OC in trouble for demanding biriyani, sweets
15 October 2023, 15:16 PM Country
Water scarcity hampers jute processing
19 July 2022, 18:00 PM Bangladesh
Auto rice mill near school
18 July 2022, 18:00 PM Bangladesh
Sudden Jamuna erosion makes many homeless
13 July 2022, 18:00 PM Natural disaster
Natore UP member found dead, wife injured
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM Crime & Justice
Two kids drown in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM Accidents & Fires
Permanent shops on leased land!
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM Crime & Justice
Illegal pond: A threat to surrounding cropland
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM Crime & Justice
Payra erosion threatens Barguna villages
25 June 2022, 18:00 PM Bangladesh

Cumilla trauma centre vandalised by relatives of patient who died after ‘wrong treatment’

Locals and relatives of a patient, who they said had died of wrong treatment, vandalised a trauma centre in Cumilla town, police said.
16 February 2021, 20:43 PM

JU teacher fired over sexual harassment of student

A teacher of Jahangirnagar University (JU) has been fired for sexually harassing a female student.
16 February 2021, 18:14 PM

Squash farming getting popularity

Squash, a foreign variety of winter vegetable is getting popularity among the farmers in Faridipur district.
16 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Nagarbari river port: Project delayed for 1yr, cost exceeds Tk 40cr

The government’s initiative to establish one of the biggest river ports in northern region at Nagarbari in Pabna’s Bera upazila has delayed for one year while the project cost has already exceeded Tk 40 crore.
16 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Agriculture ministry launches automated plant health certificate issuance

The Agriculture ministry today launched automated issuance of plant health certificates to facilitate fast clearance of exports and imports of plant and plant products.
16 February 2021, 16:44 PM

Al Jazeera’s report a false, fabricated, malicious attempt to debase Bangladesh Army: ISPR

The Army Headquarters outrightly rejected “all malicious attempt and claims of Al-Jazeera to debase a professionally highly skilled, universally accepted Chief of Army Staff without any valid evidence” in a report titled “All the Prime Minister’s Men” broadcast on February 1 by the international news channel.
15 February 2021, 19:33 PM

Man detained by BSF

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) detained a Bangladeshi national on Ghagra border in Panchagarh Sadar upazila on Sunday.
15 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Murder of youth sparks protest

Family members and people from all walks of life, including local Awami League (AL) leaders and activist, brought out a procession carrying the body of slain Amirul Islam, claiming him an AL activist, in the district headquarters yesterday demanding arrest of his killers.
15 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Green pea, a chance crop for Natore growers

Around 20,000 hectares of land were traditionally fallow from November to January in Natore between Aman and Boro seasons.
15 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Mosque property unrecovered for 6 decades

While a legal battle goes on for about six decades, eight acres of land belonging to Nidaria mosque, in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila, still remains in the possession of seven families.
15 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Upazila chairman in Narsingdi removed for misappropriating subordinates’ allowances

An upazila chairman was removed from his position after he was found guilty of misappropriating allowances of two of his subordinates in Narsingdi.
15 February 2021, 07:51 AM

SC upholds stay on bail for suspended Chattogram jailer in money laundering case

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has upheld its chamber judge’s order that stayed the High Court bail to Sohel Rana Biswas, suspended jailer of Chattogram Central Jail, in a money laundering case.
14 February 2021, 18:31 PM

When passion makes way for profession

Many people rear pigeon as a hobby. But not too many of them ever come close to turning it into a source of income.
14 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Malta farming gaining popularity in Moulvibazar

Malta is gaining popularity in Moulvibazar. Successful yield of malta brings substantial amount of money to the farmers.
14 February 2021, 18:00 PM

2 killed, 3 injured in road accident in Pabna

At least two people were killed and three were injured in a road accident on Pabna-Rajshahi highway, adjacent to Pabna Sugar Mill last night.
14 February 2021, 08:02 AM

Newly-married couple burned to death in Pirojpur fire

A newly-married couple was burned to death as fire broke out at a house in Pirojpur’s Mathbaria upazila early today.
14 February 2021, 06:15 AM

Clashes, irregularities reported from several municipality elections

The fourth phase elections to 55 municipalities in 34 districts were held with stray incidents of irregularities and clashes.
14 February 2021, 04:18 AM

Missing boy found dead

A madrasa boy was found dead in Sadar upazila yesterday, four days after he went missing on Tuesday.
13 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Saving fistful rice brings new hope to 1,332 ultra-poor women

A total of 1332 women belonging to ultra-poor families at 37 unions of Lalmonirhat’s four upazilas now eye changing their life through small savings, thanks to the initiative of Strengthening Women’s Ability for the Productive New Opportunity (SWAPNO) project of UNDP.
13 February 2021, 18:00 PM

3 dead as bus hits easy-bike in Khulna

Three people were killed as a bus hit a battery-run easy-bike on Khulna-Satkhira highway in Dumuria upazila of Khulna last night.
13 February 2021, 17:56 PM