State Minister for Information and Communications Technology Junaid Ahmed Polak said, with the help of India Government will be constructing 12 hi-tech parks in the country within next four years. After the completion of hi-tech parks, 30 thousands of youths will be trained as skilled IT manpower. He…

Police arrested a young man from Kakordia village here early Wednesday for repeatedly raping a physically-challenged girl with the ‘help’ of her stepmother. The arrestee is Hasan Ahmed, 26, son of Abdul Haque Lokhai Mia of the village. Police were also looking for the victim’s stepmother,…

A class-VIII girl has reportedly tried to commit suicide at Ramkrishnapur in Harirampur upazila after an arbitration fined her and three of her friends Tk 1 lakh lebelling her ‘characterless’. Even the arbitrators tortured her family members when they refused to pay the fine. The incident…

Bottle guards are selling well in local markets and its growers are earning good profits. There has been bumper production of this vegetable in the district…

Three members of a family drowned in the River Korotoa at Chondijan village in Sherpur upazila of the district yesterday. The deceased are Chandon Sarker, 36, his daughter Kiron, 6, and nephew Apurbo, 5. Chandon Sarker, an employee at Sherpur Shedcom Park City, went to his native village Chondijan for…