With the Eid-ul-Azha approaching illegal toll collection has become rampant at two ferry terminals at Narsinghapur in Bhedarganj upazila on Shariatpur-Chandpur highway and at Kathalbari on Shariatpur-Dhaka highway. Extortionists are collecting tolls at Sureswar Launch terminal, Chondipur Bus Stand,…

Pabna: A young man was shot to death by some criminals at Bharatpur village in Atghoria upazila yesterday morning, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Salauddin Ahmed alias Bishal Khan,24, of the village. Sub-inspector of Atghoria police station Alamgir Hossain said a gang of criminals entered…

Rotting of jute plants in the rivers, ponds and haors is polluting surface water and endangering aquatic life in Jhenidah. Fisheries department sources…

Construction of a diabetic hospital in Nilphamari is progressing and it is expected to be completed shortly.  Deowan Kamal Ahmed, mayor of Nilphamari municipality, said a large number of the diabetes patients of the greater Rangpur district will get the treatment at the hospital, which is being…

Owners and drivers of easy-bike (battery-run three-wheeler) along with their family mem-bers observed a sit-in pro-gramme yesterday deman-ding withdrawal of restriction on movement of their vehicles on three routes of the district where buses do not run. They observed the protest in front of the local…

A union level leader of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was allegedly killed at Taminagar village in Shailkupa upazila on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Abu Jafar, 45, of the village and President of Umedpur union unit nof BNP. Police arrested local Chhatra League activist…