missing after a fishing trawler capsized in the Padma river near Shariatpur's Jajira area yesterday afternoon.
27 May 2021, 18:44 PM
Tornado hits four villages in Faridpur
Tornado ripped into four villages in two upazilas of the district early yesterday, damaging at least 150 dwelling houses.
27 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Family with two mentally ill members appeals for help
A 55-year-old woman and her son, 30, both suffering from undiagnosed mental disorder, had been chained up for around eight years in their house in Badhukamal area of Rangpur city.
27 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Water levels in Jamuna rise: Fear of early flood grips dwellers of low-lying areas
As the water level of Jamuna is increasing with the influence of cyclone ‘Yaas’, the people of low lying areas of Pabna and Sirajganj are worried over early flood induced by the cyclone.
27 May 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Heaven on earth’ now haven for plunderers
The movement restrictions and ban on tourist arrival, imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19, on the picturesque Saint Martin’s Island have come as a blessing for a few public representatives and their accomplices.
27 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Natore MP’s nephew lands in jail
A Natore court yesterday sent a local Swechchhasebak League leader to jail in connection with a case for assaulting an executive engineer of Water Development Board (WDB) and obstructing government work.
26 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Where bridge has no road
A bridge built without any connecting road in Ajmeriganj upazila of Habiganj is yet another example of fleecing public of their money.
26 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Low yield frustrates Nazirpur litchi growers
Litchi growers in Nazipur upazila of Pirojpur are not happy due to low yield of the succulent fruit.
26 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Curtains down: 46 cinema halls in Tangail shut down in 15yrs
There were 51 cinema halls in Tangail in the 1990s. But only five have managed to survive while 46 had to yield their place to newer forms of entertainment, revolution of mobile phone technology and lack of audience.
26 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Child dies after fall from mother’s lap on way to cyclone shelter in Barguna
A child died after falling from the mother's lap on way to a shelter in Betagi upazila of Barguna today to escape Cyclone Yaas and its associated tidal waves.
26 May 2021, 13:10 PM