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Rohingya child drowns in Cox’s Bazar

Rohingya child drowns in Cox’s Bazar

-- 2019-09-11 11:38:23

A Rohingya boy drowned while taking a bath in Labaner Math in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday night. The deceased, Irfan Ali, 11, son of Aman Ullah, resided at Nayapara camp for the fo...

Misappropriating seeds: four BADC officials suspended

Misappropriating seeds: four BADC officials suspended

-- 2019-09-10 20:42:58

Four senior officials of Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) in Jhenaidah and Jashore were suspended on Tuesday for misappropriating seeds, reports UNB. They are - Amin Ullah, depu...

8th grader saved from child marriage

8th grader saved from child marriage

-- 2019-09-10 19:56:22

A mobile court foiled an early marriage bid in Charbania village in Sadar upazila of Sirajganj district on Monday night, reports UNB. The victim, an eighth grader at a local school, is only 13-year-o...

Warning signal for ports withdrawn

Warning signal for ports withdrawn

-- 2019-09-10 19:34:04

  The Met Office on Tuesday withdrew warning signals for maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra as the weather improved, reports UNB. In a special bulletin, the Met o...

14 Rohingyas detained in Ctg

14 Rohingyas detained in Ctg

-- 2019-09-10 17:35:25

Fourteen Rohingya men, who fled from refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, were detained from Lohagara Upazila of Chattogram district on early Tuesday, reports UNB. Md Syful Islam, officer-in-charge of...

Bagerhat road crash kill three   

Bagerhat road crash kill three  

-- 2019-09-10 16:17:23

Three people were killed as a stone-laden truck hit a stationary truck at Bottola  in Rampal upazila of Bagerhat district Tuesday noon, reports UNB. One of the deceases was identified as truck...

Heavy rainfall likely in three divisions

Heavy rainfall likely in three divisions

-- 2019-09-10 15:26:04

Due to active monsoon heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at places over Chattogram, Khulna and Barisal divisions during the next 24 hrs commencing 01:00 pm on Tuesday, reports UNB. Due to very he...

Cox’s Bazar landslide kills two children

Cox’s Bazar landslide kills two children

-- 2019-09-10 11:42:42

Two children were killed and six other people injured in a landslide triggered by heavy rain in Teknaf municipality area in Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as M...

Jamuna erosion damages 125-km dam  in Gaibandha, Bogura, Sirajganj

Jamuna erosion damages 125-km dam in Gaibandha, Bogura, Sirajganj

Roving Correspondent 2019-09-09 21:22:57

SIRAJGANJ, Sept 09: Due to recent erosion by the Jamuna river, over 125- km long village and town protection embankment in Gaibandha, Bogura and Sirajganj district has been damaged, causing serious pr...

Drought-like situation in Rangpur region hampers Aman, veg cultivation

Drought-like situation in Rangpur region hampers Aman, veg cultivation

Our Correspondent 2019-09-09 21:22:06

RANGPUR, Sept 09: Cultivation of Aman paddy and different varieties of vegetables is seriously being hindered in Rangpur agriculture region this year as a drought like situation has been prevailing in...

Work on development projects in SCC going on at a snail’s pace

Work on development projects in SCC going on at a snail’s pace

Our Correspondent 2019-09-09 21:21:11

SYLHET, Sept 09: Some large development schemes have been going on in the Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) area for the last several months. These include road widening, recovering canals and drains, de...

Mymensingh road mishap kills two

Mymensingh road mishap kills two

-- 2019-09-09 12:05:25

Two people were killed being hit by a truck in Bagar Bazar Signboard area in Trishal upazila of Mymensingh on Monday. The deceased were identified as Fazlu Mia, 50 and Alauddin Mia, 70 of Narayanpur...

Behula Lakshindar’s Bride Chamber in Bogura still enchants visitors

Behula Lakshindar’s Bride Chamber in Bogura still enchants visitors

EMDADUL HAQUE 2019-09-09 00:00:00

BOGURA, Sept 08: Behula Lakshindar's Bride Chamber or Gokul Medh at the village Gokul, 11 kilometres off Bogura town, still appears to be an archeological site of great importance to the visitors, wit...

Housemaid ‘kills self’ in Magura

Housemaid ‘kills self’ in Magura

-- 2019-09-08 12:01:13

A female housemaid allegedly killed herself at Moghi village in Magura Sadar upazila on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Sumaiya Khatun Rachana, 14, daughter of Billal Molla of Bashudev...

Schools remain inundated for months every year

Schools remain inundated for months every year

Iqbal Siddiquee 2019-09-05 21:22:52

SYLHET, Sept 05: Students of at least 150 schools in Sunamganj suffer extremely every monsoon for the inundation problem. It happened this year too affecting the academic activities and causing much...

