GAIBANDHA: Boro paddy and rice procurement drive of Department of Food started in Palashbari upazila of the district on Monday amid much enthusiasm, reports BSS. A simple ceremony organized by upazila food department was held on the premises of a godown of Local Supply Depot at the upazila town with…

Police arrested two teachers of Bamongathi Government Primary School in Moheshpur upazila  yesterday morning after they dishonoured the national flag by painting it on the doors of the school toilet. The arrestees are headmaster Abu Zafar and assistant teacher Sekendar Ali. Gazi Abdul Malek, upazila…

A newly-appointed army man was killed in Manikganj yesterday morning. Police recovered the body of Md Naim Biswas, 18, son of Najimuddin Biswas Tulu of Bahirchar-Prubapara village in Harirampur upazila, from a paddy field beside his house at around 10 am. Police and family sources said Md Naim Biswas…

At least four houses, used by five brothers, were burnt and valuables destroyed  at Noorpur village in Kochua upazila on Monday afternoon. Witnesses said ten people received injuries while extinguishing the flame in the houses, known as Mahabbat Ali Bepari Bari. The fire was believed to have been…

Supply of fish in the local markets has fallen sharply as the fishermen are returning with little catches from Meghna and Tetulia rivers. This comes as a blow to both the fishermen, who maintain livelihood by selling fish, and the consumers, who has to eat fish to meet protein requirement. The prices…

Kotchandpur in Jhenidah district has become a hub of mango business attracting sellers and buyers from across the country. Faruk Hossain, a mango trader, brought 20 maunds of Amrupali mango to Kotchandpur mango market yesterday from Jibannagar of Chuadanga district hoping to do a brisk  business.…

A cross-section of people under the banner of a new organisation named ‘Tarun Nagarik Oikya Parishad’ yesterday formed a human chain in Domar upazila town demanding repair of potholes and broken roads of the municipality. The human chain was arranged near the railway intersection, where…

A fake food and chemical factory was uncovered by a mobile court at Kushahata in Sirajganj municipality yesterday. The mobile court sentenced factory manager Abul Kalam Azad and supervisor Faridul Islam to 15 days of imprisonment and fined them Tk 50,000 each. Acting on a tip off, a team of mobile court,…