Sunamganj: An alleged thief was killed and another injured in a clash with their rivals at Kamargoan village in Salla upazila early Thursday reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Abdul Jalil. Bazle Rahman, officer-in-charge of Salla Police Station, said two groups of thieves locked into a clash…

The Bailey bridge on the Ichhamoti River near  Aambari Bazar at Phulbari-Dinajpur highway has collapsed once again six months into its repair disrupting vehicular movement, reports UNB. The Bailey bridge broke down just when two stone-laden trucks bound for Chapainawabganj from Panchagarh got onto…

Construction works of the office building of Rangpur Regional Station of Bangladesh Institute of Research and Training on Applied Nutrition (BIRTAN) is goign on in Pirganj upazila town in the district, report BSS. The Local Government and Engineering Department (LGED) has been implementing constriction…

GAIBANDHA: Speakers in a function here underscored the need for increasing people’s awareness about natural disasters including earthquake to reduce the losses of lives and damage of properties, reports BSS. They also expressed their view that Bangladesh is also in the risk of newly added earthquake…

A traditional bullock cart race was held at Betai-Chandipur village in Jhenidah sadar upazila on Thursday. The Bullock Cart Competition-2016  was…

Nearly 848 students of Oshakpur government primary school in Sonaimuri upazila have been attending classes under the open sky for two years.  The…

Kaliganj police arrested two accused in child Sourav murder case and one accused in Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal leader Mintu murder case from the town yesterday morning. The arrested were identified as Bisu Deb Biswas, 26, and Bisnupodo Biswas, 21, of  Raigram village and Akbar Ali Biswas, 32, of Andulpota…

The two-day Lalon Mela concluded on Khilda High School premises in kalihati upazila yesterday amid great fanfare and resolves to establish a society free of discord, militancy and terrorism following the ideals of Lalon Shah, the legendary mystic poet and reformer.  It was arranged. The Mela, arranged…

Jessore: Robbers looted valuables from a house at Bahadur-pur village in Sadar upazila on Thursday, reports UNB. Locals said a gang of robbers stormed the house of one Ashraf Ali breaking open is collapsible gate and kept the house inmates hostage at gunpoint around 2 am. Later , the robbers looted…

Farmers are pretty hopeful about production of  mustard beyond their expectation in the district this season, Reports UNB. Sources at the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Satkhira said the oil seed was cultivated on 1,315 hectares more land this year than the previous year. The DAE set…