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Police recover body of Marma girl in Bandarban

Police recover body of Marma girl in Bandarban

-- 2018-06-18 13:53:40

An indigenous girl was found dead at her house in Onglari Karbari Para of Lama upazila in Bandarban on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Mya Hla U Marma, 19, daughter of Kalong Marma. She appear...

Two siblings drown in Barishal pond

Two siblings drown in Barishal pond

-- 2018-06-18 11:05:55

Two siblings drowned in a pond in Gabtala area of Barisal city on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Miraz, 5, and Mehedi, 6, sons of Ripon Sardar of the area. Locals said the two minor boys sl...

Most border outposts submerged as flood situation worsened in Assam

Most border outposts submerged as flood situation worsened in Assam

-- 2018-06-17 20:27:00

GUWAHATI: Most of the border outposts on the India-Bangladesh border were submerged by the Kushiara river as flood situation worsened in Assam. There is no respite from floods at several places in As...

Lightning kills two in Magura

Lightning kills two in Magura

-- 2018-06-17 11:22:28

Two people were killed and three others injured as a thunderbolt hit them while enjoying a boat journey in the Madhumati River in Vellakandi area of Mohammadpur upazila under Magura on Saturday evenin...

Gor-e-Shaheed overtakes Sholakia to host largest eid congregation

Gor-e-Shaheed overtakes Sholakia to host largest eid congregation

-- 2018-06-16 22:45:08

DINAJPUR, June 16 : Although Sholakia in Kishoreganj district used to host the country's largest eid congregation in the past, Gor-e-Shaheed Baro Maidan in Dinajpur overtook it in terms of number this...

Floods hit 0.3m in Moulvibazar

Floods hit 0.3m in Moulvibazar

-- 2018-06-16 21:51:47

MOULVIBAZAR, June 16 : The flood situation in five upazilas of the district worsened further on Saturday with water inundating new areas, leaving around 0.3 million people of several hundred villages...

Two siblings drown in Jashore

Two siblings drown in Jashore

-- 2018-06-16 13:23:33

Two siblings drowned in a pond in Sharsha upazila of Jashore on Friday morning. The deceased were identified as Rezwan, 7, son of Kamarul Islam of Sikarpur village of Lakshanpur union in the upazila...

Gopalganj road crash kills HSC results seeker

Gopalganj road crash kills HSC results seeker

-- 2018-06-15 14:40:38

A college student who appeared in this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination was killed and another injured when a bus ran them over on Dhaka-Khulna Highway at Mandartala under S...

Road crash kills two in Chandina 

Road crash kills two in Chandina 

-- 2018-06-14 20:16:44

Two women were killed as a pick-up van hit an auto-rickshaw at Chandina upazila of Dhaka-Chattagram Highway on Thursday morning. Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately, according t...

Five die in separate road crashes

Five die in separate road crashes

-- 2018-06-14 12:01:26

Five people were killed in separate road accidents in Rangpur and Gaibandha districts on Thursday. In Rangpur, three motorcyclists were killed when a motorbike plunged into a roadside ditch at Rail G...

Police recover body of missing man in Pabna

Police recover body of missing man in Pabna

-- 2018-06-14 11:26:22

A carpenter who remained missing since Monday was found dead near the bank of Padma River at Chartarapur in Sadar upazila, Pabna on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Kuddus Biswash, 35,...

Launch operators overloading passengers

Launch operators overloading passengers

-- 2018-06-14 11:21:52

Defying the restriction on carrying excess passengers before the Eid-ul-Fitr, all the launches on Wednesday arrived in Chandpur terminal with passengers almost double of the capacity. Although a laun...

Fish cultivation expanding in Joypurhat

Fish cultivation expanding in Joypurhat

Roving Correspondent 2018-06-13 21:33:49

JOYPURHAT, June 13: Fish cultivation is gaining popularity in the district. A good number of unemployment youth of across Kalai, Akkelpur, Pachbibi, Khetlal and Sadar upazilas are now engaged with th...

Habiganj town protection dyke under threat

Habiganj town protection dyke under threat

-- 2018-06-13 16:51:33

The town protection dyke in Habiganj has been facing threat of collapse in different points due to the increase of water level in Khoai River. Due to onrush of hill water from India's Tripura state,...

Eviction drive continues in Ctg hills

Eviction drive continues in Ctg hills

-- 2018-06-13 14:53:38

Local administration continued the eviction drive in the hilly areas of the port city Chattogram for the second consecutive day on Wednesday to avert possible loss of lives from landslides. A team le...

