Boda temples get Tk 1.65 crore in donation cheques from state minister
State Minister for Water Resources Farhad Hossain Azad has said 10,000 workers of the BNP and its affiliated organisations will serve as volunteers to ensure that Durga Puja in Panchagarh is celebrated in a peaceful and festive atmosphere. He also said…
Court sends father-in-law to jail in attempted rape case at Bhullee
Police have arrested father-in-law Lalu Das, 45, at Bhullee in Thakurgaon in a case filed over the allegation of attempting to rape his son’s wife. He was sent to jail through the court on Friday. Earlier, he was arrested from the Board Office…
Younger brother dies under treatment in Rangpur after row over cowshed
An allegation has been raised that Azizul Mia, 54, was killed in Sadullapur of Gaibandha after being beaten by his elder brother following a dispute over the boundary of their homestead. Police have detained a woman for questioning in connection with the…
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…
Italy expatriate missing in Savar after ‘back in the morning’ message
Kazi Jaber, 34, an expatriate living in Italy, has been missing for 34 hours in Savar, Dhaka. His father filed a general diary (GD) at Savar Model Police Station on Thursday evening over the disappearance. Kazi Jaber is the son of Bachchu Kazi of the…
Trader jailed for a month as 27 sacks of fertiliser seized in Shibganj
A mobile court has sentenced a trader named Parvez Prince to one month in jail and fined him Tk 20,000 for illegally storing and selling fertiliser in Shibganj, Chapainawabganj. Twenty-seven sacks of fertiliser were seized from his business premises…
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…
Durga Puja at 543 mandaps in Narail, final brush strokes under way on idols
Sharadiya Durga Puja is at the doorstep, so the idol makers of the district now have no time to breathe as they put the final strokes of paint and brush. Work is going on day and night in shifts, giving the idols an aesthetic look. The decoration of most…
Hawkers and auto-rickshaws choke Bhatara’s Madani Avenue
The road running along Madani Avenue in Bhatara was built 100 feet wide for smooth movement. Today, in places, barely 10 feet of it is left for vehicles to use. Local residents allege that roughly 90 feet of the road has been taken over by encroachers. A…
Body of unidentified woman found in blanket-wrapped sack in Matlab
Police have recovered the body of an unidentified middle-aged woman, wrapped in a blanket and stuffed into a sack, from a beel in Matlab Municipality of Matlab Dakshin upazila in Chandpur. Her identity could not be established immediately as her face was…