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High Aush paddy yield makes Barind farmers delighted

-- 2018-08-26 13:46:48

Farmers are happy with satisfactory yield of newly harvested BRRI Dhan-48 in the region, including its vast Barind tract, in the current season. Amidst this glowing atmosphere the farmers are now ver...

Mymensingh-Bhairab train service resumes

-- 2018-08-26 13:32:58

The rail communication between Mymensingh and Bhairab resumed after four hours of suspension due to the derailment of a goods-laden train at Bakainagar in Gauripur upazila on Sunday noon. The tracks...

Train halts after derailing in Mymensingh

-- 2018-08-26 11:51:23

A good-laden train derailed at Bakainagar in Gauripur upazila of Mymensingh on Sunday morning suspending the communication link between Mymensingh and Bhairab. Four compartments of a slipper and ston...

Pungchu grass cultivation gaining popularity

-- 2018-08-25 21:10:44

Our CorrespondentBOGURA, Aug 16: Pungchu grass, an Australian variety, cultivation is gaining popularity in the district.A good number of farmers said Pungchu grass farming is now profitable venture a...

16,550 tonnes of groundnut production in five northern districts

-- 2018-08-25 21:10:14

RANGPUR, Aug 25 (BSS): The farmers produced 16,550 tonnes of groundnut during the last Rabi season and just-ended Kharip-1 season in all five districts under Rangpur agriculture region this year.Offic...

Bidi factories rob thousands of childhood

-- 2018-08-25 21:09:37

Sayed Mofidul BabuRANGPUR, Aug 25: Aklima Khatun, six years old tiny lass, is one of those children who begins life with tobacco instead of pencil or pen. They forget to dream for a beautiful future i...

Tourist drowns in Sylhet

-- 2018-08-25 19:17:24

A tourist drowned in the Pyain River in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Rifat Ahmed, 19, son of Abu Sayed Ahmed, a resident of Shahjadpur area in Uttara of Dh...

Man, grandson killed in road crash

-- 2018-08-25 16:42:45

A man and his grandson were killed and two others were injured in a collision between a motorcycle and an auto-rickshaw in Katakhali area of Rajshahi on Saturday morning. The deceased were identified...

Rajshahi road crash leaves auto-rikshaw driver dead

-- 2018-08-25 13:16:59

An auto-rickshaw driver was killed and three people were injured in a road accident at Katakhali in Rajshahi city on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Nazim, 50, of Dewanpara area in t...

Khulna’s prominent businessman Shahnewaz passes away

-- 2018-08-25 12:12:31

Kazi Shahnewaz, president of Bangladesh Frozen Fish Exporters Association (BFFEA), passed away at his Natun Bazar residence in Khulna city on Friday night. He was 72. Shahnewaz, also a freedom fighte...

Bus accident on Dhaka-Ctg highway kills two

-- 2018-08-25 10:02:06

Two people were killed and 25 others injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Chattogram Highway at Jimaltola in Daudkandi upazila on Saturday morning. The identities of the deceased could not be known ye...

Two-year old drowns in Munshiganj   

-- 2018-08-24 17:34:20

A two-year old boy drowned in a water body in Haldia union of Lauhajang upazila of Munshiganj on Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Ibrahim Matabbar, 02, son of Md Shaheen Matabbar of Sat...

Ten-year-old girl fighting for life after being ‘abused’

-- 2018-08-24 17:05:18

A ten-year-old girl is fighting for life at a hospital in Narail after being reportedly abused massively during her employment earlier as a domestic help in Dhaka. The bed-ridden girl, Roksana, is be...

RAB detains two ‘arms traders’ in Natore

-- 2018-08-24 16:45:53

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two suspected arms traders from Naldanga upazila of Natore district on Thursday night. The arrestees were identified as Md Naimur Rahman Naim, 21, son of Md Atau...

Farmers produce 16,550 tonnes groundnut in Rangpur

-- 2018-08-24 15:19:31

The farmers produced 16,550 tonnes of groundnut during the last Rabi season and just-ended Kharip-1 season in all five districts under Rangpur agriculture region this year. Official of the Department...

