FARIDPUR: Brisk preparations are afoot to hold the month long pollimela (village fair) under the style of Jasim pollimela commemorating the 113th birth anniversary of great folklore poet Jasimuddin will begin here on January 10 at village Gobindapur on the bank of Kumar river adjacent to the ancestral…

The farmers have achieved an all-time record output of Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) rice exceeding the fixed production target by 18.53 per cent in Rangpur agriculture region this season, reports BSS. According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources, the farmers finally produced 16.59…

Six BCL leaders suspended Our correspondent, Noakhali The authorities of Noakhali Science and Technology Univerity (NSTU) has suspended for an interim period six students in connection with a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on the university campus.    The decision…

Netrokona: A man was hacked to death allegedly by his nephew at Baushal Paschim­para village in Kalmakanda upazila on Saturday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Shahjahan, 45, a resident of the same village. Officer-in-charge of Kalmakanda Police Station Abu Bakkar Siddique said Jasim,…

Nilphamari: A schoolgirl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a jackfruit tree over a trifling matter at Mirzaganj Mafiz para in Domar upazila yesterday, reports UNB. Quoting family members of the girl, police said Munni Akter, an examinee of Primary and Ebtedayee Terminal Examination…

A woman was beaten to death allegedly her co-wife and her son at village Suvorara in Abhoynagore upazila of Jessore district on Saturday night. The deceased was Nazma Begum, 35, wife of Sarwar hossain, 50. When contacted, officer-in-charge of Abhoynagore police station Anisur Rahman said on Saturday…

HABIGANJ: Police recovered the body of a brick kiln worker from Barampur village under Chunarughat upazila of the district yesterday noon, reports BSS. The deceased was identified as Ismail Hossain, worker of Aduri Brick Field of the area and resident of Chargachha in Khulna district. Being informed,…

JESSORE: Police arrested two alleged drug peddlers with 500 grams contraband heroin from Gazipara area under Sharsha upazila of the district yesterday morning, reports BSS. The arrested were Shahrier Mahmud alias Rasel, 30, of Ghoshpara area and Rajib Hossain alias Akash, 28, resident of Kazipara area…