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B’baria road crash kills two

B’baria road crash kills two

-- 2019-01-19 10:54:08

At least two people were killed and 15 others suffered injuries after a bus and a truck collided head-on on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway at Shoshi area of Bijaynagar upazila in Brahmanbaria in the early hours...

Coast Guard seizes 70 maunds jatka in Bhola

Coast Guard seizes 70 maunds jatka in Bhola

-- 2019-01-18 19:16:49

Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard in a drive seized 70 maunds of jatka from the Tentulia River at Bhelumia in Sadar upazila on Friday morning. Tipped-off, a team from South Zone Coast Guard conducted...

Farmer crushed under train in Cumilla

Farmer crushed under train in Cumilla

-- 2019-01-18 18:33:41

A farmer was crushed to death at Shreeballabpur under Sadar South Upazila in Cumilla on Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Solaman, 32, son of Arshaf Ali of the village. Cumilla Railwa...

Land dispute leaves man dead in Natore

Land dispute leaves man dead in Natore

-- 2019-01-18 18:22:07

A man was killed and five others injured in a clash between two groups over possession of a piece of land at Bashbaria village under Singra Upazila in Natore on Friday noon. The deceased was identifi...

Two motorcyclists die in Bogura road crash

Two motorcyclists die in Bogura road crash

-- 2019-01-18 11:14:00

Two motorcyclists were killed as their vehicle hit a tree beside Talora-Jamdar road at Kalipara village in Bagura’s Kahalu upazila on Thursday. The dead were identified as Suja Uddin Khan, 36,...

Supply scarcity upsets dry fish producers in Chalanbeel area

Supply scarcity upsets dry fish producers in Chalanbeel area

Roving Correspondent 2019-01-18 10:50:01

Scarcity in fish supply has upset hundreds of dry fish producers of Pabna, Sirajganj and Natore districts in Chalanbeel region this season in spite of high expectations. Now, they are passing anxious...

Earthen pot sale gains momentum in Bogura for keeping date juice

Earthen pot sale gains momentum in Bogura for keeping date juice

Our Correspondent 2019-01-18 10:43:08

Earthen pots are being sold on a large scale as the date juice extractors are using them for keeping juice in Bogura district. Meanwhile, hundreds of potters are earning well during the ongoing winte...

Bus-truck collision claims lives of two

Bus-truck collision claims lives of two

-- 2019-01-18 10:21:37

Two passengers of an auto rickshaw were killed as their vehicle collided head on with a speeding bus on Cumilla-Noakhali highway at Chandanabazar village in Laksham upazila of Cumilla on Thursday. Th...

Honey collection gaining popularity in Magura

Honey collection gaining popularity in Magura

Our Correspondent 2019-01-17 21:17:42

MAGURA, Jan 17: Integrated mustard cultivation and honey collection by bee keeping is gaining popularity in Magura. Magura honey collectors expect Tk 20 million this season. Department of Agriculture...

Missing college teacher’s body found in Naogaon river

Missing college teacher’s body found in Naogaon river

-- 2019-01-17 17:54:44

Police on Thursday recovered the body of a college teacher, who remained missing for five days, from Ghukshi River of Bara Chawkgopal area in Dhamrai Upazila, Naogaon. The deceased was identified as...

Police recover body of schoolboy in Cumilla

Police recover body of schoolboy in Cumilla

-- 2019-01-17 11:08:41

Police recovered the body of a schoolboy at Barkamta village in Cumilla’s Debidwar upazila on Wednesday. The 15-year-old victim was identified as Joy Chandra Ghosh, a Class VII student of Chand...

Two die after bus plunges into roadside ditch

Two die after bus plunges into roadside ditch

-- 2019-01-17 11:07:09

At least two people were killed and 15 others injured when a bus plunged into a roadside ditch on Choumuhoni-Feni road at Jamidarhat Boropul in Begumganj upazila of Noakhali on Wednesday night. The i...

Boro farming gains momentum  in Bogura's Nagor River basin

Boro farming gains momentum in Bogura's Nagor River basin

Our Correspondent 2019-01-16 21:37:57

BOGURA Jan 16: Getting repeated abundant output in the previous years, Boro rice farming is gaining momentum in Bogura district in the last few years.  During November to May the basin of Nagor...

Smooth agri-inputs supply boosts  lentil output in Joypurhat

Smooth agri-inputs supply boosts lentil output in Joypurhat

Roving Correspondent 2019-01-16 21:36:05

JOYPURHAT, Jan 16: With favourable weather prevailing and timely supply of necessary agri-inputs, lentil farmers are expecting abundant output in Joypurhat district this season.  Sources said, B...

Potato growers expect good yield in Rangpur

Potato growers expect good yield in Rangpur

Our Correspondent 2019-01-16 21:29:43

RANGPUR, Jan 16: The growers of early cultivated potato in five districts under Rangpur agricultural region are in joyous mood owing to an excellent yield of the produce this season. Sources said tha...

