Hides of slaughtered animals should be properly processed to create demand in the international market, said speakers at a workshop yesterday. Raw hide is an important resource of Bangladesh and its quality should be maintained at an international standard. Otherwise, fair prices cannot be obtained…

A police officer committed suicide by shooting himself with his service pistol early yesterday. Police claimed that the official committed suicide on the rooftop of the Monirampur police station over family feud. The deceased was Khan Ali Akbar, 55, a sub-inspector at Monirampur police station. He hailed…

Two children drowned in a pond at Mathbaria upazila of Pirojpur on Friday evening. The deceased are Jannati Ferdaus, 4, daughter of Nizam Akan and Helal, 5, son of Dulal Mollik of Kumirmara village in the upazila. They are cousins. Family sources said the two children fell into a pond at the house of…

Thousands of people, including students of four educational institutes, have been suffering for a long time due to a damaged iron bridge over Amkholapara canal in Kalapara upazila. Most of the spans, plates and iron angels of the bridge have been damaged. Although locals repaired the bridge several…