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Seven shops gutted in Satkhira gas cylinder blast

Seven shops gutted in Satkhira gas cylinder blast

-- 2019-01-13 20:51:21

At least seven shops were gutted in a fire that broke out near Bhomra Land Port area in Satkhira on Sunday. Locals said the fire that originated following an explosion of a gas cylinder at the shop o...

Baukul cultivation popular  in Rangpur division

Baukul cultivation popular in Rangpur division

Our Correspondent 2019-01-13 20:37:22

RANGPUR, Jan 13: The cultivation of Baukul, a kind of plum, is getting popular in many areas of Rangpur division and hundreds of growers are making good profit from the sale of the fruit in recent yea...

Cauliflower production, market  price satisfactory in Joypurhat

Cauliflower production, market price satisfactory in Joypurhat

Roving Correspondent 2019-01-13 20:36:36

JOYPURHAT, Jan 13: With ample production accompanied by favourable weather condition and timely supply of necessary agri-input, cauliflower farmers are getting satisfactory market price in this peak t...

Schoolboy dies in Jhenaidah road crash

Schoolboy dies in Jhenaidah road crash

-- 2019-01-13 16:40:35

A schoolboy was killed as a truck crushed him in bypass area of Jhenaidah district town on Sunday. The 11-year-old victim was identified as Imran Hossain from Shikarpur village in Sadar upazila. Off...

Fire engulfs 50 houses in Rangamati

Fire engulfs 50 houses in Rangamati

-- 2019-01-13 13:06:03

At least 50 houses were gutted in a fire that broke out at Reserve Bazar Mosque Colony in the Rangamati district town on Sunday morning. The fire broke out in the area around 8:30 am from a gas stove...

Mango flowering starts early in Rajshahi

Mango flowering starts early in Rajshahi

-- 2019-01-13 12:51:00

Although there are couple of weeks more to an ending winter, some of the mango trees have started sprouting early in Rajshahi region. Mango trees are sprouting early at various places like Vatapara,...

Worker dies after falling off building in Satkhira

Worker dies after falling off building in Satkhira

-- 2019-01-13 12:18:42

A worker died after falling down from an under construction building in Satkhira district court premises on Sunday morning. The dead man was identified as Jewel Hossain of Bagharpara village in Jasho...

Bus rams into auto-rickshaw in Keraniganj, killing two

Bus rams into auto-rickshaw in Keraniganj, killing two

-- 2019-01-13 11:04:55

An auto-rickshaw driver and a passenger were killed when a bus rammed the vehicle at Abdullahpur stand area in Keraniganj on Sunday morning. The details of the deceased could not be known immediately...

Fire guts 35 shops at Bhola bazar

Fire guts 35 shops at Bhola bazar

-- 2019-01-13 10:37:56

At least 35 shops were gutted in a fire that broke out at Elisha Junction Bazar in Bhola sadar upazila on Saturday night. The fire originated from an electric short circuit at 'Amir Workshop' around...

Banana growers hopeful of getting plentiful yield in Rangpur

Banana growers hopeful of getting plentiful yield in Rangpur

Our Correspondent 2019-01-12 20:53:39

RANGPUR, Jan 12: The growers of banana in different areas of the district are hopeful of getting a plentiful yield of the fruit during this year.According to the agriculturists, the soil of many areas...

Surplus carrot output delights hundreds of Bogura farmers

Surplus carrot output delights hundreds of Bogura farmers

Our Correspondent 2019-01-12 20:49:35

BOGURA, Jan 12: Surplus carrot output has brought smile to hundreds of farmers in Bogura region.Farmers of Dupchanchia, Kahaloo, Adamdighi, Sonatola, Sharikandi, Gabtoly, Sibganj, Serpur, Nandigram, S...

Six children lose lives in cold

Six children lose lives in cold

-- 2019-01-12 20:26:36

The sweeping cold wave has claimed the lives of at least six children in Thakurgaon district over the last one week and affected many more, said acting civil surgeon Dr Shahjahan Newaz. He said some...

Two motorcyclists die in Habiganj road crash

Two motorcyclists die in Habiganj road crash

-- 2019-01-12 15:38:10

Two motorcyclists were killed as a truck hit their vehicle on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in front of Dinarpur Dakhil Madrasa in Nabiganj upazila of Habiganj in the early hours of Friday. The victims were i...

Benapole road accident leaves one dead

Benapole road accident leaves one dead

-- 2019-01-12 12:10:55

A young man was killed and his elder brother injured as an engine-run van hit a motorcycle at Palua in Chowgachha upazila of Benapole on Friday night. The dead man was identified as Sabuj Hossain, 26...

‘Robber’ killed in Kishoreganj ‘gunfight’

‘Robber’ killed in Kishoreganj ‘gunfight’

-- 2019-01-11 18:12:18

A suspected robber was killed in an alleged gunfight with police at Ujanchar Beelpar area in Bajitpur Upazila of Kishoreganj district on early Friday. Police named the deceased as Arshaf Uddin, 30, s...

