RANGPUR: A total of 6,371 people living in 16 hardly reachable char villages under Ulipur and Nageswari upazilas in Kurigram received post-flood emergency health assistance and pure drinking water facilities, a press release said yesterday, reports BSS. LAMB Hospital under its Disaster Risk Reduction…

Three people were killed in separate road accidents in three districts yesterday. Our Jessore correspondent says: A motorcycle rider was killed as a pickup van hit his bike in Navaron Bazaar area under Sharsha upazila yesterday at about 10 am, said Inspector of Navaron highway police Afzal Hossen. The…

KUSHTIA: The 126th death anniversary of Baul king Fakir Lalon Shah was observed yesterday amid tight security measures, reports BSS. As part of marking his death anniversary, different programmes including three-day fair, cultural function, conference of bauls and discussion will be held here. Local…

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested an arms trader along with firearms and bullets from a mango orchard at Dadanchak Dholpara village in Shibganj upazila on Saturday afternoon. The arrestee was identified as Manirul Islam Manu, 35, a resident of the village. Tipped off that a group…

Jhenidah: Police arrested 61 people, including six activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir, in a special drive from different parts of the district yesterday, reports UNB. Additional superintendent of Police Azbahar Ali Sheikh said police conducted a drive in different places of six upazilas…

Benapole: A man died from electrocution at Shripur village in Manirampur upazila on Saturday night, reports UNB. He was identified as Anwar Hossain Khaja, 35. Family members said some workers of Palli Bidyut Samity were working in the area at about 11:00 am when Khaja came in contact with a live electric…