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C’nawabganj road crash leaves minor boy dead

C’nawabganj road crash leaves minor boy dead

-- 2019-01-06 12:21:08

A minor boy was killed after being smashed by a minibus at Hogla in Gomostapur upazila of Chapainawabganj on Sunday morning. The victim was seven-year-old Ibrahim, son of Anarul, as per a UNB report....

Chuadanga producing ‘quality’ molasses

Chuadanga producing ‘quality’ molasses

-- 2019-01-06 11:51:14

Sarojganj Bazar, the country's largest date molasses market in Chuadanga district, is abuzz with huge buyers along with the dip in mercury. Buyers from across the country are crowding Sarojganj Bazar...

One dies in Barishal launch accident

One dies in Barishal launch accident

-- 2019-01-06 10:26:03

A man was killed and three others were injured as a launch hit another anchored one in the Meghna River at Kaliganj in Mehendiganj upazila of Barishal early Sunday. The victim was identified as Shaki...

Squash cultivators hopeful about  abundant yield in Rangpur

Squash cultivators hopeful about abundant yield in Rangpur

Our Correspondent 2019-01-05 20:53:11

RANGPUR, Jan 05: The squash cultivators in different areas of the district are optimistic about an abundant yield of the vegetable in this current season.Squash is cultivated at village Char Pallimari...

Warm clothes sale gains momentum in Bogura

Warm clothes sale gains momentum in Bogura

Our Correspondent 2019-01-05 20:52:49

BOGURA, Jan 05: Warm clothes sale is gaining momentum across Bogura district as bone chilling cold is prevailing during the last couple of weeks.Meanwhile, mercury has gone down across the region, cau...

Quack dies as truck runs over him in Munshiganj

Quack dies as truck runs over him in Munshiganj

-- 2019-01-05 19:12:40

A 'Kobiraj' was killed when a sand-laden truck ran over him on Dhaka-Mawa highway near Shimulia Ferry Ghat in Louhajang upazila of Munshiganj on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Md Jahangir A...

Speeding truck kills motorcyclist in city

Speeding truck kills motorcyclist in city

-- 2019-01-05 16:54:19

A motorcyclist was killed as a speeding truck hit his vehicle in front of Matshya Bhaban in Shahbagh area of Dhaka on Friday night. The dead man was identified as Md Tajul Islam, 43, the driver of an...

Teenage girl gets raped in Cumilla

Teenage girl gets raped in Cumilla

-- 2019-01-05 11:51:24

A 16-year-old girl was reportedly raped by the employer of her father at Krishnapur village in Cumilla’s Lakhsham upazila on Thursday night. Police arrested Tajul Islam Majumdar, 42, son of lat...

Sirajganj road crash kills three

Sirajganj road crash kills three

-- 2019-01-05 10:28:50

Three people were killed as a truck hit a pick-up van on Bangabandhu West Bridge connecting highway in Kamarkhanda upazila of Sirajganj in the early hours of Saturday. The victims could not be identi...

City-bound passengers suffer for gridlock at Daulatdia

City-bound passengers suffer for gridlock at Daulatdia

-- 2019-01-04 20:55:57

A three-kilometre-long tailback was created at Daulatdia Ferry Ghat in Rajbari on Friday following shortage of ferries and rush of city-bound passengers. Thousands of passengers of the country's sout...

Two die in Savar road mishap

Two die in Savar road mishap

-- 2019-01-04 13:45:27

Two people were killed and three others injured when a truck hit a number of rickshaws on Tongi-Ashulia-EPZ road at Itakhola in Ashulia of Savar on Friday. One of the victims was identified as Moushu...

Prices of rice, vegetables fall in Narsingdi

Prices of rice, vegetables fall in Narsingdi

-- 2019-01-04 11:49:56

Prices of rice and vegetables were seen to have a significant fall in Narsingdi district due to adequate supply of Aman rice and huge arrival of winter vegetables in the local markets. Sources concer...

Teenage boy dies over gambling in B’baria

Teenage boy dies over gambling in B’baria

-- 2019-01-04 11:34:37

A teenage boy was hacked to death by his rivals following previous enmity over gambling at Shahbazpur village in Sarail upazila of Brahmanbaria on Thursday night. The dead boy was identified as Shaki...

Joypurhat potters attain solvency

Joypurhat potters attain solvency

Roving Correspondent 2019-01-03 20:32:05

JOYPURHAT, Jan 03: A good number of potters in the district have attained financial solvency in recent days. They make pots of different shapes and sizes according to the market demand. Akkelpur,...

31 Rohingya people held in Cumilla

31 Rohingya people held in Cumilla

-- 2019-01-03 18:54:22

Police arrested 31 Rohingya people, including six women and 18 children, from Eidgah road intersection in Cumilla on Thursday. Md Salahuddin, inspector of Kotwali Model Police station, said on inform...

