Crowds throng both banks of the river: two-day boat race in ward 75 of Dhaka south
A two-day boat race competition has been held in a festive atmosphere in ward No 75 of Dhaka Metropolitan South in the capital. The competition was organised under the leadership of Niamat Ali, convener of ward No 75 Jubo Dal. The chief guest of the…
Navy drive in Chandpur to protect mother hilsa, illegal nets worth nearly Tk 7 crore burnt
The Bangladesh Navy has seized 7,14,870 metres of illegal current nets and 22 other nets in a drive in Chandpur. The drive was carried out on Sunday at various river estuaries and canals in the district to protect the breeding and reproduction of mother…
Tk 30 and a note at Bogura station counter: remorseful passenger pays fare for ticketless journey
A passenger named Mahi has left Tk 30 and a handwritten note at the ticket counter of Bogura railway station. He had travelled by train without a ticket and later felt remorse. Although he bought a ticket for the return trip, he did not forget to pay the…
Only son dies in Saudi Arabia, debt-ridden Barguna family uncertain about bringing body home
‘Put me in touch with my son, just once. I beg you, holding your hands and feet, put me in touch with him. I have one child; I lost my husband when he was little, and I have no one but this son. There is no one who will call me Ma. Bring […]
Kolkata tops air pollution list, Dhaka sixth with a score of 166
Air pollution levels in cities around the world keep rising day by day. Against this backdrop, Kolkata in India has risen to the top in air pollution among 126 countries of the world, while the capital Dhaka is in sixth position on the list. According to…
Exam suspended over question leak allegation: job seekers block roads, demand director general’s resignation
Angry examinees staged protests at various centres in the capital at the news that the recruitment examination for the post of assistant upazila youth development officer of the Department of Youth Development had been suspended. They had come to the…
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…
Ink smeared on graffiti on wall in front of Shilpakala: Two including A N M Ayas detained at Shahbagh Police Station
Police have detained two people, including Rashtra Sanglap Forum president A N M Ayas. The allegation against them is that they smeared ink on the graffiti of writers and filmmakers of West Bengal, including Rabindranath Tagore, painted on the wall in…
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…