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Vegetable farming on 55,500 hectares in Sylhet

Vegetable farming on 55,500 hectares in Sylhet

Our Correspondent 2019-01-08 21:35:57

SYLHET, Jan 08: Different kinds of winter vegetables are being cultivated on 55,554 hectares of land in Sylhet division. The crops include vegetables of all kinds including gourd, sweet gourd, radish...

52 held for fishing inside Sundarbans

52 held for fishing inside Sundarbans

-- 2019-01-08 21:02:35

Members of Coast Guard detained 52 fishermen for catching fish in the waters of the Sundarbans without taking authority's prior permission from Bangabandhurchar under Dacope Upazila in Khulna on Tuesd...

Falling container kills two on Chattogram road

Falling container kills two on Chattogram road

-- 2019-01-08 16:10:17

Two auto-rickshaw passengers were crushed to death as a cargo container fell off a long trailer and hit them in Chattogram. The accident occurred near the EPZ area at around 4.00am on Tuesday, said P...

Two die as truck rams into bike in C’nawabganj

Two die as truck rams into bike in C’nawabganj

-- 2019-01-08 11:00:33

Two motorcyclists were killed when a truck rammed their vehicle in Kolyanpur area of Chapainawabganj town on Tuesday morning. The deceased have been identified as Mizanur Rahman, son of Jalal Uddin,...

Abrupt fall in cabbage prices disheartens Magura growers

Abrupt fall in cabbage prices disheartens Magura growers

Our Correspondent 2019-01-07 21:49:41

MAGURA, Jan 07: A bumper production of cabbage has been achieved in the district this season. But abrupt fall in cabbage price has faded smile on the faces of growers. Department of Agriculture Ext...

Peasants expect good yield of Sajina in Rangpur

Peasants expect good yield of Sajina in Rangpur

Our Correspondent 2019-01-07 21:48:21

RANGPUR, Jan 07: The blooming Sajina (drumstick) trees in different areas under the district and its adjacent areas have taken an eye-catching look with huge flowers predicting a good yield of the v...

Date-gurh becomes boon for many Rajshahi people

Date-gurh becomes boon for many Rajshahi people

-- 2019-01-07 21:47:26

RAJSHAHI, Jan 07 (BSS): With advent of winter season, date juice collection along with processing gurh (molasses) has become vibrant everywhere in the region, generating employment opportunities for m...

Companiganj stone quarry collapse kills two

Companiganj stone quarry collapse kills two

-- 2019-01-07 20:25:12

At least two workers have been killed as a stone quarry collapsed while extracting stones in Shah Arefin Tila of Companiganj Upazila in Sylhet on Monday. The deceased were identified as Sona Mia, 25,...

‘Extortionist’ lynched in Chattogram

‘Extortionist’ lynched in Chattogram

-- 2019-01-07 17:34:37

A suspected extortionist was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Pahartali Bazar at Double Mooring in Chattogram on Monday. The deceased, Mohiuddin Sohel, 27, was a listed drug trader of Khulshi area and...

Farmer dies from electrocution

Farmer dies from electrocution

-- 2019-01-07 13:57:59

A farmer died from electrocution at Srifalkati village in Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira on Monday morning. The deceased has been identified as Ichha Morol, 55, according to a news agency report. Ab...

Satkhira schoolgirl dies after being raped

Satkhira schoolgirl dies after being raped

-- 2019-01-07 11:39:54

A class three girl died after being violated allegedly by a college student at Gabtola village in Ashashuni upazila of Satkhira on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Sushmita, daughter of P...

Bitter gourd farmers happy with market price in Bogura, Magura

Bitter gourd farmers happy with market price in Bogura, Magura

Our Correspondents 2019-01-06 22:06:48

BOGURA, Jan 06: The bitter gourd farmers are happy over fair market price as well as good output in Bogura district this season.  Each maund of bitter gourd is being sold at Tk 1400 to 1500 in th...

Santahar-Rohanpur rly track desire of Rajshahi people

Santahar-Rohanpur rly track desire of Rajshahi people

Our Correspondent 2019-01-06 22:01:46

RAJSHAHI, Jan 06:  A long cherished desire of millions of people of Rajshahi will be fulfilled if a project, left abandoned for the last 108 years, is implemented. With the construction of railw...

Abundant potato production likely in Naogaon

Abundant potato production likely in Naogaon

Our Correspondent 2019-01-06 22:00:57

NAOGAON, Jan 06: Cultivators and local agro-officials are expecting a bumper potato production across the district this season. Sources at the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said, a total...

Two bodies recovered in B’baria, Narsingdi

Two bodies recovered in B’baria, Narsingdi

-- 2019-01-06 19:54:54

Police recovered the bodies of two young men from Brahmanbaria and Narisingdi districts on Sunday. In Brahmanbaria, police recovered the body of a young seven days after he went missing Titas River a...

