Child patients are being reportedly deprived of medical services at Shantiganj Upazila Health Complex in Sunamganj district due to its staff shortage. Sources said there is no paediatrician at Shantiganj Upazila Health Complex, which compels the families of child patients to take to Sylhet MAG Osm
A supporter of a defeated candidate of the recently held Upazila Parishad election in Gopalganj Sadar upazila was shot dead and six others were injured in post-poll violence on Tuesday night, reports UNB. Deceased Ashiqur Bhuiyan, 28, son of Jalil Bhuiyan of Chandradighlia Bus Stand in the S
Four people were arrested over the torture of a woman by tying her to an electric pole at Dakkhinpara village in Gobindaganj upazila in Gaibandha. On Sunday midnight, the woman was subjected to physical and mental torture in mediaeval style over a slander that she was found with her ex-husband at
A Jubo League leader in Rupsa Upazila under Khulna district was killed in a clash over a secondary school management committee election, police and eyewitness said. The victim was identified as Rasul Mina (35), Joint Secretary of the Bamandanga ward unit of Jubo League under Ghatbhog union. The c
A road rage conflict led to the death of an auto-rickshaw driver in the Amtala area of Morrelganj upazila, Bagerhat district, on Monday night. The deceased identified as Al Imran Khan (25), was involved in a minor traffic collision around 8 pm when his battery-operated auto-rickshaw was struck by
The supporter of a defeated candidate has reportedly died in hospital care after being beaten by backers of the victorious chairman who won the race in Sirajganj’s Belkuchi Upazila. Abdul Alim died on his way to Dhaka on Monday. Three people have been detained over the incident, Belkuchi Pol
A Natore court on Monday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment in a case over the rape of an eighth grader in Lalpur upazila of the district around four years back. The court of Natore Women and Children Repression and Prevention Tribunal Judge Muhammad Abdur Rahim also sentenced the accused t
Eight students have reportedly committed suicide after failing to get their desired results in this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations, published on Sunday. Among them, an SSC candidate, Rafsan Jani Emil, from Nilphamari’s Saidpur reportedly committed suicide after
A fire in Charpara village, Mohammadpur upazila of Magura district, claimed the life of a 75-year-old woman on Sunday night. The victim identified as Piari Begum, was living with her daughter’s family in Charpara village, according to a UNB report. Residents reported that the fire erupted a
Balasighat in Phulchhari upazila of the district has potential for becoming a tourism spot for the beauty of a marine terminal and an embankment on the Teesta riverbank. Gaibandha is an important district with a vast plain cropland and a simple public life. Gaibandha is the second highest adminis
Production at Shahjalal Fertiliser Factory in Fenchuganj upazila of Sylhet has remained suspended since March 13 this year after Jalalabad Gas Transmission & Distribution Company Limited (JGTDCL) amid a severe crisis stopped gas supply to the state-run entity. The situation has arisen due to gas s
Police have recovered the bodies of two boys from ditchwater a day after they went missing in Sirajganj’s Shahjadpur Upazila. They are Abu Bakr, 4, and his cousin Yasin, 5, who was identified with a single name. The bodies were sent to Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib General Hospital f
Mango harvesting of the current season is going to start from May 15 everywhere in the district to ensure the natural ripening of the seasonal delicious fruit. Farmers can harvest the local and indigenous varieties from May 15 while Gopalbhog from May 25, Ranipachhand and Lakhna from May 25 and Hi
