A half-century old local market of dinghy (small boat) in Manikganj has garnered popularity for the quality of boats sold there, with buyers coming from across the country.

A primary school student was gang-raped in Ghior upazila when she was attending a puja on Tuesday night.

Two persons are killed and another injured as a truck and a motorcycle collided head-on on the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Manikganj.