The two-month training courses on ‘Development of Satranji Industry Rangpur-II Project’ ended with distribution of certificates and crests among 60 trainees at the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Nilphamari town on Thursday. Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industry Corporation (BSCIC)…

Farmers in shoal areas of Laxmipur district are expecting to have a bountiful production of winter vegetables of over 10,000 mts worth Tk 30 crore this…

A 35-year-old in Lalmonirhat has turned making winter sweetmeats into a lucrative business, showcasing the rewards of self-reliance. Each day, around 500 customers of different ages visit his shop on the main street. Mithu, the owner, started the business a few years ago at Mission Square in Sadar upazila.…

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested an alleged illegal drug peddler with 3,245 pieces of yaba tablet from Belalbazar under Gomostapur upazila in Chapainawabganj district on Wednesday evening. The arrested person was identified as Md. Arafat Hossain, 30, son of Md. Azizul Islam of Gaginagar…

An anti-drug meeting was held on Thursday Moharaja JN High School and College premises to raise awareness of the adverse impact of drug addiction and make the society from abusive drug. Deputy Commissioner of Natore Md Shahariaz took part in the meeting as the chief guest. In his speech, he said youth…

A court here on Wednesday sentenced a man to death for killing his wife over dowry in Dighinala upazila in 2009. The court also fined the convict, Shah Alam, 46, a resident of Golachhari village in Rashiknagar union Tk 50,000. According to the prosecution, Shah Alam on September 7, 2009, Alam set her…

College student’s body recovered, abductor held UNB, Satkhira   Police recovered the body of a college student from Chaltetola Baganbari area in the district town of Satkhira on Thursday, two days after his abduction. The victim is Rasul Ahmed Jim, 22, son of Sheikh Hemayet Hossain Himu of…