15,000 hectares of land brought under wheat cultivation in Panchagarh

15,000 hectares of land brought under wheat cultivation in Panchagarh

-- 2019-01-03 18:25:24

A total of 15,000 hectares of land have been brought under wheat cultivation this season in the district with a production target of 62,000 metric tonnes of wheat. The Department of Agriculture Exten...

Electrocution kills minor boy in Tangail

Electrocution kills minor boy in Tangail

-- 2019-01-03 16:40:57

A minor boy died from electrocution in Basail municipality area of Tangail district on Thursday. The dead boy was identified as seven-year-old Jihad, son of mahor Ali, from Purbo Nayapara in the muni...

Two cops in prison after trying to snatch smuggled gold

Two cops in prison after trying to snatch smuggled gold

-- 2019-01-03 11:41:24

Police detained two assistant sub-inspectors of police allegedly for trying to snatch smuggled gold from Navaron intersection in Sharsha upazila of Benapole on Wednesday. Sharsha Police arrested ASI...

Another polls violence victim succumbs to injuries

Another polls violence victim succumbs to injuries

-- 2019-01-02 21:43:38

An Awami League leader, who was injured during election-related violence in Kahalu upazila in the district, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Wednesday. The president of Paikar union A...

Sylhet cultivators busy  nurturing Rabi crops

Sylhet cultivators busy nurturing Rabi crops

Our Correspondent 2019-01-02 21:07:57

SYLHET, Jan 02: Some 85,924 hectares of land have been brought under the farming of varieties of Rabi crops in all the four districts of Sylhet division. Of the total area, highest 55,541 hectares ar...

Mango buds sprout early in Rajshahi village

Mango buds sprout early in Rajshahi village

Our Correspondent 2019-01-02 21:06:41

RAJSHAHI, Jan 02: An early sprouting of mango buds in some trees in Bamlail village under Godagari upazila has created commotion among the locals. It is learnt, Alam Sheikh owns some 60 mango trees...

RMG worker crushed under bus in Gazipur

RMG worker crushed under bus in Gazipur

-- 2019-01-02 19:11:42

A garment worker was killed as a bus crushed him in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur district on Wednesday. The labourer was identified as Russel, 24, an inhabitant in Islampur upazila of Jamalpur distric...

Land dispute leaves man dead in Cumilla

Land dispute leaves man dead in Cumilla

-- 2019-01-02 16:58:31

A man, who sustained injuries during a clash over land dispute at Chandsar village at Chandina upazila in Cumilla on Tuesday, died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital on Wednesday morning. The dece...

Man dies in Brahmanbaria fuel tank accident

Man dies in Brahmanbaria fuel tank accident

-- 2019-01-02 16:27:10

A man has died after inhaling poisonous gas from a fuel tank in Brahmanbaria. Sohel Mia, 24, inhaled the gas as he was cleaning the tank in the Medda area of the Brahmanbaria municipality at around 8...

Mob beat robber to death in Feni

Mob beat robber to death in Feni

-- 2019-01-02 12:38:29

A mob has beaten a suspected robber to death after they allegedly caught him as his gang was preparing to rob a house in Feni. The incident was reported from Bhalukia-Gohadua village in Sadar upazila...

Papaya farming expands in Tangail

Papaya farming expands in Tangail

Our Correspondent 2019-01-01 21:06:29

TANGAIL, Jan 01: Papaya cultivation has brought smile on the faces of many grassroots growers in the district. Sources said many growers have been earning handsome profit from commercial cultivatio...

Rangpur farmers optimistic  about achieving good  mustard yield

Rangpur farmers optimistic about achieving good mustard yield

Our Correspondent 2019-01-01 21:04:44

RANGPUR, Jan 01: The farmers of eight districts under Rangpur division are optimistic about achieving a good yield of mustard during the current season. Visiting different areas this FE corresponde...

Man found dead near Thakurgaon border

Man found dead near Thakurgaon border

-- 2019-01-01 20:40:56

Police recovered the body of a man from the bank of Nagor River in Haripur Upazila's bordering Dabori area of Thakurgaon district on Tuesday. Police said the body of Nizarul Islam, 35, bore some inju...

Infant drowns in Chuadanga

Infant drowns in Chuadanga

-- 2019-01-01 17:59:45

A three-year-old minor boy drowned at Mochainagar village in Alomdanga upazila of Chuadanga district on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Rohan Ahmed, son of Masud Rana, hailed from Baro Gangn...

Female garment worker dies in city road crash

Female garment worker dies in city road crash

-- 2019-01-01 16:16:18

A teenage female worker of a readymade garment factory was killed when a bus hit her at Malibagh Chowdhurypara in Dhaka city on Tuesday. The young woman was identified as Mim Akhter, 14. Sub-inspect...