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Man dies in city road crash

Man dies in city road crash

-- 2017-10-20 10:42:28

A man was killed in a road accident at Dhaka's Tikatuli on Thursday night.   Witness Mostafizur Rahman Shuvo said a Jurain-bound bus of 'Rangdhanu Paribahan' knocked down a pedestrian in front...

Two die in Ctg road mishap

Two die in Ctg road mishap

-- 2017-10-20 01:14:33

Two people were killed and 10 others injured in a road accident at Barabkunda on Dhaka-Chittagong Highway under Sitakunda upazila on early Friday. The deceased have been identified as Masud, 35, and...

Man found dead in Pabna

Man found dead in Pabna

-- 2017-10-19 11:27:44

A man was found dead in a water body at Khayersuti East Para in Sadar upazila of Pabna district on Wednesday. Local people spotted the body of Nuruzzaman Sheikh, son of Toyon Sheikh, floating in a wa...

Youth’s body found in B’baria

Youth’s body found in B’baria

-- 2017-10-19 02:37:34

An unidentified young man was found dead floating in a pond at Bhitikalisima village in Bijoynagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district on Thursday, reports UNB. Local people spotted the body of the unid...

Electrocution kills expatriate in Sylhet

Electrocution kills expatriate in Sylhet

-- 2017-10-19 02:13:53

An expatriate man died after being electrocuted in Balaganj upazila of Sylhet on Wednesday evening. The deceased, Anwar Hossain Sazzad (38) was the son of Masuk Mia at Rupia village in Sadar union of...

Pest attack disheartens Narail,  C'nawabganj Aman growers

Pest attack disheartens Narail, C'nawabganj Aman growers

A Correspondent 2017-10-19 01:08:45

NARAIL, Oct 18: Aman paddy cultivators are worried over the pest attack in Aman fields in three upazilas of the district. Farmers claimed that they used pesticides to kill insects and follow the advic...

Agri-officials focus on high yielding mustard farming in Nilphamari

Agri-officials focus on high yielding mustard farming in Nilphamari

Our Correspondent 2017-10-19 01:07:58

NILPHAMARI, Oct 18: Agriculture officials at a field-day laid emphasis on cultivating high yielding variety mustard in the district on Monday. The DAE arranged the event in Gorgram union council unde...

Early winter veg starts appearing in Bogra kitchen markets

Early winter veg starts appearing in Bogra kitchen markets

Our Correspondent 2017-10-19 01:07:08

BOGRA, Oct 18: Early winter leafy vegetables have started appearing in the local kitchen markets across the district. Market sources said the vegetables are being sold at a high rate. Vegetable price...

Growers of early radish expecting a good yield in Rangpur

Growers of early radish expecting a good yield in Rangpur

Our Correspondent 2017-10-18 12:54:21

RANGPUR, Oct 17: The early radish growers of Rangpur district are expecting an excellent yield of the vegetable during the current season due to congenial weather and timely supply of agri-inputs. Ac...

Kumrabori starts appearing in Bogra local markets

Kumrabori starts appearing in Bogra local markets

Our Correspondent 2017-10-18 12:53:30

BOGRA, Oct 16: Kumrabori has started appearing in the local markets of the district. Before appearing the winter season, the artisans have started taking preparation of the food item for the common p...

Arum harvest starts in Joypurhat

Arum harvest starts in Joypurhat

Roving Correspondent 2017-10-18 12:52:23

JOYPURHAT, Oct 17: The marginal peasants of all the five upazilas of the district have started harvesting arum and getting fair price of the vegetable. According to the Department of Agriculture Exte...

Farmer dies after falling off tree

Farmer dies after falling off tree

-- 2017-10-18 12:43:59

A farmer succumbed to head injuries after falling off a tree at Tengrail village in Sharsha upazila of Jessore on Tuesday evening. The deceased was identified as Abdus Salam (48), son of late Rupchan...

Two more held over Talha murder

Two more held over Talha murder

-- 2017-10-18 11:58:58

Police arrested two suspected muggers in connection with Daffodil International University (DIU) student Talha murder case. The arrestees are Milon (20), and Sabuj (19), a news agency reported. Tipp...

IU to enroll first ever foreign students

IU to enroll first ever foreign students

-- 2017-10-18 10:36:35

Islamic University (IU) authorities will first ever enroll foreign students in different academic programmes under its current 2017-18 academic session, a news agency reported. A total of 50 students...

Khaleda returns home from UK

Khaleda returns home from UK

-- 2017-10-18 05:32:20

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia returned home from the United Kingdom on Wednesday afternoon after over a three-month stay there. She reached Hazrat Shahjajal International Airport by an Emirates Airline...

