Commerce Minister Tofail Ahamed has said all sorts of measures are being taken to check river erosion to save lives and property in Bhola district. He was addressing a big public gathering near the erosion-affected Ilisha ferry terminal on the Meghna river bank yesterday. Water Resources Minister Anisul…

A woman and her three-month-old baby were found dead at Ashurail village in Nasirnagar upazila early yesterday, reports UNB from Brahmanbaria. The deceased was identified as Farzana Akter, 22, wife of a Dubai expatriate Nur Mia, and her three-month-old son Tanvir Mia of the village. Police said being…

The National Mourning Day programmes began at Narail on Tuesday in a befitting manner. Narail district administration took up a four-day  programme from August 12 to August 15 to observe the occasion. The programme, includes quiz contest on Bangabandhu and Liberation War, recitation, music and…

The river ambulance of Chandpur 250-Bed General Hospital has been lying without any care for the seven years on the premises of Chandpur Civil Surgeon…

Farmers of the district are happy with the high price of jute in the current season. They are now busy separating jute fibre from the plants and drying it before marketing. There has been low yield of jute this year because of heavy rains at the initial stage, leading to short supply and price rise…

Bangladesh Primary School Teachers Association, Mymensingh unit, yesterday demanded a government action against the local ruling party lawmaker and his…

A pregnant housewife was beaten to death allegedly by her husband over dowry at Khanabari village in Sundarganj upazila early yesterday, reports UNB from Gaibandha. The deceased was identified as Nasima Akter, wife of Ashraful Islam of the village. Local people said Ashraful and Nasima got married one…

Biker killed in Natore A man was killed as he fell off his bike after it got entangled in a rope trap in Haroya area of Boraigram upazila early yesterday, reports UNB from Natore. The deceased was identified as Arif Hossain, a resident of Tunipara village of the upazila and a local cloth trader. Emran…