Two die in Jamalpur road accident

Two die in Jamalpur road accident

-- 2018-06-13 14:45:03

A man and a minor girl were killed while five others injured following a head-on collision between a truck and CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Jamalpur-Mymensingh highway in Chankanda area of the municipalit...

14 Rangamati villages inundate in heavy rain

14 Rangamati villages inundate in heavy rain

-- 2018-06-13 14:34:35

At least 14 villages in Baghaichhari upazila of Rangamati district were submerged due to rains and onrush of hill water for the last three days, rendering 60,000 people marooned. Onrush of hill water...

Cop dies in Mymensingh road crash

Cop dies in Mymensingh road crash

-- 2018-06-13 12:58:14

Two people, including a police constable, were killed and seven others injured when a truck hit a number of stationed human haulers at Bypass intersection in Mymensingh city on Wednesday. The dece...

Flooding hits three Chattogram upazilas

Flooding hits three Chattogram upazilas

-- 2018-06-13 11:51:11

Three upazilas in the district were inundated due to incessant rainfall for last three days till Wednesday morning causing several thousand people marooned. Severe flooding has been reported in Hatha...

Lightning hits boat in Meghna, three die

Lightning hits boat in Meghna, three die

-- 2018-06-12 21:34:05

Three people including two women were killed as a thunderbolt struck the boat carrying them on the Meghna River in Narsingdi on Tuesday. 10 others were injured in the incident that took place on the...

Two boys drown in C’nawabganj

Two boys drown in C’nawabganj

-- 2018-06-12 17:46:40

Two children drowned in the Pagla River at Narayanpur under Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj on Monday night. The deceased were identified as Shawon, 10, son of Anarul Islam of Tauarpara village,...

Tree collapse kills Rohingya man in Cox's Bazar

Tree collapse kills Rohingya man in Cox's Bazar

-- 2018-06-12 15:20:05

A Rohingya man was killed as a tree collapsed on him due to strong wind and heavy rainfall in Jamtoli area of Balukhali Rohingya camp in Ukhia upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday morning. The dec...

Lightning kills man in Khulna

Lightning kills man in Khulna

-- 2018-06-12 12:41:05

A man was lighning strike at Bakhar bil in Dumuria upazila in Khulna on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Anis Sheikh, 36. Locals said that Anis was struck by the thunderbolt while he...

Cumilla police recover hanging body of former college principal

Cumilla police recover hanging body of former college principal

-- 2018-06-11 21:02:55

Police recovered the hanging body of a former college principal from a bathroom of his residence at Women's College Road in Cumilla on Monday morning. The deceased is identified as Abdul Wahab, 60, f...

Three die from electrocution in Ctg

Three die from electrocution in Ctg

-- 2018-06-11 17:54:29

Three people, including a minor girl, died from electrocution in different parts of port city Chattogram on Sunday night. Zahurul Islam, sub-inspector of Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) po...

Man, granddaughter die in Naogaon road crash

Man, granddaughter die in Naogaon road crash

-- 2018-06-11 12:58:33

A collision between a pick-up van and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Naogaon-Rajshahi highway in Chairman intersection area in Manda upazila, left a man and his granddaughter dead on Monday morning. The...

Tremor jolts Sylhet

Tremor jolts Sylhet

-- 2018-06-11 12:47:10

A mild earthquake jolted different parts of Sylhet on Monday morning. The 4.9 magnitude earthquake was felt around 10:53am, reports UNB. The epicentre of the earthquake was Gowhati in Assam, India,...

Water tank wall collapse kills mother, son in Ashulia

Water tank wall collapse kills mother, son in Ashulia

-- 2018-06-11 11:49:20

A woman and her 10-year old son were killed and her brother suffered injuries when a wall of a water tank collapsed on them at Narsinghapur Banglabazar area of Ashulia on early Monday. The deceased w...

Demand for bamboo-made fishing gear increases as monsoon  knocks on the door

Demand for bamboo-made fishing gear increases as monsoon knocks on the door

Our Correspondent 2018-06-10 21:33:38

BOGURA, Jun 10:  Craftsmen of bamboo-made fishing gear (locally known Chai) are making a handsome profit this season due to high demand. A good number of craftsmen said demand for the item inc...

Three of a family drowned in Faridpur

Three of a family drowned in Faridpur

-- 2018-06-10 20:15:19

Three children of a family drowned in a pond at Kathalbaria village of Nurallahgonj union in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur district on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Jimi Akter, 7, Sajjad, 3,...