Farmer cutting grass injured by BSF pellet fire at Daulatpur border, BGB fires back
A Bangladeshi farmer was injured in firing by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) at the Jamalpur border in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia at around 9:30am on Saturday (10 October). His name is Sazul Hossain (30). The incident took place in the area…
Fishing with permanent dam on Kumar river: illegal structure removed in administration drive in Kashiani
The administration has removed a structure for catching fish illegally by building a permanent dam on the Kumar river. The drive was conducted on Friday (9 October) afternoon in that part of the river at Balugram Dakshinpara village in Maheshkhali union…
10-year-old madrasa student missing after leaving home following mother’s scolding, family anxious in Adamdighi
Ten-year-old Abu Bakar Siddique left home at around 10am on Friday and has not returned. No trace has yet been found of the child, who went missing from Paschim Chhatni village in Santahar union of Adamdighi upazila in Bogura. Unable to find him, his…
Gopalganj’s Sunirmal has made over a hundred local musical instruments by hand, quietly safeguarding folk instruments
The small room of Sunirmal Das Bapi, a young man from Gandiasur village in Boultali union of Gopalganj Sadar upazila, is like a living museum of Bengal’s folk culture. Musical instruments are arranged in rows on the floor: a dotara here, an ektara…
145 drives in 24 hours, 188 arrested in Rajshahi Range; yaba, tapentadol seized
Police in various districts under the Rajshahi Range have arrested 188 people in drives over the past 24 hours. A large quantity of narcotics has also been seized. The media cell of the Rajshahi Range office gave this information in a press release sent…
‘Religions may differ, but the country is one’: Nipun Roy at Mahalaya event in Keraniganj
Advocate Nipun Roy Chowdhury, a member of parliament from the reserved women’s seats and general secretary of Dhaka district BNP, has remarked that everyone must work unitedly to protect communal harmony and democracy; at the same time, the rights…
22-carat gold now Tk 231,297 a bhori after rise of up to Tk 2,216
The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has raised the price of gold jewellery, including VAT, by up to Tk 2,216 per bhori. The organisation announced the increase in gold prices in the domestic market in a notice on Friday (9 October). The new…
Trump claims two wars will end quickly, issues stern warning to Iran
US President Donald Trump has said that both the Iran war and the Russia-Ukraine war could be settled soon. Speaking at an election rally in Syracuse, New York, on Friday, he said he hoped the two wars would either be resolved through negotiations or end…
Tanzid 83, Shadman 67; Bangladesh all out for 346 after adding 29 on second day
Bangladesh’s first innings ended after they added just 29 runs on the second day. In the one-off Test against Afghanistan, the team’s total stands at 346 for the loss of all their wickets. The highest score of 83 came from the bat of Tanzid…
No Ngarava as Sikandar Raza leads Zimbabwe in tri-nation series; 15-member squad announced
An ODI tri-nation series involving Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Zimbabwe is set to begin on the 17th of this month. Zimbabwe have announced a 15-member squad for the series. Regular captain Richard Ngarava is not in the squad; so experienced all-rounder…