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Naogaon quilt makers  passing busy time

Naogaon quilt makers passing busy time

Our Correspondent 2018-12-25 21:42:46

NAOGAON, Dec 25: In the middle of winter season, the demand for quilts increases manifold in Mohadevpur upazila of the district. The business of making hand woven quilts is an age old tradition in th...

Record 2.65m tonnes of Aman paddy output in Rangpur zone

Record 2.65m tonnes of Aman paddy output in Rangpur zone

-- 2018-12-25 21:41:37

The farmers have produced a record 1.76 million tonnes of clean Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) rice - 2.65 million tonnes of paddy - exceeding the production target by eight percent in Rangpur agriculture...

Three burned as fire breaks out in Narayanganj warehouses

Three burned as fire breaks out in Narayanganj warehouses

-- 2018-12-25 18:59:03

At least three peoples sustained burn injuries as a fire broke out in two cotton warehouses at Dhamgar in Bandar upazila of Narayanganj district on Tuesday. The injured -Anowar Hossain Anu, 40, Kayum...

Police recover bullet-riddled body in Cumilla

Police recover bullet-riddled body in Cumilla

-- 2018-12-25 13:25:38

Police in Cumilla have recovered the bullet-riddled body of an unidentified young man from an embankment along the Gomti river in Debidwar upazila on Tuesday morning. Locals spotted that the body in...

Warm clothes sale gains pace in Rangpur, Jhenidah districts

Warm clothes sale gains pace in Rangpur, Jhenidah districts

Our Correspondents 2018-12-24 21:02:38

RANGPUR, Dec 24: Sale of warm clothes has gained momentum in the district and its adjacent areas as mercury has plummeted across the region with the wintry chill intensifying over the last few days....

Sylhet farmers busy preparing Boro seedbeds

Sylhet farmers busy preparing Boro seedbeds

Our Correspondent 2018-12-24 21:01:29

SYLHET, Dec 24: Farmers in different areas of Sylhet division are busy for preparing Boro seedbeds. An official at the Sylhet divisional office of DAE said on Monday so far 25,975 hectares of land...

Hatirjheel road crash kills motorcyclist

Hatirjheel road crash kills motorcyclist

-- 2018-12-24 10:47:25

A motorcyclist was killed and another injured as their vehicle crashed into a road divider in city’s Hatirjheel area in the early hours of Monday. The deceased was identified as Rifat, 18, son...

Honey collection brings  boon for farmers

Honey collection brings boon for farmers

-- 2018-12-23 21:25:16

RAJSHAHI, Dec 23 (BSS): Many people have become financially solvent by beekeeping in the region including its vast Barind tract. Honey hunting is being expanded gradually to many new areas contributi...

Bitter gourd yield pleases Naogaon peasants

Bitter gourd yield pleases Naogaon peasants

Our Correspondent 2018-12-23 21:24:32

NAOGAON, Dec 23: Peasants in the district are happy over high yield and fair price of bitter gourd, a popular vegetable in the country.  Bitter gourd produced in the district is being sent to di...

Villagers beat leopard dead in Panchagarh

Villagers beat leopard dead in Panchagarh

-- 2018-12-23 11:58:20

A wild leopard was beaten to death by villagers in Panchagarh amid presence of police and Forest Department officials on Saturday. Ismail Hossain, a resident of Bashuniapara village, said his daughte...

Two die in Thakurgaon road mishap

Two die in Thakurgaon road mishap

-- 2018-12-22 13:02:43

Two young men have been killed after a tractor collided with a motorcycle in Thakurgaon’s Ranishongkoil. The accident took place near Gazirhat Degree College at around 9:00pm on Friday, said Ra...

Worker dies falling off from crane at RNPP

Worker dies falling off from crane at RNPP

-- 2018-12-22 11:55:27

A worker was killed while another severely injured after falling off from a crane while working at Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) project in Pabna’s Iswardi upazila on Friday. The victim wa...

Gopalganj road crash leaves van puller dead

Gopalganj road crash leaves van puller dead

-- 2018-12-21 14:54:41

A van puller was killed when a truck hit his van on Gopalganj-Tekerhat road in Muksudpur upazila in the early hours of Friday. The dead man was identified as Sattar Sheikh, 40, son of Kalu Sheikh fro...

Rajshahi farmers to produce 0.439 million tonnes of wheat

Rajshahi farmers to produce 0.439 million tonnes of wheat

-- 2018-12-21 11:56:04

Rajshahi farmers and all other field level agricultural officials, scientists and researchers concerned have adapted need-based steps for making the current-season’s wheat farming a success in t...

Low prices frustrate T-Aman rice growers in Bogura

Low prices frustrate T-Aman rice growers in Bogura

Our Correspondent 2018-12-21 10:58:00

T-Aman rice growers in Bogura district are frustrated over low prices prevailing in the market. A good number of farmers said they are in a difficult situation as newly-harvested Aman is being sold a...

