Four children drown in pond in N’ganj
Four children drowned in a pond in Araihazar, Narayanganj, on Thursday evening. The deceased were identified as Jaifa, 10, Afsa, 12, Riya Moni, 8, and...
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Workers loss job as KPCL shut; officials deny allegations
Workers of Khulna Power Company Ltd (KPCL) have been left jobless following the shutdown and subsequent sale of three power plants in Khulna and Jashore,...
Shaheed Zia Smiriti Sangsad arranges doa mahfil
A Khotme Khajegan and doa mahfil under the aegis of Shaheed Zia Smiriti Sangsad Narayanganj district were held on the premises of Bage Jannat Jame...
55 Indian phones seized in Kurigram
Police and BGB jointly conducted a raid against mobile phone smugglers at Asadmor in Tilai Union of Bhurungamari upazila. The raid resulted in the arrest...
Country’s first ODR centre inaugurated in Khulna
The country’s first Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) Centre was inaugurated at the Paikgachha Chawki Court in Khulna on Friday, aiming to make legal assistance and...
Jubo Andolan leader killed in N’ganj
Jahid Hasan Bulbul, joint general secretary of the Bangladesh Islami Jubo Andolan’s Bandar thana unit and owner of an auto-rickshaw garage, was hacked to death...
6 teachers for 18 posts at Morelganj Girls’ High-School
Only six teachers are working against 18 approved teaching posts at Morelganj Government Girls’ High School in Bagerhat. There are no teachers for several important...
Banned fishing continues in Hakaluki Haor
Illegal fishing has intensified as the water level in Hakaluki Haor, Asia’s largest wetland, begins to recede. Poachers are indiscriminately catching fish fry in various...
Ishwardi’s rice mills face existential crisis
Hundreds of traditional husk rice mills have been facing an existential crisis as auto rice mills, rising costs and labour shortages squeeze their operations in...