13 sub-inspectors of Brahmanbaria Sadar transferred

Thirteen sub-inspectors of Brahmanbaria Sadar Model Police Station were transferred together as per the order of the deputy inspector general’s office of Chattogram Range.
25 May 2021, 18:58 PM

Children deprived of playground for months

A school ground in Faridpur Sadar upazila remains inaccessible for children and locals since March, when a weeks-long trade fair was held on the premises.
25 May 2021, 18:00 PM

PM inaugurates two Mujib Killas in Patuakhali

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated two Mujib Killas in Patuakhali’s Kalapara upazila through video conference on Sunday. At least 500 people and 500 cattle can take shelter in each Mujib Killa.
25 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Man’s throat-slit body found

Police recovered the throat-silt body of man from Mohammadpara area of Gopalganj town yesterday.
24 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Khulna sees poor rainfall in two decades

The Khulna region has not seen any rainfall in the last seven months.
24 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Addl 3,000 hectares of fallow land brought under Boro cultivation

Around 3,000 hectares of land in Kalapur union of Srimangal upazila in Moulvibazar remained fallow during the Boro season every year due to lack of water.
23 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Missing man found dead

Police yesterday recovered the body of a youth from Beltoil village in Sirajganj’s Shahzadpur upazila, after four days of his missing on May 19.
23 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Restarted after ‘managing everyone’

Numerous laws to protect public health and the environment -- including agricultural land, crops and vegetation -- are being flagrantly violated by five illegal brick kilns in Barguna’s Amtali upazila. But the authorities are yet to take any action against the violators.
23 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Two siblings drown

Two siblings drowned in a pond in Baghil area of Sadar upazila yesterday.
22 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Woman, 2 daughters found murdered

A woman and her two daughters, including a minor one, were found murdered at their residence in Champatoli area of Lama upazila on Friday night.
22 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Fortune smiles on Jhenidah Aman growers

Aman farmers in Jhenidah are having a joyous time -- thanks to favourable weather conditions followed by a bountiful harvest and, most importantly, good prices for the paddy.
22 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Litchi might be costlier this year

Abdus Salam bought three litchi orchards with 150 trees in his area this year at a cost of Tk 2.5 lakh, expecting to have a harvest of around 3.5 lakh to 4 lakh fruits.
22 May 2021, 18:00 PM

81 more Bangladeshis return from India through Gede-Darshana border

At least 81 more Bangladeshis who were stuck in India returned home through the Gede-Darshana border in Chuadanga yesterday.
21 May 2021, 19:04 PM

2 killed in microbus-pickup van collision in Brahmanbaria

Two people were killed in a head-on collision between a microbus and a pickup van at Bijoynagar upazila of Brahmanbaria on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway just 24 hours within the death of three people in a private car accident.
21 May 2021, 06:36 AM

Man killed as paddy laden truck hits tree

A truck helper was killed and the driver injured after a truck overloaded with paddy sacks hit a tree after veering off the Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj highway in Rajshahi early today.
21 May 2021, 05:28 AM

Incomplete road turns into nightmare

Thousands in Pattashi union of Pirojpur’s Indurkani upazila and Bagerhat’s Morrelganj upazila have been suffering immensely for almost a year as a vital road they use has turned into a muddy ditch -- thanks to the negligence of forest department.
20 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Govt’s attention crucial before budget allocation for farmers

Bangladesh has observed the golden jubilee of its independence. The country has achieved a lot at this time and our development progress with the dream of independence has reached a great height today.
20 May 2021, 18:00 PM

118 more Bangladeshis return from India through Gede-Darshana border

At least 118 more Bangladeshis, who were stuck in India, returned home through the Gede-Darshana border in Chuadanga today.
20 May 2021, 16:39 PM

Hefajat activist accused in 3 cases dies in police custody

An activist of Hefajat-e-Islam, an accused in three violence cases in Narayanganj’s Sonargaon, died in police custody at a hospital in Dhaka today.
20 May 2021, 15:52 PM

Lightning kills 3 in Chapainawabganj

Three people were killed in lightning strikes at Shibganj and Nachole upazila of Chapainawabganj today.
20 May 2021, 14:19 PM