Cheques worth Tk 1.10 crore handed to 35 families of road accident victims
Financial assistance cheques worth Tk 1.10 crore have been distributed among 35 families of those killed and injured in road accidents in Meherpur. The cheques were distributed at 11am on Wednesday in the deputy commissioner’s conference room at…
Child Rights Day and 50 years of Shishu Academy celebrated in Meherpur
The celebration of Child Rights Day and the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh Shishu Academy has been inaugurated. On Tuesday morning, the prime minister inaugurated the Child Rights Day 2026 and Bangladesh Shishu Academy 50th anniversary celebration…
Young man called out of home and hacked to death in Narail
In Kalia upazila of Narail, people of a rival group called a man named Arafat Mollah (39) out of his home and hacked him to death. The incident took place beside his own house at Debdun village of the upazila at around 11:30pm on Monday (5 October). The…
Raid on forest robbers’ den in Sundarbans, 14 mobile phones recovered
Forest guards have recovered various items, including 14 mobile phones, from a fishing hut built by forest robbers in a drive in the Nilbaria area of the Sharankhola range of the Sundarbans. The drive was conducted on Sunday afternoon. Forest guards led…
Awami League activist flees after pouring boiling water on Chhatra Dal leader in Chuadanga
Awami League activist Sultan Hossain has been accused of pouring boiling hot water on the body of Chhatra Dal leader Hasanuzzaman in Chuadanga. Three people, including Hasanuzzaman and two others named Sirajul Islam, 42, and Hasan Mia, 32, suffered burns…
Under-trial prisoner in sabotage case dies in Bagerhat jail
An under-trial prisoner named Chan Mia Fakir, 50, has died while eating breakfast at Bagerhat District Jail. When he suddenly fell ill on Friday morning, he was taken to Bagerhat 250-bed District Hospital, where the on-duty doctor declared him dead. Chan…
Youth shot dead in Khulna’s Rupsha, body found in fish enclosure
Miscreants have shot dead a young man named Md Bappi alias Kalam Bappi, 35, at Elahipur in Rupsha, Khulna. Police recovered his body from a fish enclosure behind Mominbagh Fresh Foods on Monday morning. The deceased Bappi was the son of the late Akbar…
‘Meherpur is considered a paradise for online gambling’
A few clicks on a mobile phone screen, along with the lure of winning a large sum of money. By showing this dream of getting rich quickly, online gambling is spreading in Meherpur. People from different classes and professions, starting from young men…
Young man electrocuted to death while stealing electric wire in Jhenaidah
A young man named Rocky has died from electrocution while trying to steal electric wire in Jhenaidah. The accident took place in the early hours of Sunday at Uttarpara of Bishoykhali village in Sadar upazila. The deceased, Rocky, was the son of the late…
Bumper Aush yield expected in Narail, harvest done on 81 per cent of land
There is a prospect of a bumper yield of Aush paddy in Narail in the current season. Aush has been cultivated on a total of 9,107 hectares of land in the district this year. The agriculture department has set a target of producing 23,597 tonnes of rice…