A man was killed and at least 10 others were injured in a clash between two groups of rival villagers in Santhia upazila yesterday over establishing supremacy in the area.

Freedom fighters of Kaderia Bahini, led by Major Habibur Rahman, destroyed two Pakistani warships near the confluence of Jamuna and Dhaleswari rivers at Sirajkandi in Bhuiyanpur on August 10, 1971.

A man was killed and 10 others were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers at Doyrampur village in Pabna’s Santhia upazila today.

There is no militancy link or sabotage plan behind yesterday’s blast in Gaibandha's Gobindaganj upazila, Rapid Action Battalion said today.

A housewife, severely burnt allegedly by her husband and in laws over family issues in Gaibandha Sadar upazila on Tuesday, in fighting for life a Rangpur Medical College.

“My father Bocharam Das is a martyred freedom fighter, recognised by the government. But we are not getting any facilities given to the martyred freedom fighter’s family by the government,” said Monaram Das, 51, son of the martyred freedom fighter.

Rail communication of Khulna with other parts of the country remained suspended since this evening after a passenger train derailed at Poradaha Railway Station in Kushtia.

A road accident today left a motorcyclist dead on the Lalmonirhat-Burimari highway as a stone-laden truck crushed him under its wheels from behind at Beltali area of ​​Patgram upazila.

Police detained at least 10 leaders and activists of Left Democratic Alliance for two hours in Rajshahi city today, foiling their planned demonstration protesting the upcoming visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Border Guard Bangladesh jawans took up position on the Gojukata border in Sylhet’s Beanibazar yesterday morning shortly after India’s Border Security Force set up bunkers in the no-man’s land between the countries.

Farmers are not showing interest to sell paddy to government warehouses on various grounds including non-acceptance of paddy at the warehouses without bribe. For this reason, no paddy was deposited to Srimangal government warehouse in Srimangal upazila of Moulvibazar.

A youth was stabbed to death in Mirzapur upazila in yesterday allegedly over a trifling matter.

The map of independent Bangladesh found its place on the face of the globe after the 1971 War of Independence was won by the country’s sons of the soil -- the freedom fighters.

“All the gold and money saved for my two daughters’ marriage has been taken away. I was saving money for them as my husband could not work. Now how will I live?” said a teary-eyed Jharna Rani Das (55) of Noagaon village in Shalla upazila of Sunamganj.

A two-and-a-half-year-old girl, was reportedly killed by her father in Bagerhat’s Mollahat upazila.

Three people, including a sub-inspector (SI) of police, have been detained by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) with 240 bottles of phensidyl and two guns from Narayanganj's Sonargaon upazila.

A policeman was injured in an attack allegedly by a group of Awami League (AL) activists yesterday while the latter were observing a half-day hartal,

Social media over the past few days has been abuzz with the speculation that quality of construction of the under-construction bridge, on the Payra

Like any other women, Saptomi Rani Mungli, in her early life, used to dream of having a family filled with love and happiness. However, her dream was shattered as she had to undergo inhuman torture by her in-laws and her husband.

India directed today that the gap between administering the two doses of Covid-19 vaccine Covishield be increased to four to eight weeks from four to six weeks at present in order to ensure maximum efficacy of the jab.