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Youth crushed under train in Jashore

Youth crushed under train in Jashore

-- 2018-10-03 18:24:48

A young man was crushed under the wheels of a train at Arabpur level cossing in the district town of Jashore on Wednesday noon. The deceased was identified as Jasim Uddin, 26, son of Badar Uddin of H...

Fire guts garment factory in Gazipur

Fire guts garment factory in Gazipur

-- 2018-10-03 11:42:43

A readymade garment factory was gutted by fire today morning. The incident took place at Borobari in Gazipur city at around 9:00 am. According to Md Akhteruzzaman, assistant director of Gazipu...

Train crushes youth in Rajshahi

Train crushes youth in Rajshahi

-- 2018-10-03 11:35:20

A young man was crushed under the wheels of a train at Rajshahi’s Puthia upazila. The deceased was identified as Emdadul Haq, 22, son of Rezaul Karim of Khudrajamia village in the upazila. Haq...

Pumpkin cultivation changes financial condition of farmers

Pumpkin cultivation changes financial condition of farmers

-- 2018-10-02 22:24:46

PANCHAGARH, Oct 02 (BSS): Pumpkin cultivation has changed the socio-economic condition of many farmers of the district this year. A large number of farmers involved themselves in high-yielding pumpki...

Two ‘commit suicide’ in Magura

Two ‘commit suicide’ in Magura

-- 2018-10-02 11:53:16

Two, including a teenage a boy, committed suicide in different parts of Magura district on Monday. The deceased were identified as Mistaul Islam, 14, son of Manik Ali of Belnagar village in sadar upa...

AL infighting leaves two dead in Bagerhat

AL infighting leaves two dead in Bagerhat

-- 2018-10-01 21:40:38

Two people were killed in an attack allegedly over Awami League infighting in Morelganj upazila of Bagerhat on Monday. The deceased were identified as Ansar Ali Dihidar, general secretary of Doibagga...

Massive pest attack worries  T-Aman cultivators

Massive pest attack worries T-Aman cultivators

Our Correspondent 2018-10-01 21:39:36

BOGURA, Oct 01: T-Aman paddy farmers in the district are worried due to massive pest attack. A good number of farmers said if pest cannot be driven immediately, it may hit production. Officials of t...

Duck rearing gains popularity in Joypurhat

Duck rearing gains popularity in Joypurhat

Roving Correspondent 2018-10-01 21:38:26

JOYPURHAT, Oct 01:  Ducks rearing has brought revolutionary changes in the life of hundreds of grassroots people in the district. District livestock officials said people are showing their inter...

IGP seeks help from all to fight against violence

IGP seeks help from all to fight against violence

-- 2018-10-01 21:37:03

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Mohammad Javed Patwary said police force is bound to provide desired services and security to the mass people, reports BSS. "Now, the police force is too much str...

Farmer ‘kills self’ in Rajshahi

Farmer ‘kills self’ in Rajshahi

-- 2018-10-01 14:23:03

A farmer allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree at Katakhali on the outskirts of Rajshahi city on Monday morning. Local farmers spotted the hanging body of Mansur Rahman, 40, son...

Bumper yield delights Naogaon  turmeric cultivators

Bumper yield delights Naogaon turmeric cultivators

Our Correspondent 2018-09-30 21:28:03

NAOGAON, Sept 30: Farmers in Mohadevpur upazila of the district are happy due to bumper turmeric yield and low expenses in cultivation. The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said arou...

‘Agar’ farming benefiting Sylhet peasants economically

‘Agar’ farming benefiting Sylhet peasants economically

Our Correspondent 2018-09-30 21:27:21

SYLHET, Sept 30: Farming of component and high value crops can help raise the yield of valuable product 'Agar', which is largely cultivated in the greater Sylhet region for long. Cultivation of pin...

Erosion by Modhumoti takes serious turn in Mohammadpur UZ

Erosion by Modhumoti takes serious turn in Mohammadpur UZ

Our Correspondent 2018-09-30 21:26:24

MAGURA, Sept 30: Erosion by the Modhumoti river has taken a serious turn in Mohammadpur upazila of the district. Sources said seven villages are on the verge of extinction from the map of the upazila...

Crude bombs hurled at Jashore Sweeper Colony

Crude bombs hurled at Jashore Sweeper Colony

-- 2018-09-30 20:42:38

Miscreants hurled 4-5 crude bombs at Sweeper Colony near Jashore Railway Station in Sadar upazila on Sunday. Apurba Hasan, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station, said the crude bombs were throw...

13 rivers register rises, 78 falls

13 rivers register rises, 78 falls

-- 2018-09-30 17:55:29

Water levels in 13 river stations monitored by Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) marked rises and 78 stations recorded falls. Among the 94 monitored water level stations, two are steady, a...