Mild cold wave sweeps some parts across country

Mild cold wave sweeps some parts across country

-- 2019-01-06 18:03:16

Mild to moderate cold wave is sweeping over the regions of Madaripur, Gopalganj, Netrokona, Moulvibazar, Rajshahi, Pabna, Noagaon, Dinajpur, Nilphamari, Kurigram, Panchagarh, Jashore, Kushtia, Barisha...

Two die in Netrokona road accident

Two die in Netrokona road accident

-- 2019-01-06 16:48:36

A woman and her son have been killed in an accident involving a bus and an autorickshaw in Netrokona’s Sadar upazila. Three people, including the woman’s daughter, have also been injured...

C’nawabganj road crash leaves minor boy dead

C’nawabganj road crash leaves minor boy dead

-- 2019-01-06 12:21:08

A minor boy was killed after being smashed by a minibus at Hogla in Gomostapur upazila of Chapainawabganj on Sunday morning. The victim was seven-year-old Ibrahim, son of Anarul, as per a UNB report....

Chuadanga producing ‘quality’ molasses

Chuadanga producing ‘quality’ molasses

-- 2019-01-06 11:51:14

Sarojganj Bazar, the country's largest date molasses market in Chuadanga district, is abuzz with huge buyers along with the dip in mercury. Buyers from across the country are crowding Sarojganj Bazar...

One dies in Barishal launch accident

One dies in Barishal launch accident

-- 2019-01-06 10:26:03

A man was killed and three others were injured as a launch hit another anchored one in the Meghna River at Kaliganj in Mehendiganj upazila of Barishal early Sunday. The victim was identified as Shaki...

Squash cultivators hopeful about  abundant yield in Rangpur

Squash cultivators hopeful about abundant yield in Rangpur

Our Correspondent 2019-01-05 20:53:11

RANGPUR, Jan 05: The squash cultivators in different areas of the district are optimistic about an abundant yield of the vegetable in this current season.Squash is cultivated at village Char Pallimari...

Warm clothes sale gains momentum in Bogura

Warm clothes sale gains momentum in Bogura

Our Correspondent 2019-01-05 20:52:49

BOGURA, Jan 05: Warm clothes sale is gaining momentum across Bogura district as bone chilling cold is prevailing during the last couple of weeks.Meanwhile, mercury has gone down across the region, cau...

Quack dies as truck runs over him in Munshiganj

Quack dies as truck runs over him in Munshiganj

-- 2019-01-05 19:12:40

A 'Kobiraj' was killed when a sand-laden truck ran over him on Dhaka-Mawa highway near Shimulia Ferry Ghat in Louhajang upazila of Munshiganj on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Md Jahangir A...

Speeding truck kills motorcyclist in city

Speeding truck kills motorcyclist in city

-- 2019-01-05 16:54:19

A motorcyclist was killed as a speeding truck hit his vehicle in front of Matshya Bhaban in Shahbagh area of Dhaka on Friday night. The dead man was identified as Md Tajul Islam, 43, the driver of an...

Teenage girl gets raped in Cumilla

Teenage girl gets raped in Cumilla

-- 2019-01-05 11:51:24

A 16-year-old girl was reportedly raped by the employer of her father at Krishnapur village in Cumilla’s Lakhsham upazila on Thursday night. Police arrested Tajul Islam Majumdar, 42, son of lat...

Sirajganj road crash kills three

Sirajganj road crash kills three

-- 2019-01-05 10:28:50

Three people were killed as a truck hit a pick-up van on Bangabandhu West Bridge connecting highway in Kamarkhanda upazila of Sirajganj in the early hours of Saturday. The victims could not be identi...

City-bound passengers suffer for gridlock at Daulatdia

City-bound passengers suffer for gridlock at Daulatdia

-- 2019-01-04 20:55:57

A three-kilometre-long tailback was created at Daulatdia Ferry Ghat in Rajbari on Friday following shortage of ferries and rush of city-bound passengers. Thousands of passengers of the country's sout...

Two die in Savar road mishap

Two die in Savar road mishap

-- 2019-01-04 13:45:27

Two people were killed and three others injured when a truck hit a number of rickshaws on Tongi-Ashulia-EPZ road at Itakhola in Ashulia of Savar on Friday. One of the victims was identified as Moushu...

Prices of rice, vegetables fall in Narsingdi

Prices of rice, vegetables fall in Narsingdi

-- 2019-01-04 11:49:56

Prices of rice and vegetables were seen to have a significant fall in Narsingdi district due to adequate supply of Aman rice and huge arrival of winter vegetables in the local markets. Sources concer...

Teenage boy dies over gambling in B’baria

Teenage boy dies over gambling in B’baria

-- 2019-01-04 11:34:37

A teenage boy was hacked to death by his rivals following previous enmity over gambling at Shahbazpur village in Sarail upazila of Brahmanbaria on Thursday night. The dead boy was identified as Shaki...