National,Country, Districts,Transportation & Aviation

Cumilla crash: Four killed as bus catches fire after three-vehicle collision

UNB, Cumilla: Four people, including a child, were burnt to death after a bus caught fire following a three-vehicle collision in Daudkandi upazila of Cumilla on Friday afternoon.The accident involved a bus, an autorickshaw and a motorcycle on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Baniapara area.Iqbal...

National,Country, Districts

Flower Festival kicks off in Chattogram DC Park

UNB, Chattogram: The month-long Chattogram Flower Festival–2026 kicked off on Friday at DC Park in Sitakunda upazila, transforming the area into a vibrant floral kingdom.Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration Md Ehsanul Haque inaugurated the festival, marking the fourth...

National,Politics,Crime & Corruption,Country, Districts

Jubo Dal activist killed, brother injured in Joypurhat

UNB, Joypurhat: A Jubo Dal activist was hacked to death and his younger brother injured over an old enmity in Panchbibi upazila of Joypurhat on Thursday night, police said.The deceased was identified as Yanul Hossain, 31, son of Alam Hossain of Shalaipur village in Panchbibi.He was an active member ...

National,Country, Districts

Mirsarai road crash leaves 3 dead, 15 injured

At least three people were killed and 15 others injured after a bus hit the back of a truck parked in the Baroiarhat Dhunghat area of Mirsarai on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway early Friday.One of the deceased was identified as Nafiz Ahmed Ayan, a merchant officer of the Navy, who was returning home t...

National,Infrastructure, Development,Agriculture & Farming,Country, Districts

Slow dam construction leaves Sunamganj’s Haor farmers on edge

UNB, Sunamganj : Anxious days are returning for farmers in the haor areas of Sunamganj as work on crop protection dams remains sluggish, even three weeks after the official deadline for starting construction passed.Although construction has begun in some haors, the overall pace has been slow, fuelli...

National,Country, Districts

Chandpur woman dies hours after husband’s passing

A tragic incident unfolded in Kachua upazila of Chandpur where a woman died just 12 hours after the death of her husband, plunging the entire area into mourning.The deceased, Jafar Miah (70), a resident of Khalifa Bari in Manpura village under Kadla Union, died early Thursday morning due to old age ...

National,Country, Districts

BSF halts overnight road construction near Bangladesh border after BGB intervention

UNB, Lalmonirhat: The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) attempted to construct a new road overnight near the Khalishakothal border in Fulbari upazila of Kurigram, very close to the Bangladesh border, local sources said. The planned road stretched nearly one kilometer.Alerted by locals, Border ...

National,Politics,Country, Districts,Election

Wave of excitement sweeps Thakurgaon ahead of Tarique Rahman’s visit

BNP leaders and activists and people from all walks of life in the northern district have been eagerly waiting to welcome BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, who is set to visit Thakurgaon next week after a long 23 years. There is a great excitement among the BNP and Thakurgaon residents ahead ...

National,Crime & Corruption,Country, Districts

One dead, two injured in Shariatpur bomb blast

UNB, Shariyatpur: A young man was killed and two others were critically injured in a bomb explosion while allegedly making bombs in Jajira upazila of Shariatpur district early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Sohan Bepari, 20, son of Delwar Bepari of Cherag Ali Bepari Kandi area in the u...

National,Agriculture & Farming,Country, Districts

Kushtia farmers upset over canal blockage, fear permanent waterlogging

UNB, Kushtia: Allegations that a government canal is being blocked to construct a pipe culvert have raised serious concerns among farmers in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia, with at least 70 hectares of agricultural land at risk of permanent waterlogging.Local residents of Nandlalpur Union recently su...

National,Weather

Season’s lowest 6.7°C temperature chills Badalgachhi of Naogaon

UNB, Naogaon:The mercury dipped to 6.7 degrees Celsius in Badalgachhi upazila in Naogaon district on Wednesday morning, marking the lowest temperature of the season and leaving Naogaon shivering under a blanket of fog and dew. The bone-chilling cold, intensified by icy northern winds, has slowe...

National,Agriculture & Farming,Country, Districts

Fertiliser crunch threatens Kushtia’s onion boom despite high prices

UNB, Kushtia::Onion farmers in Kumarkhali Upazila are struggling with a fertiliser shortfall just as high market prices are driving record planting this season.Last year, onions fetched prices ranging from Tk 35–40 per kilogram at the start of the season, climbing to Tk 120–135 per kilog...

National,Politics

EC vows transparent, impartial conduct of polls: EC Sanaullah

BSS, Chattogram: Election Commissioner Brigadier General (Retd.) Abul Fazal Md. Sanaullah on Tuesday said there is no concern regarding the upcoming national elections scheduled for February 12, assuring that the Election Commission (EC) will discharge its duties with transparency, impartiality...

National,Country, Districts

Schoolboy’s throat-slit body found in Ctg

Police recovered the throat-slit body of a schoolboy from Parua in Rangunia upazila of Chattogram district on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Shahed Islam, a class X student of Sahabdinazar High School and son of Abdul Monaf.Arman Hossain, Officer-in-Charge of Rangunia Model Police S...

National,Business & Commerce,Country, Districts

Bumper harvest, plunging prices; Chandpur’s potato market in crisis

UNB, Chandpur: Rows of unsold potato sacks in Chandpur’s cold storages reflect a season of deepening losses, turning what was once a lucrative crop into a source of financial despair for thousands of farmers.In local markets, old potatoes are fetching as little as Tk 7–8 per kilogram, we...

National,Politics,Chattogram,Country, Districts

Jubo Dal leader gunned down in Chattogram

UNB, Chattogram: A Jubo Dal leader was shot dead by unidentified assailants at East Gujra in Raozan upazila of Chattogram district on Monday night.The deceased was identified as Jane Alam Shikdar, a former member of upazila unit Jubo Dal and a supporter of BNP nominated candidate Giasuddin Quad...

Chattogram,Country, Districts

6th birthday of Nayna Mostofa on January 9

The sixth birthday of Nayna Mostofa, the daughter of Deputy Secretary (Public Relations) of the Chattogram Port is on Friday, January 9.Nayna Mostofa is a student of Al Hidaaya International School in Chattogram.Her parents, Grandfather, grandmother and other relatives have prayed for her brighter f...

National,Country, Districts

2 shipbreaking yard workers found dead in Ctg

UNB, Chattogram: Two workers of a shipbreaking yard were found dead in the Bay of Bengal in Kumira Ghatghar of Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram district on Monday.The deceased were identified as Abdul Khalek and Saiful Islam of Gaibandha district, both of them were security guards of KR Ship Bre...

National,Country, Districts

Cold and fog bite into Narail’s honey season

UNB, Narail: A prolonged spell of severe cold and dense fog is wreaking havoc on honey farming in Narail, leaving local beekeepers struggling with mounting losses and uncertainty over this season’s production.As winter tightens its grip on the region, honey cultivators are increasingly an...

National,Country, Districts

Tiger trapped in poachers’ snare in Sundarbans; rescue operation underway

UNB, Bagerhat: A Royal Bengal Tiger has been trapped in a snare set by deer poachers in the Sundarbans near Boiragi Bari along Sarkir canal in Mongla upazila of Bagerhat district.A local fisherman first spotted the tiger inside the trap around noon on Saturday, about half a kilometre away from human...