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Meeting on women empowerment held in Rajshahi

Meeting on women empowerment held in Rajshahi

Our Correspondent 2019-06-22 21:02:19

RAJSHAHI, June 22: A meeting on empowerment of women through information and communication technology projects was held at Kapasiapara Ambaria field under Mohanpur upazila of the district on Friday. W...

BARI-1 pointed gourd  cultivation proves  profitable in Gopalganj

BARI-1 pointed gourd cultivation proves profitable in Gopalganj

Our Correspondent 2019-06-22 21:00:45

GOPALGANJ, June 22: Farmers of Fukra union under Kasiani upazila in the district have achieved an abundant yield of BARI-1 pointed gourd this season.A good number of growers said they happy over the p...

'Govt working to boost fish production'

'Govt working to boost fish production'

-- 2019-06-22 20:36:03

State minister for fisheries and livestock Ashraf Ali Khan Khasru said on Saturday said the present government has taken many innovative programmes including setting up fish sanctuaries for boosting f...

Two killed in Joypurhat road crashes

Two killed in Joypurhat road crashes

-- 2019-06-22 17:09:15

A human hauler driver and a child were killed in separate road accidents in Akkelpur and Khetlal upazilas of Joypurhat district on Saturday morning. The deceased were identified as Abdus Salam, 35, f...

River Police begins journey in Rajshahi

River Police begins journey in Rajshahi

-- 2019-06-22 17:08:58

The River Police has launched its journey for the first time in Rajshahi to ensure security at the riverine areas creating high hope among the public in general here. The River Police has installed t...

Mother hands over drug-addict son to police 

Mother hands over drug-addict son to police 

-- 2019-06-22 13:23:16

An annoyed mother handed over her drug-addict son to police in Goalanda municipality area of Rajbari district on Thursday night. The arrestee is Mashiur Rahman Sumon, 28, son of late Azibor Rahman of...

Road crashes kill nine in four districts

Road crashes kill nine in four districts

-- 2019-06-21 18:18:13

At least nine people were killed and as many injured in separate road accidents in Natore, Faridpur, Satkhira and Magura on Friday. In Natore, three people were killed when a truck hit a goods-laden...

Sand-lifting poses threat to Gorai river bridge

Sand-lifting poses threat to Gorai river bridge

Our Correspondent 2019-06-20 21:14:44

MAGURA, June 20: Unauthorised sand lifting is posing a threat for the bridge over the Gorai river. Gorai Bridge stands on the Dhaka-Khulna Highway connecting Kamarkhali village of Faridpur district a...

Bumper bitter-gourd production in Bogura

Bumper bitter-gourd production in Bogura

Our Correspondent 2019-06-20 21:13:49

BOGURA, June 20: Farmers in the twelve upazilas of the district have attained self-reliance by growing off-season bitter-gourd. Fair price along with bumper output of the vegetable has brought smile...

Jashore road crash leaves two schoolboys dead

Jashore road crash leaves two schoolboys dead

-- 2019-06-20 20:19:36

Two schoolboys were killed in a road crash at Vijoyrampur Koitalaon on Jessore-Chuknagar road under Manirampur Upazila of Jeshore on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Ashikur Rahman, 15, son...

Chattogram market fire guts 100 shanties

Chattogram market fire guts 100 shanties

-- 2019-06-20 13:35:46

At least 100 shanties and eight shops were gutted in a fire at Chaktai Bhera Market in Bakolia area of the city on Thursday morning. The fire broke out at 9:30am and spread rapidly, said Jashim Uddin...

Train hits, kills woman in Kushtia

Train hits, kills woman in Kushtia

-- 2019-06-20 13:32:57

A woman was crushed under the wheels of a train at Pashuhat in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia on Thursday morning. The deceased has been identified as Kulsum, 45, wife of Jony Ali of Ishwardi uapzila in P...

Bumper groundnut production likely in Rangpur region

Bumper groundnut production likely in Rangpur region

-- 2019-06-20 00:36:03

RANGPUR, June 19 (BSS): Bumper ground production is expected in Rangpur region as farmers have already started harvesting of the crop during the current season. Officials of the Department of Agricul...

Fire-fighters recover body of missing HSTU student

Fire-fighters recover body of missing HSTU student

-- 2019-06-19 12:08:44

The body of a student of HSTU, who drowned in Atrai River at Mohonpur in Dinajpur Sadar upazila, was recovered from the river on Wednesday morning. Tashfiq Ahmed, a 3rd year student of Hajee Mohammad...

Woman dies in Ctg road crash

Woman dies in Ctg road crash

-- 2019-06-19 12:01:23

A woman was killed in a road crash at Tigerpass area in Chattogram city on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Kajoli Saha, 55, wife of Kanai Saha of Sadar upazila in Chandpur district, rep...