Cops recover three bodies in Bandarban

Cops recover three bodies in Bandarban

-- 2018-09-30 12:37:14

Police recovered the bodies of three suspected robbers from Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban district on Sunday morning. The deceased were identified as Anwar Hossain alias Anaia, 27, son of Abdus...

Bangladeshi found dead near Thakurgaon border

Bangladeshi found dead near Thakurgaon border

-- 2018-09-30 11:02:02

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered the bullet-hit body of Bangladeshi national from Ratnai border point in Baliadangi upazila on Saturday night. The victim has been identified as Said...

Septic tank accident in Madaripur kills two

Septic tank accident in Madaripur kills two

-- 2018-09-29 18:05:15

Two workers have died in a septic tank accident in Madaripur, said police. The incident took place on the property of Habibur Rahman in Madaripur’s Pakdi around 12:00 pm on Saturday, said Madar...

Lighterage vessel sinks in Bay

Lighterage vessel sinks in Bay

-- 2018-09-29 15:42:10

A lighterage vessel carrying iron scraps sank at the outer anchorage of Chittagong port on Saturday. Chattogram Port Authority secretary Omar Faruk said, the vessel 'Char Shamayl' was returning to th...

College student dies of electrocution

College student dies of electrocution

-- 2018-09-29 14:11:13

A college student died from electrocution in Magura district on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Mohiuddin, 22, son of Abdul Khaleq, a resident of Shimulia village under sadar upazila...

Gaibandha launches dairy farm for transgender people

Gaibandha launches dairy farm for transgender people

-- 2018-09-29 11:37:18

A dairy farm named Uttaran had been established at David Company Para of Gaibandha district town for welfare of the transgender people at cordial effort and initiative of superintendent of police (SP)...

BGB detains youth with five gold bars in Benapole

BGB detains youth with five gold bars in Benapole

-- 2018-09-28 16:28:36

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a young man along with five gold bars worth Tk 2.15 million from Benapole Port Police Station on Friday. The arrestee was identified as Shafiqul Isla...

Fire guts 18 shops in Faridpur

Fire guts 18 shops in Faridpur

-- 2018-09-28 11:32:23

At least 18 shops were gutted in a fire which broke out at Haat Krishnapur Bazar in Sadarpur upazila of Faridpur on Thursday night. Saifuzzaman, senior station officer of Faridpur Fire service, said...

Bogura jute farmers get fair prices

Bogura jute farmers get fair prices

Our Correspondent 2018-09-27 21:08:25

BOGURA, Sep 27:  Farmers of Sonatola and Sarikandi upazilas of the district are delighted over the good market price of jute this season. Spending Tk 1200 to Tk 1300 to produce a maund of jute,...

Man dies in Tangail road mishap

Man dies in Tangail road mishap

-- 2018-09-27 16:30:19

A local leader of Jubo League was killed and two others injured when a truck rammed a jeep on Dhaka-Tangail highway in Bhuapur upazila on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Rasheduzzaman Jewel,...

Cops recover 12 bombs in Habiganj

Cops recover 12 bombs in Habiganj

-- 2018-09-27 11:02:08

Police recovered six crude bombs and six petrol bombs from an under construction building in Mirpur Bazar of Bahubal upazila of Sylhet’s Habiganj on early Thursday. Noticing 4-5 people near an...

Motorcyclist dies in road crash on Ctg flyover

Motorcyclist dies in road crash on Ctg flyover

-- 2018-09-27 10:18:27

A biker was killed and three others injured when a car hit a motorcycle on Akhteruzzaman Flyover in port city's Sholosohor area on Wednesday night. The deceased has identified as Obhi Datta, 30, repo...

Early winter bean farming  makes peasants happy

Early winter bean farming makes peasants happy

Our Correspondent 2018-09-26 21:09:29

NAOGAON, Sept 26: Growers of Naogaon Sadar Upazila are very delighted over the early bean farming as they are getting handsome profit from the cultivation. Growers cultivated the early variety of bea...

Lightning kills farmer in Sherpur

Lightning kills farmer in Sherpur

-- 2018-09-26 20:55:10

A farmer was killed when a thunderbolt struck him at Chareshpur Pashchim Para village under Sadar upazila in Sherpur on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Mojibur Rahaman, son of lat...

Fatal accident in Bogura kills two

Fatal accident in Bogura kills two

-- 2018-09-26 13:58:31

At least two people were killed when a truck plunged into a ditch after breaking the railing of a bridge in Bogura’s Shahjahanpur upazila on Wednesday. Police are working to trace the identitie...