National,Business & Commerce

Fish export to India halted thru Akhaura land port

UNB, Brahmanbaria: Fish export to India through Akhaura land port in Brahmanbaria has suspended due to complications over certification from the Fisheries Department.Traders said the unresolved issue could cut export earnings by at least Tk 1.5 crore each day.According to officials and traders, 50&n...

National,Politics,Country, Districts

3 RU students attacked by miscreants

UNB, Rajshahi: Three students of Rajshahi University (RU) were injured on Wednesday night after a group of masked and helmet-wearing miscreants attacked them near the university’s Kazla Gate.The incident occurred around 11 pm when several students were having dinner at Kazla Canteen.The i...

National,Healthcare,Country, Districts

Shock in Cumilla as health centre becomes warehouse

UNB,Cumilla: A government-run health facility in Cumilla’s Chandina upazila has allegedly been rented out and used as a private hardware warehouse, sparking concerns over misuse of public property and negligence by health staff.Locals say the Mohichail Union Health and Family Welfare Centre ha...

Country, Districts

Unfinished wash block pushes Shyamnagar students into risks

Shyamnagar (Bagerhat) Correspondent: The construction of the wash block at Uttar Kadamtala Government Primary School in Shyamnagar has remained incomplete for over two and a half years, causing serious inconvenience to its students. Over 150 students have been forced to cross a busy road daily ...

Culture & Entertainment,Country, Districts,Politics

Students stage sit-in at admin building demanding BRUCSU election roadmap

BRUR Correspondent: Students of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) staged a sit-in in front of the administrative building demanding the announcement of a roadmap for the central students’ union (BRUCSU) election.The programme began around 11 a.m. on Tuesday (18 November) in front of...

National,Business & Commerce,Bank & Insurance,Politics

Grameen Bank branch in Magura set on fire

YNB, Magura: Miscreants set fire to Grameen Bank branch in Mohammadpur upazila of Magura district early Tuesday.Station Master Billal Mridha of Mohammadpur Fire Service said the fire broke out around 3:30 am.Later , firefighters managed to bring the blaze under control.Sohana Sultana, Manager o...

National,Country, Districts

Fire damages valuables of jute sack warehouses in Gazipur

Valuables of five jute sack warehouses were gutted in a fire which broke out at Bosta Patti in Tongi Bazar area of Gazipur early Tuesday.Shahin Alam, senior station officer of Tongi Fire Service and civil Defense, said the fire broke out at a warehouse early in this morning and spread soon.On inform...

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Ex-President Abdul Hamid’s residence attacked in Kishoreganj

UNB, Kishoreganj : Miscreants attacked and vandalised the residence of former President Abdul Hamid in Mithamoin upazila of Kishoreganj district on Monday night.Witnesses said a jubilant  procession was brought out by local political activists at night following the capital punishment hand...

National,Feature,Country, Districts

Lalmonirhat's ‘Nabanna’ spirit slips into memory

UNB, Lalmonirhat: Once a vibrant fixture of rural Bengali culture, the traditional ‘Nabanna Utsab’, the festival celebrating the first harvest, is quietly fading from many villages across Lalmonirhat, according to local residents.With the end of the Bangla month of Hemanta and the t...

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Nizam Hazari’s house set on fire in Feni

UNB, Feni: A group of protesters set fire to the house of former MP and suspended Awami League district general secretary Nizam Uddin Hazari in Feni town on Monday night.The incident took place around 8pm in the Masterpara area, shortly after the International Crimes Tribunal announced the deat...

National,Politics

Security beefed up at ICT-1 chief’s home in Feni

UNB, Feni: Security measures have been tightened at the house of Justice Golam Mortuza Majumder, chairman of International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1), in Fulgazi upazila of Feni district centring Sheikh Hasina’s verdict on Monday.A three-member tribunal headed by Justice Golam Mortuza Maju...

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Pick-up van torched in Cumilla

UNB, Cumilla:  Miscreants set fire to a stationary pick-up van on Dhaka-Chattogram highway at Chauddagram in Cumilla district early Monday.Mohammad Hilal Uddin Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Chauddagram Police Station, said two motorcyclists set the pick-up van on fire after pouring petrol early i...

National,Politics

Crude bomb hurled at Grameen Industrial Park in Gazipur

UNB, Gazipur: Miscreants hurled a crude bomb at the main gate of Grameen Industrial Park in Kaliakair upazila of Gazipur district early Monday.Sirajul Islam, security supervisor of Grameen Industrial Park-2 in Khara Jora area, said unidentified attackers threw the crude bomb targeting the facto...

National,Travel & Tourism,Country, Districts

Bus services suspended for second day in Barishal

UNB, Barishal: Bus services from Nathullabad Bus Terminal in Barishal remained suspended for the second consecutive day on Monday (November 17), leaving thousands of commuters grappling with the crisis.The bus operations on 23 intra-district routes have been halted since Saturday night (Novembe...

National,Country, Districts

20 injured, homes vandalised over land dispute in Brahmanbaria

UNB, