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Fish trader dies from electrocution in Jashore

Fish trader dies from electrocution in Jashore

-- 2019-05-18 11:14:19

A fish trader died from electrocution at South Lauri village in Monirampur upazila of Jashore district early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Golam Martoja, 50 son of late Abdus Sohrab, repor...

Govt starts Boro paddy procurement drive in Rangpur division

Govt starts Boro paddy procurement drive in Rangpur division

-- 2019-05-16 20:57:48

The government has started procurement of a record quantity of 0.22 million tonnes of boiled Boro rice, 14,641 tonnes of 'Atap' rice and 23,434 tonnes of Boro paddy in Rangpur division this season, re...

Aus rice cultivation  expands in Bogura

Aus rice cultivation expands in Bogura

Our Correspondent 2019-05-15 20:09:09

BOGURA, May 15: Aus rice cultivation is expanding in the district as the government is providing special incentives to the poor and grassroots farmers. Bogura DAE office sources said they have a plan...

Delicious mango starts appearing in Rajshahi markets

Delicious mango starts appearing in Rajshahi markets

-- 2019-05-15 20:08:12

RAJSHAHI, May 15 (BSS): Juicy and delicious fruit Mango has started appearing in the markets of Rajshahi city and its adjacent areas from today as its harvesting began from this morning abiding by the...

Mother, son found dead in Natore

Mother, son found dead in Natore

-- 2019-05-15 11:48:35

A woman and her son were found dead in Naldanga upazila of Natore on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as Halima Akter, 25, wife of Mahamul Islam Munna and their two-year-old son Abdull...

Nalim cultivation popular  among Magura farmers

Nalim cultivation popular among Magura farmers

Our Correspondent 2019-05-14 21:22:41

MAGURA, May 14: Cultivation of nalim, a melon variety, is gaining popularity among the grassroots farmers in the district. The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Magura, sources said over 205...

Low price worries Boro growers

Low price worries Boro growers

Our Correspondent 2019-05-14 21:21:41

BOGURA, May 14: Grassroots Boro growers in the district are worried over acute low price of their newly-harvested produce. Some growers said, "We have achieved bumper yield of Boro but we are not get...

Man crushed under train in Gazipur

Man crushed under train in Gazipur

-- 2019-05-14 19:34:52

Police on Tuesday recovered the body of a man who was crushed to death by a train in Mirergaon area of Gazipur. The victim's identity could not be known yet. Subroto Das, sub-inspector of Joydebpur...

Six get life imprisonment for gang rape in Sirajganj

Six get life imprisonment for gang rape in Sirajganj

-- 2019-05-14 19:06:31

A Sirajganj court on Tuesday sentenced six people to life imprisonment for gang-raping a women at Dargar Char village in Shahjadpur upazila in 2016. The convicts are - Alhaj, Bulbul, Tota, Alamgir, J...

Lightning strike kills two in Kushtia

Lightning strike kills two in Kushtia

-- 2019-05-14 17:23:39

Two members of a family were killed as thunderbolt hit them in Bheramara upazila of Kushtia district last night. The deceased were identified as Ruma Khatun, 34, and her nephew Ratul, 16. Both are...

Police recover youth’s body in Joypurhat

Police recover youth’s body in Joypurhat

-- 2019-05-14 13:48:00

Police recovered the unidentified body of a young man from a graveyard at Teghor Bisha village in Joypurhat Sadar upazila on Tuesday morning. Locals spotted the body and informed police, said Sirajul...

Price frustrates Naogaon, Tangail, Nilphamari  Boro cultivators

Price frustrates Naogaon, Tangail, Nilphamari Boro cultivators

Our Correspondents 2019-05-13 22:19:37

NAOGAON, May 13: Boro farmers in the district are frustrated over the present market price. Peasants in 11 upazilas cultivated the rice amid favourable climate condition. Boro paddy is selling at Tk...

Construction of eight food depots yet to  be completed

Construction of eight food depots yet to be completed

Our Correspondent 2019-05-13 22:18:23

SYLHET, May 13: The authorities have failed to complete the construction of eight food depots in Sunamganj district. Negligence of the contractors and lack of supervision by the authority concerned a...

Stress on digital, physical security for journos

Stress on digital, physical security for journos

-- 2019-05-13 17:42:44

Speakers at a daylong workshop in Jashore on Monday stressed ensuring both digital and physical security for journalists.  The programme titled 'Digital and Physical Security for Journalists' wa...

Medicine shops, food factory fined TK 1.4m in Rajshahi

Medicine shops, food factory fined TK 1.4m in Rajshahi

-- 2019-05-13 17:00:04

Ten medicine shops and a food factory were fined Taka 1.4 million in Rajshahi on Sunday afternoon on charges of possessing and selling of date-expired and sub-standard medicines and injections and man...

