Jessore
BOOK REVIEW: POETRY / From Feni to New Zealand: Trinkets of a life lived
Mastura's penning is sincere. She crafts the details like a watchsmith, a representation of which could be found in the very first piece of the book, named "Feni".
9 zebras seized in Jessore
DB police recovered nine zebras from a makeshift cattle shed near the border in Jessore's Sharsha upazila yesterday.
Jessore's silk road
Over the past three decades in parts of Jessore region, roadside mulberry trees have become a welcome addition to the landscape.
3-year-old 'raped' in Jessore
A three-year-old girl was allegedly raped at a village in Jhikargacha upazila of Jessore yesterday morning.
4 killed in 'gunfights' in Jessore
Four bullet-hit bodies were recovered from Sadar and Jhikargacha upazilas in Jessore early yesterday after what police claimed were two gunfights between rival groups.
Journo stabbed in Jessore
Unidentified miscreants reportedly stab a journalist of a local newspaper in Jessore town.
2 executed for killing Chuadanga UP member
Two condemned convicts are hanged at Jessore Central Jail for killing a union parishad member of Chuadanga district in 1994.
BCL leader shot dead in Jessore
A Jessore district unit BCL leader was shot dead by criminals at Golgolla More of Bejpara of the town late Saturday night.
Cop’s wife found dead in Jessore
The wife of a police sub-inspector is found dead in their house at Raghurampur area village in Jessore town.
Teenage hotel worker ‘tortured to death’ in Benapole
A teenage hotel worker is tortured to death by his employer in Benapole of Jessore, the victim’s family claims.
Jessore war crimes accused dies at DMCH
A war crimes accused of Jessore district dies at Dhaka Medical College Hospital due to his old-age complications this morning.
JSTU closed after police charge batons on students
Authorities of Jessore Science and Technology University (JSTU) yesterday closed the university for 16 days after police charged truncheons on students at a sit-in programme on the campus that left 20 students injured.
ACC nets 13 over different scams
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) arrests 13 persons from different parts of the country for misappropriating over Tk 9.5 crore and grabbing lands.
2 “bomb-makers” killed in explosion
Two persons are killed and three injured in an explosion when they were allegedly making crude bombs in Jessore Sadar upazila.
Chinese company gets $3.33b deal
China will construct a rail route between Dhaka and Jessore through the Padma bridge, cutting travel time significantly and boosting national and regional connectivity.
150 rare tortoises seized in Jessore
Members of Rapid Action Battalion seizes 150 tortoises of a rare species from Mandartala area in Sadar upazila of Jessore.
Star editor gets bail in Jessore
Jessore court grants bail to The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam in a Tk 10-crore defamation case filed by a former Awami League leader of Chougachha Upazila unit. The court sets May 10 for next hearing.
Jessore market sells Tk 8cr flowers ahead of Pahela Falgun, Valentine's Day
Bangladesh’s largest flower market in Jessore’s Jhikorgacha has already sold off over Tk 8 crore flowers ahead of Pahela Falgun and Valentine’s Day.
Coming back to life
Chhaya (shadow), the Bangladeshi woman whose poetry collections titled Ahoto Ami (Injured Me) was published in Malayalam language
