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Three-wheeler crushes minor in C’nawabganj

Three-wheeler crushes minor in C’nawabganj

-- 2018-07-22 16:10:12

A minor boy was killed as a three-wheeler hit him from behind at Kollyanpurarea in Chapainawabganj district town on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Abdulla Al Huzaifa, 1.5 years old an...

Bus rams into auto-rickshaw in Rangpur, killing four

Bus rams into auto-rickshaw in Rangpur, killing four

-- 2018-07-22 11:15:12

At least four people have been killed when a Thakurgaon-bound bus rammed into an auto-rickshaw on Rangpur-Dinajpur highway in Hajirhat area of Rangpur city on Sunday morning. Two of the deceased were...

Indigenous fish species on the verge of extinction

Indigenous fish species on the verge of extinction

Our Correspondent 2018-07-21 21:24:15

MAGURA, July 21: Once the district was enriched by varieties of fishes. History tells the district was named Magura due to abundant production of Magur fish in the open waterbodies. But the scenario h...

Miscreants hack grocer to death in Chuadanga

Miscreants hack grocer to death in Chuadanga

-- 2018-07-21 19:33:36

A grocer was hacked to death by unidentified miscreants at Alamdanga upazila in Chuadanga on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Hasibul Islam, 30, son of Abdul Kuddus of Ailhas village in the u...

Road crash kills two in C’nawabganj

Road crash kills two in C’nawabganj

-- 2018-07-21 18:19:23

Two motorcyclists were killed as the rider lost control over the wheels while trying to avoid a head-on collision with a truck at Dhobpur in Shibganj upazila on Saturday. The deceased were identified...

Prisoner dies after falling ill at Habiganj jail

Prisoner dies after falling ill at Habiganj jail

-- 2018-07-21 16:00:04

A prisoner, who fell sick in the district jail, died at a hospital here on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Monir Hossain, 27, son of Abdus Shahid of Ghatura area in Brahmanbari distr...

Netrakona gets 2,25,722 electricity connections

Netrakona gets 2,25,722 electricity connections

-- 2018-07-21 15:34:16

The present government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina provides a total of 2,25,722 electricity connections to rural establishments including households in 961 villages under ten upazilas of Netra...

Two die as bus overturns in Cumilla

Two die as bus overturns in Cumilla

-- 2018-07-21 12:37:05

Two people were killed and 20 others injured as a bus overturned on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Ghinagazi area of Cumilla’s Chauddagram upazila early Saturday. The deceased were identified as S...

Microbus runs over man killing him in Jhenaidah

Microbus runs over man killing him in Jhenaidah

-- 2018-07-21 11:21:32

A man was killed as a microbus hit him at Hatgopalpur area of Sadar upazila in Jhenaidah on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Shahin Hossain, 46, son of Golam Tahur Shah, a resident of...

Manikganj boat makers witness good business in monsoon

Manikganj boat makers witness good business in monsoon

-- 2018-07-20 15:29:43

As monsoon looms over Manikganj, the boat makers in the district have been very busy building boats which are widely used as vessels in rural areas during this season. The demand for various types of...

Jamalpur road crash claims lives of three

Jamalpur road crash claims lives of three

-- 2018-07-20 11:19:39

Three day-labourers were killed and three others injured when a truck plunged into a ditch on Bhuapur-Sarishabari road in Sarishabari upazila early Friday. The dead have been identified as Nasir, 50,...

Four children drown in Natore, Chandpur

Four children drown in Natore, Chandpur

-- 2018-07-19 19:39:45

Four children, including two sisters, drowned in Natore and Chandpur districts on Thursday. In Natore, two sisters drowned while taking bath in Nandakuja river in Chawktebaria village of Sadar upazil...

Indecision delays water supply project at Jagonnathpur UZ

Indecision delays water supply project at Jagonnathpur UZ

Our Correspondent 2018-07-19 15:08:16

The authority concerned could not start the much desired water supply and sanitation project at Jagonnathpur upazila headquarters in Sunamganj due to absence of site selection. Locals said the concer...

Naogaon road accident leaves two dead

Naogaon road accident leaves two dead

-- 2018-07-19 13:27:25

Two people were killed when a bus rammed a human-hauler at Deluabari Bus Stand in Manda upazila of Naogaon on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Taslim Uddin, 45, son of Lalmon Pramanik and Az...

Solar power street lights illuminate Chirirbandar

Solar power street lights illuminate Chirirbandar

-- 2018-07-18 17:29:25

To achieve success over ‘Power at every home’ programme, one of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s 10 special initiatives, solar power-run street lights are illuminating 40-kilometre...

