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PM stays awake as cyclone ‘Bulbul’ sweeps: Minister

-- 2019-11-10 19:20:00

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina passed a sleepless night on Saturday observing cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’ which lashed the country’s coastal districts early Sunday, said Information M...

President Abdul Hamid hosts doa mahfil on Eid-e-Miladunnabi

-- 2019-11-10 19:03:30

President Abdul Hamid on Sunday hosted a milad mahfil at the Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban on the occasion of Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the day of birth and demise of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SM), reports UNB....

Five fishermen missing as trawler capsizes in Meghna

-- 2019-11-10 17:59:30

Five fishermen went missing after a fishing trawler sank in the Meghna River in Charfasson upazila of Bhola district on Sunday, reports UNB. All the fishermen, yet to be identified, hailed from Abdul...

4,000-5,000 houses damaged by cyclone ‘Bulbul’: Minister

-- 2019-11-10 16:36:42

State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Md Enamur Rahman on Sunday said some 4,000-5,000 houses were damaged by cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’ which lashed the country’s coasta...

Seven held while gambling at Rajshahi

-- 2019-11-10 16:13:52

Police arrested seven people, including an Awami League (AL) leader, while gambling at a local AL office in Horgram union of Poba Upazila, Rajshahi on Saturday nigh, reports UNB. The arrestees are Ma...

Paturia-Daulatdia ferry service resumes after 12 hrs

-- 2019-11-10 14:48:45

The ferry services on Paturia-Daulatia river route of Manikganj district resumed on Sunday morning after 12 hours of disruption as due to bad weather triggered by cyclone ‘Bulbul’, report...

Flight operations resume at Ctg airport after 14 hrs

-- 2019-11-10 12:46:58

Flight operations at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram resumed on Sunday morning after 14 hours of disruption due to inclement weather triggered by cyclone ‘Bulbul’, reports...

Bus with 50 passengers plunges into pond in Noakhali

-- 2019-11-08 20:49:26

A bus plunged into a pond with over 50 passengers on board at Kalugazir Pukur of Subarna Char upazila in Noakhali on Friday evening. Sayedur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Char Jabbar Police Station, s...

Man dies in Panchagarh road crash

-- 2019-11-08 11:32:40

A man was killed and another injured when a truck hit a motorbike on Boda-Debiganj road in Boda upazila of Panchagarh district on Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Rajkumar, 35, son of D...

Celebration of Tagore’s Sylhet visit 100 years ago begins

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2019-11-06 11:50:31

The four-day celebration marking Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's Sylhet visit 100 years ago began in the city on Tuesday morning through a colourful procession. Starting from the Nagar Bhaban, t...

Body recovered from collapsed building in Narayanganj

-- 2019-11-05 21:30:17

Fire Service rescuers recovered the body of a missing boy from a four-storey under-construction building that collapsed two days ago, reports bdnews24.com. Wahid, 12, was found dead on the constructi...

Five Pabna youths’ endeavour to become self-reliant

ROVING CORRESPODENT 2019-11-05 21:16:45

PABNA, Nov 05: Five youths in the district are bearing their educational expenses by rearing ducks. Locals said Suman Ali, a student of Pabna Government Edward College, Ruhul Amin, a first year stude...

Sylhet to mark 100 years of Tagore’s visit

Iqbal Siddiquee 2019-11-04 21:31:10

SYLHET, Nov 04: In commemoration of 100 years of the visit of great poet Rabindranath Tagore to Sylhet, a three-day colourful programme has been taken up in the north-eastern city. Prime Minister S...

40-year-old bridge turns into a death trap

ROVING CORRESPONDENT 2019-11-04 21:27:47

JOYPURHAT, Nov 04: More than 40-year-old concrete bridge over the Shiholy canal in the Durgapur area under Kalai upazila of the district has turned into a death trap due to lack of repair work. A goo...

Three die after being electrocuted in Barguna

-- 2019-11-04 11:11:56

Three family members, including a woman and her son, have died of electrocution in Barguna. The incident occurred at Khashtabak village of Kakchira Union in Patharghata Upazila of Barguna at 7:30am o...