Criminal dies in ‘shootout’ with police in Narail

Criminal dies in ‘shootout’ with police in Narail

-- 2019-01-16 16:41:10

Police say a man accused in 13 cases of murder and robbery has been killed in an alleged shootout in the Narail Sadar upazila. The shootout took place on the Narail-Noapara road in the Kararbil area...

Oil depot catches fire in Chattogram

Oil depot catches fire in Chattogram

Agencies 2019-01-16 16:27:28

A massive fire has broken out from an oil depot in Chattogram’s Sitakunda. The depot for storing oil collected from vessels at ship-breaking yards at Fouzdarhat caught fire at around 2:00pm on...

Man beats wife to death in Chattogram

Man beats wife to death in Chattogram

-- 2019-01-16 11:23:53

A housewife was beaten to death allegedly by her husband at Raufabad in Chattogram city on Tuesday. The victim was identified as Tahera Begum, 32, a garment worker and wife of Nur Hossain of the area...

400 ‘gachhis’ become self-reliant preparing molasses

400 ‘gachhis’ become self-reliant preparing molasses

Roving Correspondent 2019-01-15 22:07:33

JOYPURHAT, Jan 15: Over 400 extreme poor date juice extractors, locally known as gachhies, have become self-reliant preparing tasty molasses in Joypurhat district. The trading of date molasses is goi...

500 ultra-poor families get new houses

500 ultra-poor families get new houses

Our Correspondent 2019-01-15 22:06:44

NAOGAON, Jan 15: More than five hundred ultra-poor families of Manda upazila in the district have got new houses as they had no shelter. Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Khandakar Mushfiqur Rahman hande...

BSF kills BD national along Nilphamari border

BSF kills BD national along Nilphamari border

-- 2019-01-15 20:04:14

A Bangladeshi national was shot to death by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Bhujaripara border under Dimla upazila in Nilphamari early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Khal...

Mentally challenged girl ‘raped’ in Satkhira

Mentally challenged girl ‘raped’ in Satkhira

-- 2019-01-15 17:08:37

A mentally challenged minor girl was allegedly raped at Taltala village in suburb of Satkhira town. Police arrested the alleged rapist, Sajedul Islam, 19, son of Intaj Ali of the village. The victim...

Electrocution kills father, son in Noakhali

Electrocution kills father, son in Noakhali

-- 2019-01-15 12:39:01

A man and his son died after being electrocuted in Noakhali’s Kabirhat upazila on Monday. Salah Uddin, 45, and his son Shourov, 12, died after coming in contact with a cable tied to an electric...

College student ‘commits suicide’ in Rajshahi

College student ‘commits suicide’ in Rajshahi

-- 2019-01-15 11:51:32

A college student reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his residence at Rajpara in Rajshahi city on Monday. The victim was identified as Ishtiaque Omi, 20, a Class XI...

Bus crushes motorcyclist in Thakurgaon

Bus crushes motorcyclist in Thakurgaon

-- 2019-01-15 11:41:46

A motorcyclist was crushed to death under a bus at Chhoto Khochabari area in Sadar upazila of Thakurgaon on Monday night. The biker was identified as Danesh Barman, 38, son of Surendranath Barman of...

Sudden price fall saddens Bogura T-Aman paddy farmers

Sudden price fall saddens Bogura T-Aman paddy farmers

Our Correspondent 2019-01-14 21:33:37

BOGURA, Jan 14: Sudden price fall makes hundreds of T-Aman paddy farmers worried in the district. After harvesting the crops the farmers were worried as they were selling each maund of crops at Tk 60...

Vegetables production abundant, prices lucrative in Rangpur region

Vegetables production abundant, prices lucrative in Rangpur region

-- 2019-01-14 21:32:23

RANGPUR, Jan 14 (BSS): Farmers are expecting a bumper production of winter vegetables after exceeding its fixed farming target of the crops in all five districts of Rangpur agriculture region this sea...

DAE expects bumper garlic output in Natore

DAE expects bumper garlic output in Natore

Roving Correspondent 2019-01-14 21:31:29

NATROE Jan 14: The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) is expecting more than one thousand tonnes of garlic output this season due to favourable weather condition in Natore agri-zone.  Fro...

SUST student found hanging in Sylhet

SUST student found hanging in Sylhet

-- 2019-01-14 20:36:15

A student of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) was found hanging from the ceiling at his room at Kajalshah in Sylhet on Monday. The deceased was identified as Taifur Rahman Pratik...

Fire hits AB Bank branch in Chattogram

Fire hits AB Bank branch in Chattogram

-- 2019-01-14 14:11:45

A fire broke out at a branch of Arab Bangladesh Bank (AB Bank) in GEC area of the port city on Monday morning. The fire originated from electric short circuit at a store room of the bank around 11:00...