Two people, including a girl, drowned in the river Mohananda of Chapainawabganj sadar and Bholahat upazilas this afternoon. The victims were Raihan Ali Shuvo, 22, son of Ziken Ali of Swarupnagar area in Chapainawabganj municipality and Sonia, 12, daughter of Zohor Ali of Pirgachi village under Dal
Two cousins were killed and four others injured by lightning strike at Noabari village in Birbashinda union under Kalihati upazila of the district on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Afzal Hossain, 52, and his cousin Amir Hossain, 50. They are residents of Chakdafarpur village of Pirganj
The Qulkhwani and Dua Mahfil for Md Suruj Ali, senior vice-president of Citizens Bank and founding chairman of the Brahmaputra School and College, was held on Friday at Nandail in Mymensingh. Family members, relatives, friends and well-wishers of the deceased joined the special prayers organised a
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested three drug peddlers along with 216 kg of cannabis from Char Hamkuria area of Tarash Upazila of Sirajganj. The arrestees are Md Al Amin, 22, son of Nuru Mia of Rajakachar village of Cumilla’s Devidwar upazila and Md Ershad alias Hriday, 27
The body of a boy, who went missing while bathing in the Padma River on Thursday, was recovered in Daulatpur upazila of Kushita on Friday morning. The deceased Aslam Hossain was from Bhurka Madhypara Padmar Chara under Marich union of the upazila. Local UP member Monowara Khatun said some 10 to 1
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 4.025 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine (ice) and detained a man during separate drives in Teknaf and Ramu upazilas of Cox’s Bazar on Thursday night. The detainee is Md Nur Mohammad, 39 of Paschim Paglir Beel area of Ukhiya upazila of the
A bus fell into a roadside ditch on Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Chauddagram end of Cumilla early on Friday morning, killing five people and injuring 15 others, said police. The double decker bus of ‘Relax Paribahan’ carrying several passengers was heading towards Cox’s Bazar from
Chandpur railway staff quarters have been plagued with various problems for decades, causing immense sufferings for the residents. The residents have alleged they face many problems, including the dilapidated condition of buildings, in the British-era railway quarters. They, however, have demande
Harvesting, storage and marketing of mangoes started in Rajshahi on Wednesday following the 'Mango Calendar' introduced by the Deputy Commissioner's Office. Amid a festive ambiance, farmers and traders started plucking mangoes in Rajshahi city and surrounding areas in the morning according to the
A domestic dispute in Raozan upazila of Chattogram turned fatal when a man allegedly stabbed his brother on Wednesday night. The victim, identified as 46-year-old Sohag Mia of Khanpara village, succumbed to his injuries at Chattogram Medical College Hospital around 10 pm, as per UNB reports. Acco
The High Court (HC) has issued a rule, asking why no action should be taken to evict 179 illegal brick kilns in the district. It has sought to know why the defendants' inaction to remove the brick kilns should not be declared illegal as per the Brick Kiln Preparation and Kiln Installation Control
Farmers in Gopalganj sadar upazila are expecting a bumper production of B Hybrid Dhan-8 as Boro paddy harvesting is going on in full swing now in the district. According to the Upazila Agriculture Office, 18,100 hectares of land were brought under farming of the B Hybrid-8 paddy variety in Gopalga
CHATTOGRAM, May 15: The elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested 10 persons in connection with their involvement in extorting money from cargo trucks, passenger buses, microbuses, and CNG auto-rickshaws in Chattogram. They were arrested in separate raids by the RAB-7 team in Bohaddarhat i
