A college student died after he fell from the roof top of a building while he was feeding pigeons early yesterday. The victim was identified as Abdulla Faisal, 20, 2nd year degree student of Alhera Degree College and son of Ariful Islam of Khalder Road in Jessore town. Police quoting witnesses said…

JHALOKATI: A college student of Rajapur upazila was electrocuted on Friday evening while he was trying to pull out a charger connection from his own laptop at a local mobile shop here, reports BSS. The victim was identified as Subho Das, 20, a first year honours student of Barisal Chakhar Government…

Rajshahi: Police arrested two people along with 500 bottles of the Indian Phensidyl syrup from Kakanhat Bazar in Godagari upazila early yesterday, reports UNB. The arrestees were identified as Manirul Islam, son of late Taisur Rahman of Nabinagar Barohati village of Godagari upazila, and Anisur Rahman,…

RAJSHAHI: Need-based agricultural reformation could be the effective means of infrastructural transformation in the country’s agricultural system besides boosting its farming outputs, reports BSS. “The reformation can also play vital role towards accelerating production capacity of the farming…

NARAIL: A week long tree fair will begin from Sunday on govt primary school premises of the district town, reports BSS. District administration, forest department and department of agriculture extension (DAE) have jointly organised the tree fair. Sheikh Hafizur Rahman, MP will inaugurate the fair as…

GAIBANDHA: National Fisheries Week-2016 will be celebrated in the district as elsewhere in the country from July 19 to July 25 through active participation of all the concerned, reports BSS. The objective of the fisheries week celebration is to create much awareness among the people to boost production…

FARIDPUR: An elderly woman was allegedly murdered by her daughter-in-law at Sadhuhati village under Saltha upazila of the district on Friday, reports BSS. The deceased was identified as Alekjan Khatun, 70, wife of late Ainal Sikdar of Sadhuhati village under Jadunandi union of Saltha upazila. Police…

NARSINGDI:  A number of private colleges in Narsingdi district are facing shortage of students and their target for taking in students is not likely to be met this year, reports BSS. Teachers and management of the colleges are now worried and going door to door in search of students. They are offering…

Benapole: Some 35 Bangladeshi nationals returned home from India on Friday after languishing in a jail there for three years, reports UNB. Indian Immigration Police handed them over to the Bangladesh authorities through Benapole check post at night. Of the returnees, hailing from Dhaka, Comilla, Jessore,…

Pabna: Students, teachers and local people here on Saturday blocked the Dhaka-Pabna Highway demanding nationalisation of Dr Juhurul Kamal Degree College in Sujanagar upazila of the district, reports UNB. Officer-in-charge of Sujanagar Police Station M Nur Islam said agitating students and teachers of…