Woman dies after bus runs over in Tongi

-- 2018-08-24 13:50:59

A woman was killed and her two children were seriously injured while a bus ran over them at Tongi under Gazipur district on Thursday. Police and hospital sources said the dead was identified as Bithi...

Bagerhat attracts huge holidaymakers

-- 2018-08-24 12:53:13

Bagerhat, one of the popular tourist destinations of the country, attracted a huge number of visitors with its historical sites and magnificent beauty in this Eid vacation as in previous years. While...

Fire breaks out at Lalbagh warehouse

-- 2018-08-24 11:51:27

As many as 13 Fire Service and Civil Defence units have tamed a fire at a warehouse of plastic goods at Alirghat in Dhaka’s Lalbagh after battling it for around two hours. The units started for...

Two youths drown in Sherpur

-- 2018-08-24 11:41:01

Two 12-year-old boys have drowned in the Bhogai River in Sherpur’s Nokla.  They were among 15 students of a coaching centre who went for swimming in the river in Rubber Dam area of Taraka...

Housewife ‘burnt to death’ in Tangail

-- 2018-08-23 19:32:23

A housewife, who suffered burn injuries allegedly inflicted by her in-laws at Nardahi Charpara village in Kalihati Upazila early Wednesday, died at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMC...

DSCC, DNCC remove most wastes of sacrificial animals

-- 2018-08-23 19:00:17

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Panel Mayor Jamal Mostafa Thursday said 100 per cent wastes of sacrificial animals on the holy Eid-ul-Azha were removed within 24 hours in the city corporation ar...

Miscreants kill expat in Sylhet

-- 2018-08-23 18:41:34

An expatriate who was stabbed on Sunday by some unidentified miscreants at Mirabazar area in Sylhet died at a hospital in the capital on early Thursday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Ma...

Housewife ‘commits suicide’ in Faridpur

-- 2018-08-23 15:22:02

A housewife allegedly committed suicide by taking poison over a family feud at Bangapocha village in sadar upazila of Faridpur on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Rupa Khatun, 20, wife...

Cumilla road accident claims two lives

-- 2018-08-23 11:47:53

Two women were killed in a road accident at Nazirabazar in Burichang upazila on Dhaka-Chattogram highway of Cumilla on Wednesday night. The victims were identified as Farhana Begum, wife of Ashraful...

Eid-ul-Azha celebrated with festivity, religious fervor

-- 2018-08-22 20:43:26

The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, was celebrated across the country Wednesday with due solemnity, religious fervor and zeal. On the occasion, the Muslims acr...

Three die in Kushtia road crash

-- 2018-08-22 18:07:07

At least three people including a child were killed in a head-on collision between a truck and a three-wheeler on Kushta-Jhenaidah highway in Bottala area on Wednesday noon, reports UNB. Two of the d...

Stalkers kill college student in Savar

-- 2018-08-22 17:52:56

A college student was hacked to death by some stalkers at Namagonda in the municipality area on Tuesday night for protesting an incident of eve-teasing, reports UNB. The victim was identified as Maru...

Laxmipur road crash kills Motorcyclist

-- 2018-08-22 15:21:31

A motorcyclist was killed and another seriously injured at Samra in Ramganj Upazila on Ramganj-Hajiganj road on Wednesday morning, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Faruk Hossain, son of Ho...

Three die in Bagura road crash

-- 2018-08-22 13:39:58

Three people have been killed and two others injured after a bus crashed head-on into an autorickshaw in Bagura’s Shajahanpur on Eid morning, reports bdnews24.com. The accident occurred on the...

Mugger loots Tk 2.3m from Premier Bank at gunpoint

-- 2018-08-22 12:33:20

An unidentified armed mugger allegedly looted Tk 2.3 million (23 lakh) from the Badda branch of Premier Bank at gunpoint on Monday, reports UNB. An armed man entered into the branch of the bank at Li...