Munshiganj: Four members of River Police were injured as their trawler capsized in the Dhaleshwari River at Muktarpur in Sadar upazila after being hit by a lighterage ship on Wednesday night, reports UNB. Three firearms of police also went missing in the incident. Additional police super of the district…

Two officers-in-charge of Rampal and Morelganj police stations and a sub-inspector were closed to the district police headquarters, following an order of the Election Commission, reports UNB. The police personnel are—Rashedul Islam and Mahbub Alam, OC and SI of Morelganj police station respectively,…

Faridpur: A man was burnt to death as a fire broke out at a poultry farm at Makarampotti village in Bhanga upazila early yesterday, reports UNB. In-charge of Bhanga Fire Service Sribas Baroi said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at the poultry firm of one Salam Matubbar at the village…

All the 19 polling centres in Kaliganj pouroshova have been identified risky in the second phase of pouroshova election in Jhenidah. According to Jhenidah superintendent of police (SP) office sources, those centers have been considered as risk-prone on the basis of their infrastructural conditions,…

MUNSHIGANJ: Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard in a drive seized 720-kg of jatka (small hilsa fish) and 20,000-metre current net from a launch on the Meghna river in Gazaria upazila of the district on Wednesday, reports BSS. Acting on a tip-off, a team of coast guard halted a Dhaka-bound launch ‘MV…

At least five people were injured in a clash between the supporters of two chairman aspirants of Dhanisafa union in Mathbaria upazila in the district yesterday noon. The injured are Abdul Barek, 55, Emadul Akon, 40, Abdul Malek Molla, 40, Shaheen Sharif, 35, Md Sanaullah, 23 and Masum Hawlader, 25.…

Jhenaidah: At least 10 people, including two women, were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a trifling matter at Dhopabila village in Sadar upazila on Wednesday, reports UNB. Officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station Hasan Hafizur Rahman said Abdur Rashid’s goat eat up crops…

Experts at a training workshop have laid emphasis on adopting latest technologies to get maximum output of high yielding local variety jute, quality jute seeds and rotting jute plants amid water scarcity, reports BSS. They made the opinion at a day-long training workshop on ‘Production of high…