High officials at a meeting here have discussed current progress of the acquisition process of 912 acres of land for upgrading Syedpur Airport to international standard with all modern facilities. Deputy Commissioner of Nilphamari Md. Hafizur Rahman Chowdhury presided over the meeting at his conference…

CCTV cameras have been installed in key points of the district headquarters town of Chandpur to curb crime. Chandpur SP Jihadul Kabir said as many as 60 CCTV cameras have been installed in the town. “Four more CCTV cameras will be installed soon in some other important places. The business hub…

A man was killed as a truck crushed him in Jaforabad area on Dhaka-Pabna Highway under Sadar upazila in the district yesterday. The deceased was identified as Ali, 50, hailed from Talot village under Sathia Upazila. Highway police said the accident occurred this morning in Jaforabad area on Dhaka-Pabna…

Police arrested a listed criminal with arms and ammunition from Harikhali area in Sarsha upazila of Jashore district on Sunday. The arrestee was identified as Sujan (28), son of Ayub Ali of village Kazir Ber in Sarsha upazila of the district. Police seized one shutter gun, one round of bullet and 100…

Ensuring best use of cultivable, homestead, roadside and sandy char lands has become crucial to enhance crop output adopting newer cropping patterns to attain sustainable food security despite changing climate. Talking to BSS, agriculturists termed the issue of food security as the most vital global…

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered smuggled Indian drugs and arms worth of Taka 11,67,56,355 from different frontiers of the district from January to August of this year. These seized goods include 14,195 bottles of phensidyl, 7,425 grams of heroin, 547 bottles of foreign liquor, 38.400…