Man dies in Chandpur road mishap

Man dies in Chandpur road mishap

-- 2019-01-11 12:37:32

A man was killed and five others were injured when a pick-up van rammed a human hauler at Mothkhola in Sadar upazila of Chandpur on Friday. The dead man was identified as Osman Goni, 18, son of Manik...

Fish farming brings solvency among  extreme poor farmers in Bogura

Fish farming brings solvency among extreme poor farmers in Bogura

Our Correspondent 2019-01-10 21:03:38

BOGURA, Jan 10: With the assistance of authority concerned, fish farming has brought solvency among extreme poor farmers in Bogura district. The farmers have taken three-month-long training from loca...

Community seedbeds gaining  popularity in Naogaon

Community seedbeds gaining popularity in Naogaon

Our Correspondent 2019-01-10 21:02:47

NAOGAON, Jan 10: The community seedbed method, a modern process of planting paddy seed, is gaining popularity in Mohadevpur upazila of the district.   Department of Agriculture Extension (D...

Cattle fattening turns fortune of Aziz

Cattle fattening turns fortune of Aziz

Our Correspondent 2019-01-10 21:01:47

MAGURA, Jan 10: Cattle fattening has turned fortune wheel of Abdul Aziz, a resident of village Nanduali under Magura Sadar upazila. He has no land of his own. Earlier he cultivated land of other peopl...

Two workers die as bridge collapses in Thakurgaon

Two workers die as bridge collapses in Thakurgaon

-- 2019-01-10 19:36:42

A girder of an old bridge collapsed killing two workers and injuring three others during repairs in Thakurgaon’s Haripur Upazila. Around 10 workers were working at the site in Bujruk village wh...

Teenage girl’s slaughtered body recovered in Noakhali

Teenage girl’s slaughtered body recovered in Noakhali

-- 2019-01-10 19:11:42

Police recovered the slaughtered and hacked body of a teenage girl from her house at Purba Shullokia village under Sadar upazila in Noakhali on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Parvin,...

Physician dies in Manikganj road accident

Physician dies in Manikganj road accident

-- 2019-01-10 17:08:55

A physician was killed in a road accident on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway near Kaliganga bridge in Manikganj’s Sadar upazila on Thursday. The victim was identified as Dr Monjurul Alam Khan, 42, a r...

Lentil farming becoming popular in Rajshahi

Lentil farming becoming popular in Rajshahi

-- 2019-01-10 13:04:15

Farming of lentil is increasing gradually across Rajshahi region including its vast Barind tract as it requires less cultivation and irrigation cost compared to many other crops especially paddy. Sou...

Cops recover missing man’s body in Rajshahi

Cops recover missing man’s body in Rajshahi

-- 2019-01-10 11:47:42

A man, who had been reported missing since Monday, was found dead at Sormongla in Rajshahi’s Godagari upazila on Wednesday. He was Jashim Uddin Joy, 20, a human hauler driver and son of Arkan A...

Pabna peasants pass busy time growing onion

Pabna peasants pass busy time growing onion

Roving Correspondent 2019-01-09 20:24:46

PABNA, Jan 09: A good numbers of peasants are passing busy time growing onion on a commercial basis this season in Sujanagar upazila of Pabna district. The farmers of the upazila are expecting good y...

Trucker dies in Rajshahi road accident

Trucker dies in Rajshahi road accident

-- 2019-01-09 15:18:09

A truck driver was killed and ten others injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Rajshahi highway at Baneshwar in Puthia upazila of Rajshahi on Wednesday. The dead driver was identified as Kutub Ali, 32,...

Blanket distribution programme continues in Gaibandha

Blanket distribution programme continues in Gaibandha

-- 2019-01-09 11:54:48

Amid the cold wave sweeping over Gaibandha region, the district administration has intensified the programme of blanket distribution among the affected people. Official sources said the district admi...

Housewife ‘kills self’ in Rajshahi

Housewife ‘kills self’ in Rajshahi

-- 2019-01-09 11:23:43

A housewife reportedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a mango tree near their house at Mahdipur village in Bagha upazila of Rajshahi on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Ismat Ara Be...

Magura mustard farmers  expect bumper output

Magura mustard farmers expect bumper output

Our Correspondent 2019-01-08 21:37:39

MAGURA, Jan 08: Magura farmers are expecting a bumper production of mustard this season. Mustard growers informed that they are waiting for harvesting mustard. As high yielding seeds were used for cu...

Growers hopeful of good potato production in Bogura

Growers hopeful of good potato production in Bogura

Our Correspondent 2019-01-08 21:36:46

BOGURA, Jan 08: With lucrative market price as well as bumper production, good number of potato farmers of Bogura district is expecting to be self-reliant this season. The farmers generally spend app...