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Govt to take steps for saving Boral River from encroaching, pollution

Govt to take steps for saving Boral River from encroaching, pollution

-- 2018-03-17 20:18:45

Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan has said that the government will take all necessary measures to save Boral River from the encroachers and pollution. Addressing a rally on Saturday as chief guest at...

Kurigram road crash leaves one dead   

Kurigram road crash leaves one dead  

-- 2018-03-17 18:47:59

A woman was killed and six others were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and an auto-rickshaw at Rajarhat upazila of Kurigram on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Nurjahan B...

DUET student go missing in Gazipur

DUET student go missing in Gazipur

-- 2018-03-17 12:05:06

A student of Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET) has been missing for nine days from a mess (student dormitory) adjacent to the DUET campus in Gazipur. The missing student—...

RMG workers clash with cops in Savar, 20 hurt

RMG workers clash with cops in Savar, 20 hurt

-- 2018-03-16 17:46:51

At least 20 people were injured in a clash between garment workers and police at Ashuliahere early Friday. Witnesses said a group of workers of United Trousers Garments at Gouripur were staging demon...

Student dies falling off rooftop in Sylhet

Student dies falling off rooftop in Sylhet

-- 2018-03-16 14:39:49

A college student died after falling off the rooftop of a building in the city's Ambarkhana area on Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Russel, a student of Madan Mohan College and hailed...

Two die in accidents

Two die in accidents

FE Online Desk 2018-03-16 12:43:41

Two people, including an eight-year-old student, were killed in two accidents in Comilla and Brahmanbaria on Thursday. Of them, only the child has been identified thus far – Al-Amin, son of Anw...

Rajshahi cultivators show interest in squash farming

Rajshahi cultivators show interest in squash farming

Our Correspondent 2018-03-16 00:20:10

RAJSHAHI, Mar 15:  Farmers of various villages under Kishmot Gonokour union under Durgapur upazila of the district are being increasingly interested in cultivation of 'squash' - a new variety of...

Two die, two hospitalised in Savar

Two die, two hospitalised in Savar

-- 2018-03-15 11:52:43

Two young men died and two others fell sick reportedly after eating homemade 'halua' at a house next to Hashem Plaza, Ashulia in Savar early Thursday. The deceased were identified as Zillu and Motale...

Khorali chilli farming gains  popularity in Joypurhat

Khorali chilli farming gains popularity in Joypurhat

Roving Correspondent 2018-03-15 01:16:16

A good number of peasants of the district are growing Khorali chilli this season as they made a handsome profit last year. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said the department has ta...

RO plant starts operation in Tungipara

RO plant starts operation in Tungipara

Our Correspondent 2018-03-15 01:15:25

  GOPALGANJ, Mar 14: Reverse Osmosis (RO) plant under village water supply project at Tungipara in the district has started safe drinking water supply among 500 families recently. According to...

12 injured as transport workers clash in Habiganj

12 injured as transport workers clash in Habiganj

-- 2018-03-14 11:14:35

At least 12 people were injured as a clash erupted between two groups of transport workers at Umednagar in Habiganj over occupying a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Tuesday. Police and locals said there had...

Mother, daughter die under mysterious circumstances

Mother, daughter die under mysterious circumstances

-- 2018-03-13 20:28:07

A woman and her three-month-old daughter have died under mysterious circumstances in Manoharganj upazila of Comilla. The deceased were identified as Khaleda Akhter Khuki, 20, and her daughter Farzana...

Three die in Dinajpur road accident

Three die in Dinajpur road accident

-- 2018-03-13 18:28:17

Three teenagers were killed at Kundarun village under Ghoraghat upazila of Dinajpur Tuesday afternoon. The incident occurred when their motorbike crashed into a roadside tree, reports BSS. The victi...

Two minor cousins drown in Satkhira pond

Two minor cousins drown in Satkhira pond

-- 2018-03-13 13:36:41

Two minor cousins drowned in a pond at Mollapara village in Shyamnagar upazila under Satkhira district on Tuesday morning. The deceased have been identified as Marium Akhter Sumaiya, 5, daughter of N...

Elderly woman dies in fire in Chittagong

Elderly woman dies in fire in Chittagong

-- 2018-03-13 11:05:55

An elderly woman was killed in a fire while cooking in her kitchen at East Chararkul village in Hathazari upazila in Chittagong on Monday night. According to local sources, the fire broke out from th...

Magura farmers start cultivating  BINA-9 Mosur for higher yield

Magura farmers start cultivating BINA-9 Mosur for higher yield

Our Correspondent 2018-03-13 00:34:02

MAGURA, Mar 12: One Moksed Mandal has achieved success in farming BINA-9 Mosur in Ramnagar village under Magura Sadar. The farmer said cultivation of the lentil variety is profitable as 12 to 14 ma...

