LAXMIPUR: A court here yesterday sentenced a man and his sister-in-law to life term imprisonment for killing his wife at Shampur village under Ramganj upazila of the district in 2008, reports BSS. The convicts are Osman Gani, 45, son of Habibullah Munshi of the same village and his sister-in-law Taslima…

KUAKATA: The non-holistic development model based only on land has been proved ineffective, head of an international NGO said yesterday, asking policymakers to take water and environment into their full account before implementing projects, reports BSS. "So far, all development and development…

Benapole: Police arrested three alleged robbers from Joharpur Bazar area in Bagharpara upazila of Jessore district early yesterday, reports UNB. The arrestees were identified as Manirul Islam, 25, son of Surman Molla of Betalpara village, Jewel Shikder, 25, son of Shawkat Ali of Joharpur village in…

Nine held for illegal intrusion  Our correspondent, Jessore Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested nine people, including three women, while they were returning to Bangladesh from India through Raghunathpur border of Benapole on Tuesday. The arrestees were identified as Jerina, Ejajul,…