Brahmanbaria: Explosion of crude bombs and snatching of ballot boxes by ‘unidentified miscreants’ prompted the authorities to keep balloting at a centre in Brahmanbaria municipality suspended for two hours yesterday, reports UNB. The municipality along with nine other municipalities went…

A farmer was killed allegedly by his neighbours following the dispute  over irrigating crop lands at Ponerarashia village in Shibganj upazila yesterday. The deceased was identified as Abdul Karim, 50, son of Abdul Malek of the aforesaid area. OC of Shibganj thana MM Moinul Islam said as one Ekramul…

A total of 406 polling centres in 85 unions of Jessore district have been identified as vulnerable. The UP elections in the district will begin from March 31. Jessore election commission sources said a total of 780 polling centres in 85 unions have been set up for casting votes this year. Of them, 406…

Experts at a training workshop have laid emphasis on adoption of the easiest ribbon retting technology for rotting jute plants amid water scarcity to get upgraded quality of the fibre with increased yield rate, reports BSS. They called upon the farmers for large-scale adoption of the latest and low-cost…

Mymensingh: Police arrested a local leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami from Khamar Bazaar area in Muktagachha upazila of the district on Saturday, reports BSS. The arrestee was identified as Maulana Abdullah Mohammad Mujahid, 45, ameer of Jamaat Tarati union unit and treasurer of Muktagachha upazila…

MADARIPUR: Police recovered the body of an unidentified youth from Arial Khan river in Utrail area under Shibchar upazila of the district yesterday morning, reports BSS. Being informed, a team of police from Shibchar thana rushed to the spot and recovered the floating body from the river at about 8…