A potato grower from Jessore and a female dairy farmer from Chuadanga were among those honoured last night for their contribution to the country’s agricultural sector. Standard Chartered Bank, in association with Bangladesh Brand Forum, handed out awards in seven categories to individuals and…

Demanding immediate arrest of the attackers of food department officials at Mymensingh CSD warehouse employees and officials of the department observed a three-hour work abstention from 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm as part of their countrywide programme yesterday. At a rally held in the town, the agitated employees…

Benapole: A Jessore court put 11 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami on one day remand in a sabotage case, reports UNB. Police produced them before the court and sought three days’ remand. The court passed the order after the hearing on Saturday. Earlier on July 27, police in a drive arrested…

Barely a day after Dashiarchhara enclave in Kurigram became Bangladesh territory, at least 10 people were injured in a clash over a piece of land near Kalirhat Bazaar yesterday. Police said two men, both claiming the land as theirs, first started exchanging heated words. Later, joined by their relatives,…

An alleged robber was killed in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and police early yesterday at the Dinadatta bridge area in Meherpur sadar upazila. Four police personnel were injured in the incident. The deceased was identified as Miarul Islam, 45, of Noorpur village under the sadar upazila.…

Munshiganj: Two of the three people, who went missing as two trawlers capsized in Louhajang upazila on Saturday, still remain missing, reports UNB. The two vessels carrying 60 people sank in the Padma River amid inclement weather. Yunus Ali, in-charge of Mawa police outpost, said Jahangir, 28, one of…

A bullet-hit body of a man was recovered from a pond at Karimpur in Chowmohani municipality early yesterday. He has been identified as Kamal Uddin, 24, an auto-rickshaw driver, hailing from Karimpur village in Chowmohani. Family members claimed that Kamal was shot dead by the members of law enforcement…

There has not been any activity of sports in Chandpur district town for the last eight years due to absence of a responsible officer, said official sources. This has led to shelving of most sport activities in the town. It has hardly made any impact after the sports officer posted in Comilla has concurrently…

National Human Rights Commission chairman, Dr Mizanur Rahman, has urged the government not to build a special economic zone (SEZ), replacing a village of tea plantation workers. Speaking as the chief guest at a discussion meeting titled “Human Rights Among the Indigenous Tea-garden Labourers and…

The High Court will deliver its verdict on August 5 on two writ petitions filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, challenging the legality of the trial proceedings of the Gatco graft case against her. On June 17, the HC bench, comprising Justice Md Nuruzzaman and Justice Abdur Rob, concluded the hearing…