Six people, including a mother and her daughter, were killed and two other injured in separate accidents in Panchagarh, Chittagong, Bogra, and Gazipur yesterday. Three people, including a woman and her daughter, were killed and two motorcyclists injured in an accident at Thana Rastar Matha in Lohagora…

‘Jatka Conservation Week 2016’ started yesterday across the country aiming to mobilise people to conserve jatka ((hilsa fish less than 10 inches long) to boost hilsa production. The Department of Fisheries has chalked out various programmes at upazila and district levels in the country’s…

Sea robbers abducted at least 50 fishermen for ransom in the Bay near Ramnabad estuary in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali on Tuesday evening. The abducted fishermen were yet to be rescued.   Six of the abducted fishermen are Zafar Molla, Zahangir, Zalal, Rezaul, Sobahan, Nanna Mia. Names of the…

Gazipur: Suspended mayor of Gazipur City Corporation MA Mannan, who was arrested in an arson case last year, was released on bail from the prison cell of the Birdem Hospital yesterday morning, reports UNB. Jail Super of Kashimpur Jail part-1 Shubrata Bala said MA Mannan was sent to the hospital from…

The Election Commission (EC) yesterday postponed the 2nd phase elections to all Union Parishads in Fulgazi upazila of Feni, reports UNB. The Commission directed its district election officers to stop elections to six UPs—Amzadhat, Darbarpur, Fulgazi, ZM Haat, Munshirhar and Anandapur-in Fulgazi…

MAGURA: Police in a drive arrested two women drug peddlers and recovered 15-kg of hemp from Dhaka Road area in the district town yesterday morning, reports BSS. The arrestees were Safia, 52, and Monowara, 55. Both of them are residents of Purba Jikabari area in Gaibandha district. On a tip-off, a team…