• Haribhanga Mango of Rangpur: Framers eye good production this year

    The growers of Haribhanga mango variety in Rangpur are expecting a good yield of this delicious seasonal fruit this year, which is considered a revolutionary crop in changing the agriculture economy in the district over the last ten years.

  • Fire at Faridpur jute mills damages goods worth Tk 4 crore

    A massive fire broke out at a jute mill beside Dhaka-Khulna highway in Madhukhali upazila of Faridpur. The mill authorities said the blaze caused damages worth around Tk 4 crore.

  • UP chairman marries, divorces underage girl

    A teenage boy attempted to take his own life on Friday when a 60-year-old union Parishad (UP) chairman illegally married a 14-year-old girl who had eloped with the boy the day before.

  • Barguna’s healthcare crisis

    Barguna finds itself in a unique position regarding its healthcare services. While the technology and facilities in the local hospitals are regularly updated, the lack of awareness about available healthcare services, as well as an absence of adequate human resources, have created a vacuum.

  • Panic grips riverside villages

    Erosion hits hard the riverside villages in Mirzapur upazila in Tangail as the water levels of Jhenai and Bangshi rivers increase due to onrush of water from upstream and non-stop heavy rains for the last few days, creating panic among the people.

  • 5 fertiliser dealers jailed for black marketeering

    A Bogura court on Saturday sent five fertiliser dealers of Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) to jail for black marketeering subsidised fertiliser.

  • Schoolboy swept away by waves at Cox’s Bazar beach

    A school student was swept away by waves yesterday morning after he went for a bath at Cox’s Bazar sea beach.

  • Students can’t be forced to disclose marital status for admission: HC

    60-yr-old UP chairman marrying teenager: HC orders three separate inquiries

    The High Court today ordered authorities to conduct three separate inquiries into allegations that a 60-year-old union parishad chairman in Patuakhali married a 14-year-old girl at an arbitration.

  • Police launch ‘Mask Up’ campaign in Pabna

    While the government is preparing to shut the country down for at least a week from tomorrow, in its attempt to contain the coronavirus transmission,

  • Caught in the cycle

    “Without his income, we are powerless,” says Nasima Begum, 30, a resident of the Kholpatua village in Pirojpur, when speaking about her husband,

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