Jute mill workers want implementation of national wages commission

A Correspondent 2019-11-03 21:38:12

KHULNA, Nov 03: State-owned jute mill workers want implementation of the national wages commission. They also want cancellation of the decision of public-private partnership (PPP) and payment of PF...

Woman’s throat-slit body found in B'baria

-- 2019-11-02 16:48:03

Police recovered the throat-slit body of a housewife from Birampur village at Sadar upazila in Brahmanbaria on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Chantara Begum, 42, wife of Khalil Mia,...

People suffer for want of bridge over Bau river

ROVING CORRESPONDENT 2019-10-31 21:37:04

BOGURA, Oct 31: Due to absence of a concrete bridge over the Bau river, thousands of people including students of Satani Government Khaduli Primary School at Mothurapur union under Dhunot upazila of...

Biman starts Ctg-Madina flight

-- 2019-10-31 17:02:10

Bangladesh Biman’s direct flight to Chattogram – Madina was inaugurated at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram on Thursday. State Minister for Civil Aviation & Tourism Moh...

Electrocution kills man, nephew in Gaibandha

-- 2019-10-31 11:41:50

A man and his nephew died of electrocution at Damodorpur village in Sadullahpur uapzila of Gaibandha on early Thursday. The deceased were identified as Azizul Islam, 45, and his nephew Ujjal Mia, 25,...

Bridge lying unused due to absence of road

ROVING CORRESPONDENT 2019-10-30 00:37:31

PABNA, Oct 29: Bridge over the Gazony Beel is lying unused for long time due to absence of link road. It is causeing untold suffering for thousands of commuters at Hatkhali union under Suzanagar up...

Sonu’s dream to become bellwether for Harijans fails

-- 2019-10-30 00:36:35

NARAYANGANJ, Oct 29 (UNB): Sonu Rani Das, the lone graduate from the Harijan community here, wanted to be a teacher to establish her own language, but could not yet materialise her dream. Sonu was ea...

DU students stage sit-in demanding solution to accommodation crisis

-- 2019-10-29 13:43:57

A section of students of Dhaka University on Tuesday staged sit-in in front of the Vice-Chancellor’s (VC) residence, demanding an end to the accommodation crisis in the residential halls. The p...

200-year-old Santahar railway station limping for lack of modern facilities

ROVING CORRESPONDENT 2019-10-28 20:56:09

BOGURA, Oct 28: Thousands of train passengers at Santahar railway station and junction under Adamdighi upazila have been suffering much due to lack of common facilities and bad shape of the station....

South Korea offers talks to North Korea on Mount Kumgang issues

-- 2019-10-28 13:17:18

South Korea on Monday offered to hold working-level talks with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to discuss issues on the DPRK's scenic resort of Mount Kumgang. Seoul's unification min...

Bus, truck collide head-on in Rangpur, killing two

-- 2019-10-28 12:21:13

Two people were killed and another was injured after a bus and a truck collided head-on at Boldipakur on Rangpur–Dhaka Highway in Mithapakur Upazila of Rangpur district on early Monday. The dec...

Century-old dead trees on Jashore-Benapole road to be removed

A Correspondent 2019-10-27 22:16:04

BENAPOLE, Oct 27: The district council is identifying dead trees along the Benapole-Jashore Highway Road for their removal. The removal started jointly with the forest department and the Zilla Parish...

Police recover youth’s body from Cumilla river

-- 2019-10-27 11:34:40

Police recovered the body of a young man, who went missing on Saturday evening, from the Gomti River in Burichang upazila of Cumilla on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Ali, 23...

Pochamaria village - a famed bird sanctuary

Monjuara Khatun 2019-10-25 00:52:39

RAJSHAHI, Oct 22: Not only in winter, but all the year round Pochamaria village under Puthia upazila of the district becomes abode of thousands of birds, both indigenous and migratory, which makes t...

Shatranji now being produced in many areas of Rangpur

Our Correspondent 2019-10-23 21:45:10

RANGPUR, Oct 23: Shatranji (handcrafted rug), a heritage of Rangpur, has already conquered the heart of the people across the country as well as the abroad with its magnificent designs and enchantin...