Six age-old trees were felled and sold without any tender by the Roads and Highways (R&H) department in Thakurgaon. The trees were located on the officer’s quarter premises of R&H in the old bus stand area. It was alleged that executive engineer of Thakurgaon R&H Sheikh Sohel ordered…

Chairman of Kochua upazila Md Shajahan Shishir has undertaken a noble initiative to plant 62,000 saplings under `National Tree Plantation’ programme to set up a model and inspire the chairmen of other upazilas in the district.  An amount of Tk 5 lakhs has been allocated from the Upazila Parishad…

At least 10 shops and a residential hotel were gutted by a devastating fire at a market in the district town here early yesterday. Assistant deputy director of Fire Service and Civil Defense of Kurigram Sirajul Islam Tarafdar said the fire broke out at an outlet of ‘Aarong’ at Sagor Shopping…

A robbery was committed in two houses at Rayerpara and Lebutola villages under Monohardi upazila of the district on Tuesday night. Robbers looted valuable goods worth about Tk 5.50 lakh from the houses. A couple was injured when they tried to resist the robbers. According to police robbers swooped on…

Two bodies recovered Our correspondent jessore: Police recovered bodies of two people in hanging position from separate places in the district. Chowgacha police recovered body of an old man from hanging position after three days of his abduction yesterday evening from Hakimpur Matchakla village in Chowgacha…