Krishak Dal leader killed after being hit by CNG auto-rickshaw while crossing road in Chandraganj
A local Krishak Dal leader named Abdul Malek, 50, has been killed after being hit by a CNG auto-rickshaw while crossing a road. The accident took place in the Mathbi area of Mandari in Chandraganj upazila of the district. Abdul Malek was the son of…
Two-day Sachin Mela begins today at Sachin Dev Burman’s ancestral home
A two-day ‘Sachin Mela-2026’ begins in Cumilla today in memory of Sachin Dev Burman, the subcontinent’s celebrated singer and master composer. The Cumilla district administration is organising the fair on 30 and 31 October in the…
Chattogram ward BNP leader jailed for 1 year 4 months in Tk 1 lakh fraud case
A court has sentenced Chattogram BNP leader Md Shafiqul Islam to one year and four months in prison in a fraud case filed by Rupali Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited. He was also fined Tk 10,000, in default of which he will serve another month in…
Eviction of buildings without approved designs begins in Inani after Tuptup fire
Following the devastating fire at Tuptup Resort in Inani, Ukhiya, the Cox’s Bazar Development Authority (CoxDA) and the upazila administration have launched a drive to remove illegal structures in the area. The drive was conducted on a building…
Elderly man shot at tea stall in Sonaimuri by attackers on motorcycle, now in hospital
Jamal Uddin, 60, of Sonaimuri upazila in Noakhali, was shot while sitting at a tea stall. Bullets fired by assailants wearing black clothes and helmets hit his left leg and thigh. He is now undergoing treatment in hospital. The incident took place at…
Overnight drive at 18 police stations: 275 detained in Cumilla anti-teen gang, drug and mugging operation, 133 freed on bond
Cumilla district police have detained 275 people in a special drive carried out simultaneously at 18 police stations in the district. The drive was conducted to curb drug trading, teen gangs and mugging. The drive began on Friday (23 October) evening and…
Six days after TupTup tragedy, fire breaks out at another Cox’s Bazar hotel
Fire breaks out at Cox's Bazar hotel again, over 300 tourists escape unharmed
Playing in his grandmother’s yard, one-and-a-half-year-old Saifan drowns in pond
A one-and-a-half-year-old child named Saifan has died tragically after drowning in a pond at Kachua in Chandpur. The incident took place at Tulpai Patwari Bari in ward No. 7 Sadar Dakshin union of the upazila at about 11:30am on Wednesday (21 October).…
Protest in song and poetry, ‘Rabindra-Nazrul in a hundred voices’ at Cox’s Bazar Shaheed Minar
It is in his creations that he remains eternally memorable, revered and enthroned in a seat of respect. His songs, poems and plays transcend the bounds of time and stay awake in the hearts of crores of Bengalis. That is why the protest against the…
Smartphone displays worth over Tk 12 crore seized at Bijoynagar border
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) today seized Indian smartphone displays worth more than Tk 12 crore in a drive at the Bijoynagar border of the district, but no one could be detained. Battalion commander Lt Col Jabbar Ahmed disclosed the matter at a press…