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Watermelon turning fallow land lively in Khulna

Only about ten to twelve years ago, thousands of acres of land in...
BNP leader Dilder Hossain Selim dies

BNP's central vice-organising secretary and former...
Jhenidah’s bamboo artisans seek urgent help

The ongoing restrictions on public transport and reduced business...

Bridge that turned a death trap finally collapses

A worn-out bridge on a canal on Nagarpur-Dargram via Chhanka Bazar...
College girl found dead in Natore

A college girl was found dead at her bedroom in Singra upazila of...
Hopes dampened by falling prices in Pirojpur

The joy of reaping a good harvest this year did not last long for...

Two more Hefajat leaders arrested over March mayhem

Police today arrested two more leaders of Hefajat-e-Islam in...
Seasonal fish drying seeing bright prospect in Netrakona

Hundreds of families in Netrakona haor areas have been drying...
Two internet service workers die after electrocution in Mymensingh

Two internet service workers died from electrocution in Mymensingh...

Water purification capacity low, inadequate

The district administration of Bagerhat, in collaboration with the...
Siblings among 3 children drown in Khagrachhari

Three children including a brother and a sister have drowned in a...
Rocket launcher, 2 mortar shells recovered from Rajshahi University pond

Two more mortar shells and a rocket launcher were recovered from a...

Mysterious fires worrying villagers in Thakurgaon

Dwellers of Choto Singia Munshipara village in Baliadangi upazila...
10 kilometres of illegal fishing net seized from Halda River

Hathazari upazila administration today seized around 10,000 metres...
Lily cultivation may change farmers’ fortune

Entrepreneur couple Delwar Hossain and Shelly Hossain from Gazipur...

Seasonal fish drying seeing bright prospect in Netrakona

Hundreds of families in Netrakona haor areas have been drying...
Two internet service workers die after electrocution in Mymensingh

Two internet service workers died from electrocution in Mymensingh...
‘Shromajibi Canteen’ feeding the helpless in Joypurhat

‘Shromajibi Canteen,’ an initiative of a group activists of...
Addict kills father

A man was killed by his drug addict son allegedly over a family...
They feed the hungry like their ‘guests’

Voluntary organisation ‘Mehman’ has been providing free dinner and...

Siblings among 3 children drown in Khagrachhari

Three children including a brother and a sister have drowned in a...
Rocket launcher, 2 mortar shells recovered from Rajshahi University pond

Two more mortar shells and a rocket launcher were recovered from a...
Road transport leaders demand govt to resume public transport

Road transport leaders today demanded the government to resume...
Covid-19 Fallout: Sheetalpaati weavers of Munshiganj hit hard

The closing of marketplaces and various businesses for containing...
People suffer as bridge lies unrepaired for long

People of 36 villages under two unions in Kaliganj upazila have...

10 kilometres of illegal fishing net seized from Halda River

Hathazari upazila administration today seized around 10,000 metres...
Lily cultivation may change farmers’ fortune

Entrepreneur couple Delwar Hossain and Shelly Hossain from Gazipur...
Two Jubo League leaders held

Police on Wednesday night arrested two local Jubo League leaders...
MJF expresses concern over death of a college student in Gulshan flat

Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) has expressed concern over the...
Kaliganj massacre: Witnesses narrate the harrowing tale

It was a sunny morning on April 27, 1971 when another tragic...

Inmates of Kandapara red-light quarter living in hunger pangs

Several hundred sex workers at Kandapara red-light quarter in...
As night falls, volunteers in Pabna rush to provide sehri for people on the streets

As night falls, volunteers of Tohura Aziz Foundation, a volunteer...
Bridge lies inaccessible for 21 years

There is a bridge in Dilbarnagar village under Sadar union of...

Rajshahi district administration restricts selling watermelon by weight

The district administration in Rajshahi imposed a restriction on...
Bagerhat hospitals teeming with diarrhoea patients

The number of diarrhoea patients has been rising alarmingly in...
49 charged for attacking AL leader’s house

Police submitted the charge sheet against 49 people, including...

50-year-old rickshaw-puller dies of ‘heat stroke’ on the streets of Barishal

A 50-year-old rickshaw puller died most likely of heat stroke in...
Two Rana Plaza victims get houses after 8 years of the tragedy

Two victims of the Rana Plaza tragedy, who were maimed for life in...
Cop held for raping ex-wife

A policeman was arrested on Saturday in connection with a case for...

Baishroshi Zamindar Mansion: ‘Heritage site’ losing lustre while govt clings to legal battle

Caught in the middle of a long tug of war between its heirs and the government, an age-old building located in Baishroshi area of Sadarpur upazila, with magnificent aesthetic features from the past, is in ruins.
Fifth-grader drowns in Panchagarh's Karatoya river

A fifth-grader drowned in the Karatoya river at Tulardang in Panchagarh municipality while taking a bath today.
Digital Security Act: Man sent to jail over 'offensive' Facebook post about Kushtia MP

A court in Kushtia sends a man to jail in a case filed under Digital Security Act over a Facebook post he made about Kushtia-4 Lawmaker Selim Altaf George.
Youth held for raping schoolgirl

Police yesterday arrested a youth in connection with a case for raping a fifth-grader in Sadar upazila.
Man held for rape attempt

Police on Saturday night arrested a man on charge of attempting to rape an intellectually challenged woman in Rangpur’s Kaunia upazila the same night.
Jatka seized

Police in a drive on Saturday night seized around 22 tonnes of Jatka, hilsa fry, from the Toll Plaza of Sheikh Kamal Bridge on Patuakhali-Kuakata highway.
Fake doctor arrested, clinic owner fined

A mobile court raided a private clinic in Thakurgaon municipality yesterday and detained a fake doctor from there.
Pirojpur sunflower farmers all smiles

Farmers of Nazirpur’s Baniary village in the district are happy with good production of sunflower which will be harvested within two weeks.
A zamindar mansion taken over by drug runners

A place that could have been an attractive destination for archaeology and history enthusiasts has turned into a den of antisocial elements.
One Year into First Confirmed Covid Case: Treatment facility in Pabna remains same

The First Covid-19 patient was identified in Pabna on April 16 last year but on year down the line the treatment facility in the district remains the same although now there are several thousand Covid-19 patients in the district.