With the departure of the southwest monsoon on Saturday, the weather turned autumnal on the first day of Kartick yesterday. The morning started with dew drops glistening on fresh grass. The day temperature reached 34.4 degrees Celsius as the sun continued to blaze on a clear sky. Cool winds, however,…

A Jamaat-e-Islami activist was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Chhonkhola village in Satkania upazila early yesterday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Bashar, 35, son of late Dudu Miah of the village and a follower of former Jamaat MP Shahjahan Chowdhury, police sources said.…

Three boys were crushed under a train while taking video in Bhadughar rail crossing area of Brahmanbaria district town yesterday morning, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Parvez, 15, and Shuvo, 10 and Ripon 10. Sources at the Government Railway Police (GRP) said the three children were taking…

Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain yesterday ordered the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) to evict illegal structures from the banks of the Buriganga and Turag rivers, reports UNB. The minister came up with the directive at a meeting with the Rajuk officials at the ministry…