Marwari couple found dead in Joypurhat

Marwari couple found dead in Joypurhat

-- 2018-12-20 18:21:54

Police recovered the bodies of a couple belong to Marwari community (South Asian ethno-linguistic group) from Marwaripatti of Joypurhat town on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Krishnalal Ru...

Jubo League man hacked dead in Chattogram infighting

Jubo League man hacked dead in Chattogram infighting

-- 2018-12-20 16:58:28

A Jubo League activist was killed during a clash between two rival groups of the party at Bandar thana in Chattogram on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Md Shahed Prokash Rony, 28. Mohiuddin...

RMP distributes warm clothes among poor people

RMP distributes warm clothes among poor people

-- 2018-12-20 12:28:20

More than 500 poor and destitute people were given blankets for protecting them from cold during the current winter season in Rajshahi. Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) hosted the warm clothes dist...

Bagherhat road crash kills three

Bagherhat road crash kills three

-- 2018-12-20 11:18:24

At least three people were killed and 15 others injured when a bus overturned after hitting a road side tree on Khulna-Mongla highway at Sonatunia in Bagerhat’s Rampal upazila in the early hours...

20,000 fishermen families living in hardship

20,000 fishermen families living in hardship

Our Correspondent 2018-12-19 21:28:16

GOPALGANJ, Dec 19: About 20,000 fishermen families have been living in hardship for long as most of the water bodies in the district are drying up fast. According to the district fisheries office sour...

Cops detain 28 in Dinajpur

Cops detain 28 in Dinajpur

-- 2018-12-19 11:53:54

Law enforcers, in special drives arrested 28 people including three drug pedlars from different areas of Dinajpur district in last 12-hour ending at 8:00am on Wednesday morning. Law enforcers also se...

Peasants in Rangpur zone busy preparing Boro seedbeds

Peasants in Rangpur zone busy preparing Boro seedbeds

-- 2018-12-18 21:38:52

RANGPUR, Dec 18: The peasants in five districts under the Rangpur agriculture zone are passing busy time preparing Boro seedbeds.While visiting different areas in the district this correspondent found...

1,563 families in Jhenidah, Sylhet  get houses free of cost

1,563 families in Jhenidah, Sylhet get houses free of cost

Our Correspondent 2018-12-18 21:36:34

JHENIDAH, Dec 18: A total of 1,523 homeless families in the district have got houses free of cost under Prime Minister's Ashrayan Project II.The total allocation for the construction of the houses was...

Bumper black gram yield in sight in Tangail, Natore

Bumper black gram yield in sight in Tangail, Natore

Our Correspondent 2018-12-18 21:35:24

TANGAIL, Dec 18: Officials at the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office in Tangail and growers are expecting a bumper mashkalai or black gram yield this season. DAE official sources said ab...

Panchagarh to cultivate potatoes on 5000 hectares of land

Panchagarh to cultivate potatoes on 5000 hectares of land

-- 2018-12-18 16:56:15

Around 5,000 hectares of land have been brought under potato cultivation in the current Rabi season in Panchagarh district. The farmers are seen busy over nurturing their potato fields. They started...

Turkish national among two dies in Rajshahi road mishap

Turkish national among two dies in Rajshahi road mishap

-- 2018-12-18 11:31:49

A Turkish national and a pick-up van driver were killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Rajshahi highway at Senbhag in Puthia upazila on Monday night. The victims were identified as driver Golap Hossain,...

Sweet potato cultivators  expecting bumper output

Sweet potato cultivators expecting bumper output

Roving Correspondent 2018-12-17 21:10:14

JOYPURHAT, Dec 17: Due to favourable weather conditions and timely supply of necessary agri-input, sweet potato farmers are expecting a bumper output in the district.Experts said sweet potato is vitam...

Tangail road crash leaves two dead

Tangail road crash leaves two dead

-- 2018-12-17 16:46:20

Two people were killed and four others injured as a bus rammed a pick-up van at Pakutia under Ghatail upazila in Tangail on Monday. The deceased were identified a Rezaul Karim Shyamol, 32, a resident...

Miscreants kill girl after rape in Rajshahi

Miscreants kill girl after rape in Rajshahi

-- 2018-12-16 16:38:05

A schoolgirl was killed after reportedly being raped in Baroipara area of Poba upazila in Rajshahi on Saturday night. The victim was identified as Hasina Khatun, 11, daughter of Hossain Ali of Baipur...

Man dies in police custody in Dhaka

Man dies in police custody in Dhaka

-- 2018-12-16 13:57:45

A man has died in police custody in Dhaka, hours after his arrest. He breathed his last at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) after he complained of chest pains, according to the police. The accu...