Dinajpur

Two ‘militants’ held at Dinajpur

Rapid Action Battalion detains two “militants” from Ghoraghat upazila of Dinajpur.
24 April 2017, 05:11 AM

BNP leader Mahbubur Rahman hurt in Dinajpur road crash

BNP standing committee member Lt Gen (retd) Mahbubur Rahman and his wife are injured when a battery-run three-wheeler hit their private car at Kaharol upazila in Dinajpur this afternoon.
25 June 2016, 15:20 PM

Two suspects killed in cop 'shootout'

Two people allegedly involved in the killing of AK Azad, a newly elected Union Parishad chairman, were killed in a “shootout” with police in Joypurhat early yesterday.
14 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Teenage boy killed brutally

The body of a teenage boy was found with his throat slit in the district's Bochaganj upazila yesterday.
8 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Dinajpur court orders arrest for Tarique

A Dinajpur court issues arrest warrant against BNP Senior Vice-chairman Tarique Rahman in a case filed for his derogatory remarks against Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 2014.
1 June 2016, 10:40 AM

Get rid of the middlemen

Farmers yesterday staged a demonstration in Rangpur city, demanding that the government immediately buy paddy, rice and wheat directly from them during the ongoing procurement drive across the country.
31 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Litchis flood Dinajpur

Litchis have hit the markets in Dinajpur and the price is also within the reach of the lovers of this juicy fruit.
17 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Cop sued for selling stolen motorbikes

A sub-inspector along with his “aide” allegedly forged documents and signature of a magistrate and sold 23 stolen motorbikes at so-called auctions at Birganj Police Station in Dinajpur.
12 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Towards organic litchi

Pheromone traps installed on litchi trees could get rid of the worries lovers of this seasonal fruit have each time they peel off the juicy fruits and gulp them. Growers in Dinajpur, renowned for their extraordinary litchis, routinely spray pesticides in their orchards to protect litchis from pests. And they are not known for following best practices while spraying.
9 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Hard days for miners

Rock extraction at Parbatipur upazila in Dinajpur has remained suspended for over eight months due to lack of necessary equipment,
8 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Dinajpur cop killed as police van hits tree

A policeman has been killed and 4 others injured after a police van veered off the road and crashed into a tree in Bochaganj upazila of Dinajpur.
7 March 2016, 08:30 AM

3 JMB, Jamaat men held over Debiganj priest killing

Police have claimed detention of three people in connection with the Debiganj temple attack in Panchagarh where a Hindu priest was killed and a devotee shot yesterday. Two among them are said to be members of banned militant outfit JMB and the other a Jamaat-e-Islami activist.
22 February 2016, 05:14 AM

Train services in Natore resumes after 8hrs

Train services between Dhaka and Dinajpur resumes after eight hours of a train derailment Monday morning in Lalpur upazila of Natore.
15 February 2016, 05:14 AM

4 die as truck overturns in Dinajpur

At least four people are killed and five others injured after a truck overturned and fell into a ditch in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur this morning.
3 February 2016, 04:59 AM

Dhaka to north rail service resumes

Rail communication between Dhaka and northern districts of the country resumes after it was disrupted for nearly three hours this morning due to a technical glitch of Dhaka bound Ekata Express.
29 January 2016, 04:50 AM

Bangladeshi killed in BSF shooting

Members of Indian Border Security Force shot dead a Bangladesh national near the Borogram border in Dinajpur early yesterday.
31 December 2015, 18:00 PM

BSF guns down Bangladeshi at Dinajpur frontier

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) guns down a Bangladeshi national at Borogram border under Dinajpur Sadar upazila.
31 December 2015, 06:54 AM

BNP candidate stabbed in Dinajpur’s Birampur

In continuation of the growing violence ahead of December 30 municipal election, a BNP candidate of Dinajpur’s Birampur upazila is stabbed.
23 December 2015, 04:24 AM

‘JMB man admits’ role in Iskcon temple attack

Suspected militant of banned Islamist outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) held over the attack on an Iskcon temple in Dinajpur is said to have confessed his role in the attack.
20 December 2015, 07:02 AM

Demo in London to save Phulbari

Bangladeshi expatriates and several environmental groups in England have demonstrated in London protesting the open-pit coal mine project in Phulbari of Dinajpur district.
19 December 2015, 11:44 AM