Rodents damage Aus crops  at Mohanpur upazila

Rodents damage Aus crops at Mohanpur upazila

Our Correspondent 2019-09-05 21:21:45

RAJSHAHI, Sept 05: Attack of rodents at Aus paddy fields under Mohanpur upazila is causing widespread crop damage. According to sources, Aus paddy will ripen within a couple of weeks. Due to favoura...

Off-season bean growers happy with mkt price

Off-season bean growers happy with mkt price

Roving Correspondent 2019-09-05 21:20:40

PABNA, Sept 05: Off-season bean cultivators in Ishwardi upazila of the district are happy over the present market price. They are making a good profit from the produce this season. Each kg of bean is...

BSF shoots Bangladeshi to death

BSF shoots Bangladeshi to death

-- 2019-09-05 17:37:15

A Bangladeshi man was shot dead by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Rajapur border at Jibannagar Upazila in Chuadanga early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Najim Uddin, 35...

Head-on collision claims three lives in Bogura

Head-on collision claims three lives in Bogura

-- 2019-09-05 10:37:52

Three people were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Sherpur upazila of Bogura district on Thursday morning. Police said the head-on collision between two trucks took place on the Dh...

Erosion by Jamuna river takes serious turn at Dhunat

Erosion by Jamuna river takes serious turn at Dhunat

Roving Correspondent 2019-09-04 22:00:54

BOGURA, Sept 04: Erosion by the Jamuna river has taken a serious turn at Kaigari-Baroitali point of Bhandarbari union under Dhunat upazila in the district. The Water Development Board (WDB) built the...

Red rot disease affects sugarcane plants in Raninagar upazila

Red rot disease affects sugarcane plants in Raninagar upazila

Our Correspondent 2019-09-04 21:59:40

NAOGAON, Sept 04: Peasants in Raninagar upazila of the district are worried over the pest attack on their sugarcane fields. As the result of the pest attack, the sugarcane plants are drying and dying...

T-Aman farmers in Sylhet division complete replanting of paddy seedlings

T-Aman farmers in Sylhet division complete replanting of paddy seedlings

Our Correspondent 2019-09-04 21:58:53

SYLHET, Sept 04: The flood-hit Aman farmers in Sylhet division, who had been badly affected by the recent flood, have almost completed their replanting of the Aman seedlings as the season is about to...

Jamalpur gets luxurious busses

Jamalpur gets luxurious busses

-- 2019-09-04 17:19:12

Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation launched two new luxurious buses in Jamalpur on Wednesday. Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Enamul Haque inaugurated the bus service as the chief guest at his office...

Man found dead along Myanmar border

Man found dead along Myanmar border

-- 2019-09-04 13:50:12

The body of a man was recovered from Tambru along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban on Tuesday night. Police recovered the body lying 500 yards inside the zero poin...

Schoolboy commits suicide in Khulna

Schoolboy commits suicide in Khulna

-- 2019-09-04 11:58:10

A schoolboy reportedly took his own life by hanging himself at his house in Tajpur village of Phultala upazila of Khulna district on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Siam, 16, a...

Permanent suspension of vehicular  movement thru Keane Bridge likely

Permanent suspension of vehicular movement thru Keane Bridge likely

Our Correspondent 2019-09-03 22:33:54

SYLHET. Sept 03: Plying of all modes of vehicles through the Keane Bridge in Sylhet city has been kept suspended since the early hours of Sunday. However, pedestrians will use as usual the bridge, wh...

Century-old canal in Tangail town turns into a mosquito breeding centre

Century-old canal in Tangail town turns into a mosquito breeding centre

FE Desk Report 2019-09-03 22:33:00

The century-old canal in Tangail district town has turned into a mosquito breeding centre for lack of proper cleaning. The garbage-filled canal is the main outlet that connects all the drains in the...

Two RU employees vacate Boro Kuthi rooms, finally

Two RU employees vacate Boro Kuthi rooms, finally

Our Correspondent 2019-09-02 23:04:35

RAJSHAHI, Sept 02: Finally, two employees of Rajshahi University, who were in charge of overseeing the archaeological site 'Boro Kuthi', have vacated the rooms where they used to live with family memb...

High seedlings price in Bogura, Sirajganj fades  T-Aman farmers’ dreams

High seedlings price in Bogura, Sirajganj fades T-Aman farmers’ dreams

Roving Correspondent 2019-09-02 23:03:21

SIRAJGANJ, Sept 02: T-Aman seedbeds on over 600 hectare of land near Jamuna Bank in Bogura and Sirajganj districts have completely damaged in the recent flood. A good number of farmers said they did...

Rajshahi ‘Boro Kuthi’ turns into a community centre?

Rajshahi ‘Boro Kuthi’ turns into a community centre?

Monjuara Khatun 2019-09-01 21:51:23

RAJSHAHI, Sept 01: Dutch establishment 'Boro Kuthi', the ancient-most building of Rajshahi, is virtually turning into a community centre as local people are free to use the historical site for their p...