Gunfight kills child rape suspect

Gunfight kills child rape suspect

-- 2017-10-17 11:24:53

A suspect in a rape case was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Kurushkul area of Sadar upazila of Cox's Bazar district on Tuesday. The deceased was identif...

Two die as train hits microbus

Two die as train hits microbus

-- 2017-10-17 02:08:00

Two people were killed and another was injured as a Sylhet-bound Paharika Express train hit a microbus in Jailkhanabari area under Bijoypur union of Comilla Sadar Dakkhin (South) upazila of Comilla on...

Sundarbans ‘gunfight’ leaves robber dead

Sundarbans ‘gunfight’ leaves robber dead

-- 2017-10-16 12:04:24

The ‘second in command' of a forest robber gang was killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members in Shailo Khal area of the Sundarbans on Monday morning. The deceased...

Hurricane Ophelia heads to UK

Hurricane Ophelia heads to UK

BBC 2017-10-16 12:00:00

The Met Office has warned of "potential danger to life" as the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia head for the British Isles with 80mph (130km/h) winds. An amber warning for Northern Ireland, where all sc...

UK PM May to dine with EU chiefs

UK PM May to dine with EU chiefs

BBC 2017-10-16 11:50:00

Theresa May is to travel to Brussels later for a dinner with EU leaders in a bid to end a stalemate over Brexit. The meeting, with chief negotiator Michel Barnier and Commission chief Jean-Claude Jun...

Electrocution kills housewife  in Joypurhat

Electrocution kills housewife in Joypurhat

-- 2017-10-16 10:39:18

A housewife died from electrocution at Belghoria village in Gopinathpur union of Akkelpur upazila of Joypurhat district on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Asma Begum (34), wife of Akram...

BCL infighting leaves one dead in Sylhet

BCL infighting leaves one dead in Sylhet

-- 2017-10-16 06:55:54

An activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was killed and two others were injured in a factional clash at Tilagarh in Sylhet city on Monday. The deceased was identified as Omar Ahmed, a BBA stude...

Electrocution kills two workers

Electrocution kills two workers

-- 2017-10-16 01:13:44

Two construction workers died from electrocution at a house in Shamsernagar area in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar district on Monday morning. The victims were Syed Ali (22), son of late Makbu...

Chuadanga woman dies from snakebite

Chuadanga woman dies from snakebite

-- 2017-10-15 12:49:51

A woman died from snakebite at Jalshuka village in Sadar upazila of Chuadanga district on Sunday. The villagers said, Shundori Khatun, 45, hailing from the same village, was bitten by a poisonous sn...

Lalmonirhat farmers happy over fair market prices of vegetables

Lalmonirhat farmers happy over fair market prices of vegetables

Roving Correspondent 2017-10-15 11:31:03

LALMONIRHAT, Oct 15: A good number poor and marginal brinjal farmers of large Lalmonirhat district are seen happy over expected production and fair market prices of the vegetable in this current seaso...

Barisal road crash kills electrician

Barisal road crash kills electrician

-- 2017-10-15 11:30:10

An electrician was killed in a road accident at Choumohoni in Uzirpur upazila of Barisal on Saturday night. The accident occurred when a battery-run auto-rickshaw collided with a motorcycle, leaving...

Two boys rescued while being trafficked to India

Two boys rescued while being trafficked to India

-- 2017-10-15 02:01:27

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued two boys while they were being trafficked away from Kolaroya border area of Satkhira district to India on Saturday night.  The rescued boys were...

Youth stabbed to death in Gazipur

Youth stabbed to death in Gazipur

-- 2017-10-14 12:26:00

A young man was stabbed dead by miscreants in Moktar Bari area of Tongi in Gazipur on Friday night. The deceased Saikat Hossain was a son of Kabir Hossain and a resident of Ershadnagar Dattapara area...

Wild elephant attack in Rohingya camp leaves four dead

Wild elephant attack in Rohingya camp leaves four dead

-- 2017-10-14 12:00:00

A wild elephant attack at a makeshift Rohingya refugee camp killed four people, including children, reports bdnews24.com. The incident occurred on Saturday morning at the makeshift Rohingya camp on...

Fire breaks out at Rajshahi community centre

Fire breaks out at Rajshahi community centre

-- 2017-10-14 12:00:00

A fire broke out at a community centre at Shahebbazar in Boalia of Rajshahi district on Saturday morning. Fire Service and Civil Defense sources said the fire erupted at Moonlight Garden Community Ce...