Speeding bus kills man in city

Speeding bus kills man in city

-- 2018-07-18 13:02:36

A man was killed as a bus ran over him in city's Shahbagh area on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Omar Faruk, 50, a private car driver and son of Abdus Salam of Matlab from Chandpur distric...

Manikganj road crash kills man

Manikganj road crash kills man

-- 2018-07-18 11:11:20

A shopkeeper has been killed after a truck ran over him on Manikganj-Singair road at Bymile Bus Stand in Singair upazila on Wednesday. Hashmat Ali Mallik, 37, a grocery shop owner was killed when a s...

Three die in Savar road crash

Three die in Savar road crash

-- 2018-07-17 17:41:07

At least three people have died as a truck collided head-on with a human hauler in Savar on Tuesday morning. UNB reports, 15 others were also injured in the accident that took place at Ashulia-Mirpur...

Bridge collapse disrupts road communication in Barishal

Bridge collapse disrupts road communication in Barishal

-- 2018-07-17 17:07:49

Road communication has been disrupted since Tuesday morning following the collapse of a bailey bridge on Dhaka-Barishal highway in Gaurnadi upazila of Barishal. Locals said the incident took place wh...

Minor girl drowns in B’baria

Minor girl drowns in B’baria

-- 2018-07-17 14:16:02

A minor girl drowned in a pond at Karuatoli village in Akhaura upazila in Brahmanbaria on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Zhinuk also known as Sharabanti, 4, daughter of Shapon Rishi...

Two die in city road mishap

Two die in city road mishap

-- 2018-07-17 11:34:42

Two people have been killed and eight others injured when a bus collided head-on with a human hauler at Beribadh in the city’s Rupnagar area on Tuesday morning. Sub-Inspector Shyamol of Rupnaga...

Microbus gas cylinder blast kills three

Microbus gas cylinder blast kills three

-- 2018-07-17 10:37:37

Three people were killed and another four, including three policemen, injured in a microbus gas cylinder blast in Tangail. A teenage girl who was just rescued from alleged abductors by the police hou...

Watermelon farming by mulching method brings success

Watermelon farming by mulching method brings success

Our Correspondent 2018-07-16 21:02:49

MAGURA, July 16: Outstanding success has been achieved in producing 12 month watermelon by using mulching method. Ferdoush Ahmed Dider of village Shibrampur under Magura Sadar upazila deserves the cre...

Teasel gourd cultivation starts  gaining popularity in Gopalganj

Teasel gourd cultivation starts gaining popularity in Gopalganj

Our Correspondent 2018-07-16 21:02:00

GOPALGANJ, July 16: Teasel gourd (kakrol) cultivation has started gaining popularity in Suktail union under Sadar upazila of Gopalganj with the growers making good profit from the crop. The growers a...

Lotkon growers delight over good yield in Pabna

Lotkon growers delight over good yield in Pabna

Roving Correspondent 2018-07-16 21:01:07

PABNA, July 16: Lotkon growers of Pabna district are delighted over good yield and fair market price this season. According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office the farmers have cu...

Truck overturns in Cox’s Bazar, killing five

Truck overturns in Cox’s Bazar, killing five

-- 2018-07-16 11:58:32

Five people have been killed and nine others injured as a bamboo-laden truck overturned in front of Balukhali customs office in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhia upazila on Monday morning. The deceased...

Influential people grab Ramsagar canal

Influential people grab Ramsagar canal

Our Correspondent 2018-07-15 21:26:14

There is an allegation that, influential people with the help of some unscrupulous Water Development Board (WDB) employees have grabbed Ramsagar canal in Mohammadpur upazila of Magura. 400 years old...

Millers procure 19,707 tonnes of rice in Sylhet division

Millers procure 19,707 tonnes of rice in Sylhet division

Our Correspondent 2018-07-15 21:25:07

SYLHET, July 15: The food department's rice procurement drive has been going on in the Sylhet division with a target of 24,701 tonnes during the current season. Already 19707 tonnes of rice had been p...

Bogura farmers expect bumper  off-season brinjal production

Bogura farmers expect bumper off-season brinjal production

Our Correspondent 2018-07-15 21:24:18

BOGURA, July 15: Farmers of Bogura district are expecting to produce bumper off-seasonal brinjal this season. Due to favourable weather condition and timely supply of necessary agri-input the farmer'...

Two brothers die from electrocution in Chattogram

Two brothers die from electrocution in Chattogram

-- 2018-07-15 18:53:15

Two brothers died from electrocution at Jabbarhat village under Hathazari upazila in Chattogram on Sunday morning. The deceased were identified as Saudi expatriate Md Nazrul Islam, 35, and his younge...