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…
Housewife Rojoni Khatun’s body found hanging in mango orchard in Mujibnagar
The hanging body of a housewife named Rojoni Khatun (25) has been found in a mango orchard in Babupur village of Mujibnagar upazila in Meherpur; police recovered the body. She was the daughter of Roidul Sheikh of Roshikpur village under Mujibnagar Police…
Society manager vanishes with nearly Tk 22 lakh saved by over 400 women, human chain in Khoksa
Amina Khatun, a beggar by occupation, is an elderly woman from Paikpara Mirzapur village in Shimulia union of Kushtia’s Khoksa upazila. Lamenting the loss of her savings, she said, ‘I am a helpless woman. I have kidney problems. I saved this…
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…
Students, locals form human chain in Satkhira demanding arrest of drug dealers
A human chain, protest meeting and demonstration have been held at Bhaluka Chandpur in Satkhira Sadar demanding an end to the dominance of identified drug traders and their arrest. A colourful protest procession was brought out from the premises of…
Young motorcyclist killed after being run over by reckless truck in Maheshpur
A motorcyclist named Rion Hossain, 22, was killed after being run over by a reckless truck in Maheshpur of Jhenaidah. His friend Nafiz, who was with him, was seriously injured in the incident. The accident took place in the Katakhali area of the upazila…
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…