Jessore

Jessore woman kills herself

Failing to bear "torture by her son", a woman committed suicide by taking poison in Nischintapur village of Jessore Sadar upazila
13 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Teenage hotel worker ‘tortured to death’ in Benapole

A teenage hotel worker is tortured to death by his employer in Benapole of Jessore, the victim’s family claims.
12 May 2016, 06:29 AM

Jessore war crimes accused dies at DMCH

A war crimes accused of Jessore district dies at Dhaka Medical College Hospital due to his old-age complications this morning.
6 May 2016, 07:40 AM

JSTU closed after police charge batons on students

Authorities of Jessore Science and Technology University (JSTU) yesterday closed the university for 16 days after police charged truncheons on students at a sit-in programme on the campus that left 20 students injured.
26 April 2016, 18:00 PM

ACC nets 13 over different scams

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) arrests 13 persons from different parts of the country for misappropriating over Tk 9.5 crore and grabbing lands.
19 April 2016, 12:32 PM

2 “bomb-makers” killed in explosion

Two persons are killed and three injured in an explosion when they were allegedly making crude bombs in Jessore Sadar upazila.
31 March 2016, 03:57 AM

Chinese company gets $3.33b deal

China will construct a rail route between Dhaka and Jessore through the Padma bridge, cutting travel time significantly and boosting national and regional connectivity.
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM

150 rare tortoises seized in Jessore

Members of Rapid Action Battalion seizes 150 tortoises of a rare species from Mandartala area in Sadar upazila of Jessore.
7 March 2016, 07:36 AM

Star editor gets bail in Jessore

Jessore court grants bail to The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam in a Tk 10-crore defamation case filed by a former Awami League leader of Chougachha Upazila unit. The court sets May 10 for next hearing.
6 March 2016, 08:04 AM

Jessore market sells Tk 8cr flowers ahead of Pahela Falgun, Valentine's Day

Bangladesh’s largest flower market in Jessore’s Jhikorgacha has already sold off over Tk 8 crore flowers ahead of Pahela Falgun and Valentine’s Day.
12 February 2016, 12:17 PM

Coming back to life

Chhaya (shadow), the Bangladeshi woman whose poetry collections titled Ahoto Ami (Injured Me) was published in Malayalam language
9 February 2016, 18:00 PM

A highway of harassment

What a Swedish couple of Bangladeshi origin had gone through on Thursday evening is commonplace on Jessore-Benapole highway, a
30 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh Olympic team draw 1-1 against Bahrain

The Bangladesh Olympic team salvage a 1-1 draw against Bahrain football team in the first Group B fixture of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup at the Shamsul Huda Stadium in Jessore.
10 January 2016, 11:24 AM

Bangladesh make winning start beating SL 4-2

Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka 4-2 in the opening match of Bangabandhu Gold Cup 2016 at the Shamsul Huda Stadium in Jessore.
8 January 2016, 11:13 AM

Voting halted at 25 centres of 10 municipalities

Clashes, ballot occupation and allegations of forced balloting mark the start of country’s maiden municipality polls under political banners.
30 December 2015, 03:20 AM

2 killed in separate 'gunfights'

Two alleged criminals are killed in separate “gunfights” with law enforcers in Chapainawabganj and Jessore.
2 December 2015, 05:19 AM

Shibir man beaten up by Jessore ‘college students’ dies

An activist of Islami Chhatra Shibir activist, who was injured in an attack allegedly by some students at MM College in Jessore yesterday, succumbs nearly six hours after the incident that left another Shibir man dead.
24 November 2015, 07:07 AM

3 killed in separate ‘gunfights’

Three alleged criminals are killed in separate “gunfights” with law enforcers in Rajbari, Munshiganj and Jessore districts.
5 November 2015, 04:40 AM

Rename back to ‘Jessore Road’: HC

The High Court directs the authorities concerned to immediately rename Khan A Sabur Road in Khulna as its previous name Jessore Road, because it has been named after a collaborator of Pakistani army.
3 November 2015, 12:51 PM

BNP being falsely blamed for foreigner killings: Fakhrul

BNP alleges that the government is blaming the party for the murder of two foreigners without any proof in a bid to hide its failure.
7 October 2015, 13:42 PM