A worker was killed and three others sustained injuries in a boiler explosion at a rice mill in Kamarkhand upazila of Sirajganj district early Friday. The deceased was identified as Fazal Ali, 26, son of Robial Hossain of Jamtoil Paschim Para of the upazila. The injured were admitted to a local h
Four people were killed by lightning strikes in four upazilas of the district on Thursday. They died in the upazilas of Chandina, Burichang, Debidwar and Sadar South. The deceased were identified as Mokhlesh Rahman, 60, of Dhamti village of Debidwar upazila, Alam Hossain, 22, of Pachora village o
Chapainawabganj, the country's mango capital, is facing a potential fruit failure this year due to the relentless heat wave scorching the region. Mango cultivation, already hit by an off-year with lower yields, is now under further threat as the intense heat dries up and causes immature mangoes to
A Tangail commuter train collided head-on with a freight train near the Joydebpur Railway Junction early on Friday in Gazipur. At least five train carriages derailed and several people were injured in the accident that occurred around 10:50 am, according to a bdnews24.com report. Joydebpur Statio
Bus movement on the Dhaka-Gazipur route remained suspended since Friday morning following a clash between Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (Duet) students and transport workers in Gazipur Sadar upazila on Thursday night. Bus passengers were bearing the brunt of it, as no buses from t
SYLHET, Apr 24: The pineapple farmers of Sylhet region have expressed happiness with the bumper production of its early varieties and high prices amid the ongoing sultry summer heat. Farmers have got a good output of the early varieties of pineapple as the weather was good in Moulvibazar and its n
RAJSHAHI, May 02: The underground water level has gone down with many deep tube-wells become inoperative in Rajshahi region amid the ongoing sultry summer heat. Due to the water shortage, farmers are failing to provide sufficient irrigation for their cropland. Researchers say the underground wate
Police arrested a youth along with seven gold bars weighing 783.50 grams worth around Tk 7 million from a bus in the city on Thursday. The arrested was identified as Abul Kalam, 34, hailed from Ramnagar Laxipur village under Boalmari upazila in Faridpur. Officer-in Charge of Labanchara Police Sta
Two autorickshaw passengers have died and four others suffered injuries after the vehicle collided head-on with a bus in Mymensingh Sadar Upazila. The incident occurred on the Mymensingh-Sherpur road in the Upazila’s Alalpur area around 11am on Saturday, Kotwali Model Police Stat
Intermittent rains since Thursday morning brought respite to Chattogram city dwellers from the scorching heat that has been prevailing across the country for the last several days. Rain and thunderstorms started around 9:30 am in different parts of the port city, according to a UNB report. Md Abd
At least five people were killed by lightning strikes in Rangamati and Cox’s Bazar districts on Thursday. In Rangamati, three people were killed and seven others injured when thunderbolts struck them in separate places in the morning. The deceased were identified as Najir Ahmed, 50, a resid
Five people, including a woman, were killed in a head-on collision between a microbus and truck on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj district early Thursday. The deceased were identified as Md Jamal (40), his wife Kamrunnahar (35), their son Ananta (11), Jamal’s younger b
Police have detained as many as 20 members of Jamaat-e-Islami and its students wing Islami Chhatra Shibir in Natore. They were detained on Tuesday night while holding a 'secret meeting' at the house of local Jamaat leader Ainul Haque in Shivnagar village of Lalpur upazila, according to Lalpu