Remote Rajshahi village farmers grow poppy illegally

Remote Rajshahi village farmers grow poppy illegally

Our Correspondent 2018-03-12 00:19:38

  RAJSHAHI, Mar 11: Poppy is being cultivated in a remote village of Mohadevpur upazila under greater Rajshahi district. Officials of the Department of Narcotics Control in a recent drive storm...

Two die in Rangpur road mishap

Two die in Rangpur road mishap

-- 2018-03-11 11:30:54

Two people were killed and seven others injured in a road accident at Islampur on Rangpur-Bogra highway in Mithapukur upazila on Sunday morning. Mozammel Haque, officer-in-charge of Mithapukur Police...

Man dies in city road accident

Man dies in city road accident

-- 2018-03-11 11:01:47

A man was killed and another injured in a road accident in Science Laboratory area in Dhaka early Sunday. The accident took place when a speedy private car hit a rickshaw in the area around 12:30am,...

Three primary school students hurt in Faridpur roof collapse

Three primary school students hurt in Faridpur roof collapse

-- 2018-03-10 19:25:51

Three students of a primary school were injured as roof of an abandoned building collapsed on them in Sadarpur upazila of Faridpur. They were playing under the roof of the building during lunch break...

Police rescue stolen baby from Joypurhat, detain maidservant

Police rescue stolen baby from Joypurhat, detain maidservant

-- 2018-03-10 19:16:52

A baby girl, stolen from Dakhhinkhan of the capital on Friday, was rescued from Jitapur-Hotatpara village in Akkelpur upazila of Joypurhat on Saturday. The rescued baby is six-month old Sumaya, daugh...

Two schoolgirls die in Jessore road crash

Two schoolgirls die in Jessore road crash

-- 2018-03-10 11:48:00

Two schoolgirls were killed in a road accident at Bagachra market in Sharsha upazila on Saturday morning. Humayun Kabir, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Bagachra Police outpost said, the accident took plac...

Minor boy dies in C’nawabganj fire

Minor boy dies in C’nawabganj fire

-- 2018-03-10 11:41:51

A minor boy was burnt to death in a fire at Hathatpara village in Shibganj upazila on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Nabi, 9, son of Sumon Ali of the village. Officer-in-charge of Shib...

Coast Guard seizes shrimp fries, detains 6

Coast Guard seizes shrimp fries, detains 6

-- 2018-03-09 20:34:04

Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard in a drive seized some 600,000 shrimp fries from Nahalganj Ferrighat area of Barisal on Friday. Six people were also fined over the seizure of the fries. Upazila Fi...

Six bodies recovered from Kirtankhola

Six bodies recovered from Kirtankhola

-- 2018-03-09 18:52:34

Naval police recovered six bodies from the Kirtankhola in Barisal two days after a trawler capsized in the river. Barisal naval police OC Belal Hossain said the bodies came to the surface of water at...

Truck driver dies in Pabna road mishap

Truck driver dies in Pabna road mishap

-- 2018-03-09 12:10:39

A truck driver was killed and two other people were injured in a head-on collision between two trucks at Shoroi Kandi in Ishwardi upazila on Friday morning. Police are working to trace the identity o...

Victim’s brother sues 800 over Sylhet clash

Victim’s brother sues 800 over Sylhet clash

-- 2018-03-08 21:30:31

A case was filed against some 800 people on Thursday in connection with a clash that killed two people, including a local Sramik League leader, at Baroikandi of the city on Tuesday. Sebul Ahmed, brot...

Fire hits Gazipur spinning mill

Fire hits Gazipur spinning mill

-- 2018-03-08 10:35:21

A fire broke out at a cotton godown of a spinning mill at Bagher Bazar in Gazipur city on Thursday. Aktaruzzaman Liton, deputy assistant director of Gazipur Fire Service, said the fire broke out at t...

Success in Alu Bukhara  farming in Magura

Success in Alu Bukhara farming in Magura

Our Correspondent 2018-03-07 00:43:27

Alu Bukhara, a kind of plum, is being produced in the district. Magura Horticulture Center sources said they have been cultivating the fruit from 2014. Officials said, "It was challenging to grow the...

Fire guts three houses in Nilphamari

Fire guts three houses in Nilphamari

-- 2018-03-06 23:13:58

Three houses were burned down in a fire at Chowdhurypara village in Sadar upazila on Monday midnight. Witnesses said, the fire originated from an oven of the kitchen of Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury of th...