About nine tonnes of flour and same amount of rice under the government's Open Market Sale (OMS) programme are being sold every day except Saturday through its 11 sale centers in the town, said sources in the district Food Department office, reports BSS. The government has been conducting the OMS…

Bogra: A man was hacked to death allegedly by his stepbrother over a land-related dispute at Doikandi village in Shajahanpur upazila on Thursday evening, reports UNB. Abdul Hakim, officer-in-charge of Shajahanpur Police Station, said Mahbubur Rahman, 57, son of late Miazan Ali, had an enmity with his…

Speakers at a discussion meeting urged all to strengthen activities of community police to root out crimes from the society, reports BSS. Speakers also urged the people to cooperate with the community police to check crimes. The opinion exchange meeting held at the conference room of Mymensingh Police…

A teen-aged motorcyclist was killed and two others injured in a road accident at Malibagh crossing on Narail-Kalna Ghat road in Sadar upazila of the district on Thursday, reports BSS. The deceased was identified as Mehedi Hasan,18, son of Jahur Mollah, a resident of Simakhali village of the upazila.…

KHULNA:  A total of 1, 84,394 hectares of land have been fixed for jute cultivation in 10 districts under Khulna division during the current season, reports BSS. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said jute would be cultivated on 1,84,394 hectares of land with a production target of 21 lakh…

RAJSHAHI:  Two persons were sentenced to life imprisonment each by a trial court here today on charge of possessing 50 grams of heroin in the district last year, reports BSS. Judge of the Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal Golam Ahmed Khalilur Rahman found them guilty of the charge and pronounced…

Jessore: A schoolgirl was reportedly abducted by a stalker, aided by his associates, from Uposhohor area of Jessore district town on Thursday night, reports UNB. Family members said Mobarak Hossain alias Rafiqul Islam, a resident of Maheshpur upazila and a relative of the victim’s mother, used…