Although the Shabajpur 225 megawatt (MW) gas-based power plant has been supplying electricity to the national grid since September last year, it still…

Farmers in the district are happy with the bumper production of potato and its prices this year, reports BSS. They have started harvesting of potato that grew in plenty and healthy this year for good weather. The harvesting of the most consumed vegetable will continue till last week of this month. The…

Prices of eggs soared in different kitchen markets of the district during the last two week.  Four eggs are now selling at Tk 36 against Tk 28 to Tk 30. Ripon Mia, an egg trader at Bottola bazaar in Narsingdi town, has attributed the price hike to short supply of poultry products in the markets.…

A suspected thief was killed in a lynch-mob attack while allegedly trying to steal valuables, including gold ornaments, from a house at Paschim Angar Para in Ramganj upazila early yesterday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Muslim Miah,45, son of Sekandar Ali, a resident of Augankhil village…

Pabna: Eight people, including two women, received bullet injuries as a rival group attacked and opened fire on them in Mondal Para of Sadar upazila on Wednesday evening, reports UNB. The injured were identified as Matya Ujjal, 44, Mahbub, 30, Hamidul, 28, Monowara Khatun, 36, Nasim, 25, Kanchan, 31,…

Benapole: Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 18 Bangladeshi nationals while they were attempting to cross into India illegally through Putkhali border point here on Wednesday, reports UNB. The arrestees hail from different areas of Jessore, Barisal and Narail districts. Golam Ahmed, Subeder…

Certificate and prize distribution programme of Trust Technical Training Institute (TTTI) in Gazipur, a vocational training institute run by Bangladesh Army, was held at its conference room yesterday. Primary and Mass Education Minister Advocate Mostafizur Rahman gave away prizes and certificates to…

Kishoreganj: A mobile court in a drive fined three drugstores for selling unregistered and expired medicine in Station Road area of the district town on Wednesday noon, reports UNB. During the drive, the mobile court realised Tk1.70 lakh in fine from the three drug stores for selling unregistered and…