Youth crushed under train in C’nawabganj

Youth crushed under train in C’nawabganj

-- 2019-05-13 14:09:52

A young man was crushed under train in Ghion area of Nachole upazila of Chapainawabganj in the early hours of Monday. The deceased was identified as Ananta Mardi, 25, son of Budhrai Mardi, resident o...

Two workers die as mini truck overturns in Rajshahi

Two workers die as mini truck overturns in Rajshahi

-- 2019-05-13 13:51:54

Two workers were killed and two others injured when a paddy-laden mini truck overturned in Mohonpur upazila of Rajshahi early Monday. The deceased have been identified as Rashedul, son of one Polan,...

Police recovers female physician’s hanging body in Sylhet

Police recovers female physician’s hanging body in Sylhet

-- 2019-05-12 21:55:07

A female physician was found hanging at her residence in Sylhet's Pathantula area on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Dr Priyanka Talukdar Shanta, 29, a lecturer at Parkview Medical Col...

Seven shops gutted in Lakshmipur fire

Seven shops gutted in Lakshmipur fire

-- 2019-05-12 12:14:12

At least seven shops were gutted as a fire broke out at Chandkhali Bazar in Lakshmipur sadar upazila early Sunday. Fire Service sources said that the fire broke out from a shop following an electric...

Rangpur, Manikganj farmers optimistic of good jute output

Rangpur, Manikganj farmers optimistic of good jute output

Our Correspondent 2019-05-11 20:58:50

RANGPUR, May 11: A good yield of jute is likely to be achieved in five districts under Rangpur agriculture region during the current season.This year the jute cultivators of Rangpur agriculture region...

Good maize yield in four districts of Sylhet region

Good maize yield in four districts of Sylhet region

Our Correspondent 2019-05-11 20:58:03

SYLHET, May 11: A good yield of maize has been achieved in the four districts of Sylhet region this season. According to report prepared on the basis of district reports, maize was cultivated on 695 h...

Boro paddy harvest continues in Gaibandha

Boro paddy harvest continues in Gaibandha

-- 2019-05-11 17:14:10

Harvest of Boro paddy, one of the high value crops, has been continuing in the district since April with much enthusiasm and festivity to the farmers. Office sources said the Department of Agricultur...

‘BSF’ tortures BD youth to death in Satkhira  

‘BSF’ tortures BD youth to death in Satkhira  

-- 2019-05-11 16:53:02

A Bangladeshi young man was tortured to death allegedly by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Satkhira border, the victim's family claimed on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Kabirul Is...

Five injured in tank lorry explosion in Kishoreganj

Five injured in tank lorry explosion in Kishoreganj

-- 2019-05-11 16:52:40

At least five people were injured on Saturday as an oil laden tank lorry exploded at Kuliarchar upazila in Kishoreganj district. Four of the injured were identified as Salman, 12, son of Ratan Mia, H...

Sexagenarian man dies in lynch-mob attack

Sexagenarian man dies in lynch-mob attack

-- 2019-05-11 14:14:27

An unidentified sexagenarian man was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Magur Ghanar Kathalia Bazar in Dumuria upazila of Khulna on Friday night. Aminul Islam, officer-in-charge of Dumuria Police Statio...

Road crash kills one in Savar

Road crash kills one in Savar

-- 2019-05-11 12:13:11

A man was killed and four others were injured as a staff minibus of a furniture company plunged into a roadside ditch on Dhaka-Aricha highway at Boliarpur in Savar on Saturday morning. The decease...

Woman dies due to ‘wrong treatment’; hospital vandalised

Woman dies due to ‘wrong treatment’; hospital vandalised

-- 2019-05-11 10:40:41

Relatives of a patient went on a rampage at Adhunik Hospital in Lakshmipur district town on Saturday morning following the death of their family member due to ‘wrong treatment’. Quoting r...

Sirajganj road crashes kill two

Sirajganj road crashes kill two

-- 2019-05-10 19:09:24

Two men were killed and three injured in separate road accidents in Sirajganj Sadar upazila on Friday morning. The deceased were identified as Shahadat Hossain, 32, the helper of a pickup van, and Ra...

Bogura fish cultivators making windfall profit

Bogura fish cultivators making windfall profit

Our Correspondent 2019-05-09 21:14:08

BOGURA, May 09: Indigenous fish cultivators in the district are making good profit this season. Officials at the local Fisheries Department said people are showing more interest in fish cultivation f...

Lovers ‘kill’ selves in Thakurgaon

Lovers ‘kill’ selves in Thakurgaon

-- 2019-05-09 17:33:48

It's all for love. A young couple of lovers reportedly committed suicide hanging themselves with a single rope at Kasipur village under Ranishankail upazila in Thakurgaon early Thursday as their famil...