Satkhira: Police arrested a war crimes accused at Bularati village in Sadar upazila yesterday afternoon, reports UNB.Abdullah Baki, 102, was arrested from his residence. K M Ariful Haque, additional superintendent of Satkhira police, said a team of police arrested Baki around 1:30pm following an arrest…

Bagerhat: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested two forest robbers in the Pashur River here on Thursday, reports UNB.Tipped off, a team of elite force conducted drive in the area at noon and arrested Md Sahidul Sheikh, 22, of Amratola village in Mongla upazila, and Md Sirajul Islam…

RANGPUR: Leaders of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) unit of the Riverine People have stressed engaging comprehensive efforts of all concerned in saving the rivers of Bangladesh, reports BSS. They put special emphasis on creating civic awareness about importance of the rivers and essence of ensuring…

RANGPUR: Experts at a training course here stressed the need for large-scale cultivation and optimum consumption of zinc-enriched rice to increase disease resistant capacity by preventing deficiency of zinc, iron and vitamin-A, reports BSS.They expressed the view at the farmers’ training course…

Mother, daughter burnt alive Our correspondent, Faridpur A young housewife and her minor daughter were burnt alive in a fire at their house at East Phulbaria village in Saltha upazila early yesterday. Locals said the fire, triggered by electric short-circuit, broke out at the house of Sentu Sheikh early…