Cox’s Bazar Correspondent : RAB members were attacked during an operation to arrest Omar Farooq, known as the ‘Cashier’ of former Member of Parliament Abdur Rahman Badi. Three RAB members were injured in this incident. The incident took place in Old Pallanpara of Teknaf municipality on Tuesday (October 1) midnight. The injured RAB members are – Aminul, Md. Masood and Biswajit. Later on Wednesday, Cox’s Bazar RAB-15 captain Lt. confirmed the truth of the incident. Colonel HM Sajjad Hossain. Omar...
Day: October 3, 2024
Ramgarh (Khagrachhari) Correspondent : In the Chittagong Hill Tracts, various small ethnic groups are losing their own languages due to lack of preservation. In this situation, in order to protect their diverse mother tongue, a small ethnic group language learning center has been launched in Guimara upazila of Khagrachhari district. The language learning center was established with the initiative and efforts of Upazila Nirbahi Officer Rajeev Chowdhury. The language learning center was set up at Sindhukchari High School in a...
Sr. Staff Reporter, Kishoreganj : At least two people were killed in a road accident in Nandail Upazila of Mymensing on Wednesday noon. The accident took place in front of Dangri Shamim Bhuiar Fisari on the Mymensingh-Kishorganj highway on Wednesday noon around 1:30 p.m. The Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Nandail Highway Police Station, Khorshed Alam confirmed the matter to the New Nation. The deceased are Badal Mia, son Amjad Ali in Sutaratia village and Firoz Mia, son of Nabi Newaj ,...
Bhangura (Pabna) Correspondent : A school of 600 students is running with half the number of teachers in Bhanguraupazila of Pabna. The school is located in BhanguraUpazilaSadar, named Saratnagar Government Primary School. According to Upazila Education Office sources, the number of students studying in this school from pre-primary to fifth grade is 570. But there are only 11 posts including head teacher. One of them has retired. As per the Primary Education Policy, one teacher is required to be posted...
UNB, Narayanganj : As Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, approaches, artisans in Narayanganj are working tirelessly to complete the idol making ahead of the festival. Their skilled hands are crafting beautiful idols of Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Ganesh, Kartik, and the demon Mahishasur with materials like clay, straw, bamboo, and various paints. A total of 213 Puja pandals have been set up in the district for the festival, which is scheduled to begin on October 9th,...
UNB, Khulna : Days of continuous rainfall have led to severe waterlogging in the low-lying areas of Dumuria and Phultala upazilas in Khulna, flooding 8,250 fish enclosures and 3.15 hectares of cropland. Farmers are facing huge financial losses, with damages estimated at Tk 100 crore. In Dumuria, around 7,500 fish enclosures in the Beel Dakatia area have been completely washed away by the relentless rain, causing an estimated loss of Tk 45 crore, according to Abu Bakar Siddique, Senior Fisheries...
UNB, Savar : Vehicular movement on Nabinagar-Chandra highway remained suspended since Monday morning as workers of a garment factory staged demonstration by blocking roads for arrears in Ashulia of Savar. Abu Bakar Siddique, officer-in-charge of Ashulia Police Station, said the workers of Birds Garment Ltd in Ashulia area took to the street on Monday morning demanding payment of their dues. The production of the Birds Garment Factory remained suspended for an indefinite period, forcing the workers to stage demonstration. Besides,...
Chattogram Bureau : Chattogram customs have once again extended the permission for importers to take delivery of 38 types of imported goods, including food products specified by the National Board of Revenue, from both the Chattogram port and private inland container depots (ICDs). This permission, granted at the request of the Clearing and Forwarding (C&F) Agents Association, will now be valid for another three months from 1 October to 31 December next, Khairul Basar, deputy commissioner of the Chattogram Custom...
Agency : Jasprit Bumrah has been rewarded for his exceptional bowling performance in the second Test against Bangladesh, reclaiming the top spot in the Test bowlers’ rankings, overtaking teammate Ravichandran Ashwin. The Bangladesh camp also saw some improvements as Mehidy Hasan Miraz climbed four spots to 18th in the bowling rankings and up two places to fifth in the Test all-rounder ranking, while Shakib Al Hasan moved up five places to 28th. Shakib took 4 wickets for 78 runs in...
Sports Reporter : The Tigresses will take on Scotland National Women’s Cricket team in the inaugural match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup (WC) today at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The match will start at 4:00pm (Bangladesh Standard Time). Captain of Bangladesh National Women’s Cricket team Nigar Sultana will lead the Tigresses, while Captain of Scotland National Women’s Cricket team Kathryn Bryce will lead her team. Private satellite channel Nagorik TV will telecast the...
AFP, Karachi : Babar Azam resigned as Pakistan’s white-ball skipper on Tuesday, saying he wanted to focus on his playing...
Agency : Arsenal’s Kai Havertz maintained his impressive start to the season with the opening goal in a 2-0 home...