National

59 people kept in quarantine in Jashore

Fifty-nine people have been kept in quarantine on suspicion of Novel coronavirus infection in Jashore. Meanwhile, a team from the World Health Organization and the IEDCR  arrived in Jashore on Wednesday. They met  the Civil Surgeon and visited the 250-bed hospital in Jashore and later...

National

Drug dealer killed in ‘gunfight’ with Police

A drug dealer was allegedly killed in a gunfight with Police in Chougachha upazila of Jashore on Sunday early morning. Police recovered 3 pistols, bullet shells and 100 bottles of phensedyl from the scene.The deceased drug peddler was identified as Zahurul Islam, 40, son of Golam Hossain of Andulia ...

National

Khulna-Kolkata train service suspended for coronavirus scare

Due to coronavirus scare, the Bandhan Express Train moving between Bangladesh’s Khulna and India’s Kolkata suspended its operation from Sunday. The movement of the train will remain temporarily suspended for the next one month confirmed Station Master Saiduzzaman working at Benapole...

National

India bans entry through Benapole port

The Indian government imposed a ban on the entry of passport passengers from Bangladesh to India through Benapole Land Port from today to April 15 due to the coronavirus scare.The order was issued on Thursday morning through a letter from the Indian Immigration Authority.Benapole Land Port Police Im...

National

Eviction drive conducted

Chowgacha upazila administration conducted an eviction drive to free the pavement from grabbers at the upazila in Jashore on Thursday. Upazila Nirbahi Officer Zahidul Islam and Assistant Commissioner (Land) Narayan Chandra Pal led the evacuation drive.The drive took place at various points along the...

National

Saudi-returnee woman quarantined

A woman who returned from Saudi Arabia has been quarantined at her house at Monirampur upazila in Jashore on suspicion of Coronavirus. The woman went to a local health complex following sore throat and cough on Monday night. At one stage she informed that she returned from Saudi Arabia on Saturday.L...

National

200 beds in Jashore ready for Coronavirus

As a precautionary measure to treat possible patients attacked by Coronavirus, 200 beds were reserved at Jashore General Hospital.  Meanwhile, according to Ministry directives 200 beds in district level, 100 beds in upazila level, 10 cabins and 40 beds have been kept reserved under Corona preve...

All Section,City

Trade through Benapole halted due to Doljatra

Import-Export activities through Benapole port will remain halted though travelers can visit with passport. Sri Kartik Chakrabarti General Secretary Petrapole stuff welfare association said that due to Dol festival, Monday is  govt holiday in India where all sorts of Import-Export will be ...

National

BGB-BSF meeting held in Benapole

A high rank delegation of eight BSF members entered Bangladesh through Beanpole land port to prevent smuggling of drugs, arms, explosives, trafficking of women and to promote brotherly friendship between the two countries on Thursday.  The delegation led by BSF's South Bengal Frontier IPS I...

National

Patients suffer at Monirampur Health Complex

The suffering of the patients seems to be increasing day by day at the Manirampur Upazila Health Complex at Manirampur upazila of Jashore. Moreover, as there are no medicines in the hospital, the patients are compelled to buy medicines from a nearby drugstore.Patients coming to the health complex ar...

National,Back Page

4 fake customs officers arrested in Benapole

Police arrested four fake customs officers from the 2nd gate area of Benapole land port on Tuesday night.  The arrestees were identified as Akthar Farukh (45), son of Rafikul Islam of Hosenpur village in Chandpur district, Sofiqur Rahman (44), son of Mohammad Ali of Nayakandi village of the dis...

All Section,City

10 Bangladeshi teens return after serving 2-yr in India

A total of 10 Bangladeshi teenagers girl returned home through Benapole check post on Monday night after serving two years jail in India.Indian police handed them over to Benapole immigration police at 9.00 pm. The arrestee were hail from Barisal and Dhaka district s.Mohsin Hossain , officer in-char...

National

2 killed, 4 injured in Jashore road accident

Two people were killed and four others were injured on Jashore-Bagharpara road accident. The incident took place at Gaidghat Cold Storage in Bagharpara Upazila at around 4:00 pm on Friday.The deceased were identified as Ful Banu Begum,65, wife of the late Mujibar Sikdar of Gaidghat Ghoppara of Bagha...

National

Trafficked teens handed over

Border Security Force (BSF) handed over two kids to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) who were illegally trafficked in India on Friday, February 28. The victims are Sayma Khan (17) and Shanwaj Akthar (15)Benapole Port officer in charge Mamun khan told us that once they are done with all the paperwork th...

National

‘Robber’ killed in Jashore ‘gunfight’

An alleged robber was killed in a “gunfight” with police at Bagaritola area in Monirampur Upazila of Jashore district yesterday (Friday).  The deceased was identified as Nurul Haque Karu 52 son of  Majed Gaji  of Vojgati village of the upazila and was accused in at least t...

National

Import-export begins thru Benapole after 2 days

Import and export activities between Bangladesh and India through Benapole land port have resumed from Thursday, two days after Benapole C&F staff members were banned from entering the Indian Petrapole port for commercial purpose.  Following a meeting between the representatives of the two ...

National

Fish trader stabbed to death

A fish trader was stabbed to death by some miscreants at fish market area of Jashore on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Imran Hossain Munna, 27, son of Aftab Hossain Hiru of Churipatti area of Jashore. The deceased's elder brother, Sadekul Islam said Munna was a partner in t...

National

Free flow of information to be ensured at grass-roots

Information Commission wants to ensure free flow of information at the grassroots level as well as at remote areas of the country. As part of their move, Martuza Ahmed, Chief Information Commissioner, visited Monirapur upazila in Jashore and inaugurated a five-day camp on Right to Information on Tue...

National

Import-export through Benapole remains suspended for two days

Import and export activities between Bangladesh and India through the Benapole land port remained suspended for second consecutive day on Wednesday.  The import and export activities remained suspected on Tuesday morning as the Border Security Force (BSF) did not  allow the C&F agents ...

National

Mango trees adorned with buds cut down in darkness of night

The miscreants have cut down mango trees on a two-bigha plot of former UP chairman at Debidaspur under Manirampur upazila in Jashore. The incident took place on Tuesday night.Abdul Bari, former chairman of Monirampur Sadar Union Parishad, said that he is involved in mango farming for a couple of yea...