Angry mob beat youth to death in Jashore

Angry mob beat youth to death in Jashore

-- 2019-06-19 11:58:47

A young man was beaten to death and another injured by an angry mob after one of them reportedly hurled a bomb on a young man at Shankarpur Bus Terminal in Jashore on Tuesday night. The deceased was...

Cumilla road crash leaves two dead

Cumilla road crash leaves two dead

-- 2019-06-18 17:11:38

Two people were killed and three others were injured in a head-on collision between a pick-up van and an auto-rickshaw at Jatrapur in Chouddagram upazila of Cumilla on Tuesday. The deceased were iden...

Police recover youth’s throat-slit body in Jhenaidah

Police recover youth’s throat-slit body in Jhenaidah

-- 2019-06-18 15:48:20

Police recovered the throat-slit body of a young man from a jute field in Jhenaidah sadar upazila in the early hours of Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Sohel Rana, 22, son of Bakkar Mondal of...

Two die in Naogaon road crash

Two die in Naogaon road crash

-- 2019-06-17 16:59:52

Two people, including a schoolboy, were killed as a bus hit a motorbike on Naogaon-Rajshahi Highway in Manda upazila of Naogaon on Monday. The deceased were identified as Kamal Hossain, 40, a teacher...

‘Smugglers’ held with 41 gold bars in Benapole

‘Smugglers’ held with 41 gold bars in Benapole

-- 2019-06-16 17:06:13

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested four alleged smugglers along with 41 gold bars at Amrakhali in Benapole on Sunday. The arrestees are Anisur Rahman, 24, Riaz Molla, 25, Sabuj Mridha,...

Farmer’s decomposed body recovered in Feni

Farmer’s decomposed body recovered in Feni

-- 2019-06-16 17:04:38

The decomposed body of a farmer was recovered from a field in the municipality area in Chhagalnaiya upazila in Feni on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Jahangir Alam, 39. Quoting family member...

Decomposed body recovered in Feni

Decomposed body recovered in Feni

-- 2019-06-16 17:03:13

The decomposed body of a farmer was recovered from a field in the municipality area in Chhagalnaiya upazila of Feni district on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Jahangir Alam, 39. Quoting fami...

Truck overturns in Jhenaidah, killing two

Truck overturns in Jhenaidah, killing two

-- 2019-06-16 13:00:42

Two people were killed after a cement-laden truck overturned in Jhenaidah's Kaliganj Upazila on Sunday morning. The incident took place in the upazila's Chhalabhora area at around 6:30 am, said Kalig...

Minor boy killed in Jhenaidah road crash

Minor boy killed in Jhenaidah road crash

-- 2019-06-15 18:23:09

A minor boy was killed after being hit by an auto-rickshaw at Baganmath village in Maheshpur upazila on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Junayed Hossain, 6, son of Kalu Mia of the upa...

ABAK project infuses momentum to fight poverty

ABAK project infuses momentum to fight poverty

-- 2019-06-15 17:09:10

‘Ekti Bari Ekti Khamar’, one of the ten priority initiatives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, designed to bringing country’s poverty rate zero, has got momentum after refreshing the...

Train delay triggers vandalism at Nangalkot Railway Station

Train delay triggers vandalism at Nangalkot Railway Station

-- 2019-06-15 16:53:36

Irate passengers of an inter-city train vandalised the Nangalkot Railway Station in Cumilla on Saturday morning when the train ran late. Locals said Chattogram-bound Meghna Express from Chandpur was...

Shopkeeper dies in Shariatpur fire

Shopkeeper dies in Shariatpur fire

-- 2019-06-15 14:20:16

A shopkeeper was burned to death as a fire broke out in a shop at Koneshwar village in Damudya upazila of Shariatpur on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Khorshed Shikder, 72, a resident o...

Two die in Panchagarh road crash

Two die in Panchagarh road crash

-- 2019-06-15 10:45:32

Two motorcyclists were killed as a stone-laden truck hit their vehicle on Panchagarh-Tetulia highway at Barrister Bazar in Panchagarh Sadar upazila on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Mani...

Lightning strikes leave four farmers dead in Pabna

Lightning strikes leave four farmers dead in Pabna

-- 2019-06-14 19:46:55

Four farmers have lost their lives to lightning strikes while working on the field in two Upazilas of Pabna. The incidents occurred during a thunder shower on Friday afternoon, police said.  T...

Man, nephew die in Pabna road crash

Man, nephew die in Pabna road crash

-- 2019-06-12 13:49:43

A man and his nephew were killed when their motorbike collided with a human hauler at Circuit House in the Pabna Sadar upazila on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Hafez Walid, 22, son of Am...