Brahmanbaria road crash: Tank lorry workers observe strike

Workers of Brahmanbaria District Tank-Lorry Federation go on an eight-hour work abstention in Sadar and Ashuganj upazilas, protesting a road accident that killed three of their leaders.
28 June 2016

Sluice gate collapse floods 20 villages in Gaibandha

At least 20 villages under three unions of Saghata upazila have been inundated as a sluice gate on the bank of the Jamuna River collapsed
27 June 2016

Mild tremor shakes Ctg, adjacent districts

A mild earthquake shakes Chittagong and adjacent districts in the country’s southern region.
27 June 2016

Sharp fall in potol prices frustrates growers

Potol (pointed gourd) growers of Dinajpur and Rangpur districts have been deprived of fair price of the vegetable as the price dropped
26 June 2016

Lightning kills man

A man was killed by lightning at Haribhasa Bangram village in Panchagarh Sadar upazila on Friday night. The deceased is Habibur Rahman,
25 June 2016

When the Santhals rebelled

The Scottish historian William Wilson Hunter, who was also a member of the Indian Civil Service, in his book Annals of Rural Bengal
24 June 2016

11 return from Indian jail

Eleven Bangladeshi teenagers returned home yesterday through Benapole check post after serving two and a half years
23 June 2016

Early marriage bid foiled

A teenage girl was saved from early marriage at Chesrirampur in Kathalia upazila of the district on Wednesday. Shila
23 June 2016

Thousands suffer for want of bridge over river in Jamalpur

As many as 30,000 people of 13 villages under Satpua and Pugaldigha unions in Sarishabari upazila of the district
23 June 2016

Downpour triggers flash flood in Moulvibazar

Heavy rain coupled with onrush of water from hills in the last two days triggered a flash flood in Barlekha upazila of
23 June 2016

Damaged bridges pose risk to road users

For the last several years, to travel the Jhenidah – Kushtia highway is to undertake a journey with added risk. Of eight
23 June 2016

Pay RMG workers' wages, bonus before Eid: Home minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal calls upon the owners of readymade garment factories to pay salaries and bonus of their workers before the Eid-ul-Fitr to avoid any untoward incident.
23 June 2016

18 infected with anthrax

At least 18 people have been infected with anthrax in Gopalpur upazila of the district on Tuesday.
22 June 2016

Eight people including three women injured in violence

Eight people, including three women, were injured on Tuesday afternoon in a clash at Pirojpur Sadar upazila as a sequel to the violence that took place there after the union parishad (UP) polls on March 22.
22 June 2016

Man killed by elephant

An elderly man was killed and his son injured as a herd of marauding elephants attacked their house at Gurucharan Dudnai village in Jhenaigati upazila of the district early yesterday.
22 June 2016

Lightning kills two

Two people were killed by lightning at Dakkhin Betgari village in Gangachhara upazila of Rangpur district.
22 June 2016

Passengers suffer as four launch ghats in awful state

Thousands of passengers are suffering a lot as two launch ghats (terminals) in Galachipa upazila under the district are virtually unusable while two others are lying without any approach road for long.
22 June 2016

CCTV installed at 9 Habiganj PS

Police authorities in the district have installed closed-circuit TV (CCTV) cameras at nine police stations, the office and residence of the
21 June 2016

8 AL men charged with assault on Parashuram UNO

A court here yesterday framed charges against eight Awami League leaders and activists in a case for assaulting Parashuram Upazila
21 June 2016

BSF returns bodies of two Bangladeshis

The bodies of two Bangladeshi alleged smugglers, who were shot dead by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Chapainawabganj's
21 June 2016