National,Politics

NCP, Chhatra Dal clash in Shariatpur leaves 5 injured

UNB, Shariatpur: At least five people were injured when a cocktail was hurled in a clash between the National Citizen Party (NCP) and the BNP's student front, Chhatra Dal, in Shariatpur , police said.The incident occurred on Monday evening during a protest procession by NCP leaders and...

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District Judge Court staff found dead in Feni

UNV, Feni: Police on Monday recovered the hanging body of a staff member of a District and Sessions Judge Court from a tree near the Fatehpur railway line in Feni.The deceased was identified as Enamul Haque, son of the late Fazlul Haque of Nagarkanda village in Panch Gachia union of Sadar upazi...

National,Politics

Lynching of Hindu youth in Mymensingh: 12 accused put on 3-day remand

UNB, Mymensingh: A Mymensingh court on Monday placed 12 accused on a three-day remand in connection with the killing of Dipu Chandra Das in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh district on December 18.Senior Chief Judicial Magistrate Shahdat Hossain passed the order, said court inspector Sheikh Mostas...

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Sirajganj’s mustard fields bloom into golden seas, promise bumper harvest

UNB, Sirajganj: Vast stretches of mustard fields across Sirajganj have burst into radiant shades of yellow, turning the district into a rolling sea of gold and offering a visual feast that is delighting visitors and farmers alike.From late afternoon until dusk, the flowering fields have become a mag...

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Man killed as boat hits sand-laden bulkhead on Padma River

UNB, Chapainawabganj: A 57-year-old man was killed when a passenger boat collided with a sand-laden bulkhead on the Padma River in Chapainawabganj’s Sadar Upazila on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Md Bhikhu, son of late Abdus Salam of Rashiya Rustum Morler Para in Narayan...

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Three dead, 1 missing as 5 vehicles plunge into Dhaleshwari River from ferry

BSS, Narayanganj: Three people were killed after five vehicles, including a truck, plunged into the Dhaleshwari River from a ferry while crossing the river here.The accident occurred around 9:30 pm on Saturday in the midstream area between Baktabali and Narsingpur ghats under Sadar upazila.Two ...

Country, Districts

Int’l Migrants Day observed across country

Under the overarching theme of promoting skills abroad and strengthening the homeland through remittances, International Migrants Day and National Expatriates Day were observed across multiple districts of Bangladesh, including Jhinaidah, Chitalmari, and Jamalpur, on 18 December. The events featured...

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Kushtia district election office set on fire

UNB, Kushtia: Miscreants set fire to the office of the Senior District Election Officer in Kushtia sadar upazila on Saturday morning.Office staff said the fire was set around 8:30 am by pouring inflammable materials through a rear window of the office building.On information, Deputy Commissione...

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Locked in and burned; 7-year-old dies in Lakshmipur arson attack

UNB, Lakshmipur: A seven-year-old girl was burned to death in a deliberate arson attack on the house of a local BNP leader in Bhabaniganj of Lakshmipur’s Sadar upazila, turning a quiet night into a scene of horror and loss.The deceased, Ayesha Begum, was the youngest daughter of Md Belal,...

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Jashore’s Gadkhali blooms with hope; flower business may cross Tk 400 crore

UNB, Jashore: As winter settles in Jashore, Gadkhali, Bangladesh’s flower capital, bursts into vibrant blooms, drawing visitors and boosting both the local economy and tourism.With the festive season approaching, including the New Year, flower growers and traders here are brimming with optimis...

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Decomposed body of missing police constable recovered in Panchagarh

UNB, Panchagarh: The half-decomposed body of a missing police constable, Akhtaruzzaman (46), a resident of Chougachha upazila in Jashore, was recovered from Panchagarh, police said.The body was found on Thursday, December 18 in a sugarcane field at the Nine Mile area of Satmora Union in Panchag...

National,Politics

‘Long March to Border’ for Hadi held at Benapole

UNB, Benapole: Students and general people staged a protest march titled ‘Long March to Border’ at the Benapole international checkpost zero point on Friday, demanding the arrest of the killers of Iquilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi.The protest procession began around 11am...

National

Victory Day celebrated countriwide

Victory day was celebrated in the districts on Tuesday as the country was liberated from the Pakistani occupation forces on this day 54 years back through a nine-month-long blood-stained War of Liberation.On December 16, 1971, Bangladesh was born as an independent country at the cost of supreme sacr...

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Youth shot to death by miscreants in Khulna

UNB, Khulna: A youth was shot dead by miscreants near the east side of the Rupsa Bridge in Chourasta area of Japusa in Rupsa upazila of Khulna district on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Sagar Sheikh, 30, son of Foyek Sheikh and a resident of Green Bangla Residential Area. He had ru...

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Arms manufacturing den busted in Khulna, 3 held

UNB, Khulna: Detectives have detained three suspects with a huge quantity of materials used in making arms after busting a den (in disguise of factory) in Khulna city.The discovery was made at 7:30pm on Saturday in a lane beside HRC Bhaban in the Joragate area of the city.Those detained are Naz...

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Century-old Cumilla Victoria College hostel crumbles as students await urgent reconstruction

UNB, Cumilla: Once known as the New Hostel of Cumilla Victoria Government College, the century-old residential facility near Tomchom Bridge now stands in ruins, its abandoned wings swallowed by thick vegetation, broken walls and the quiet encroachment of drug users and vagrants.A major portion ...

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Sajid laid to rest at family graveyard

UNB, Rajshahi: Two-year-old Sajid, who died after falling into an abandoned deep tubewell in Tanore upazila of Rajshahi, was buried at a family graveyard on Friday morning.Maulana Mizanur Rahman led the janaza held at Koelhat village, after which the child was laid to rest.  From early mor...

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Crippling bridge forces 30,000 Lalmonirhat residents to risk their lives daily

UNB, Lalmonirhat: A worn-out bridge in Lalmonirhat has become a daily nightmare for more than 30,000 residents, who continue to cross it despite the looming threat of a major accident. The decades-old structure, long past its lifespan, shakes violently under the weight of passing vehi...

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Chapainawabganj farmer sparks local excitement with amazing Chinese orange harvest

UNB, Chapainawabganj: A quiet village in Chapainawabganj has become the centre of local curiosity and inspiration after an agricultural entrepreneur successfully cultivated Chinese oranges, an achievement many had believed impossible in Bangladesh.Forty-one-year-old farmer Sayem Ali has dr...

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Irregularities deepen doubts over Khulna’s mega embankment project

UNB, Khulna: Riverbank erosion has long haunted the people of Koyra, a coastal upazila in Khulna, but this year their fears have intensified.Despite a massive government project meant to offer lasting protection, irregularities and sluggish progress are raising serious questions about whether t...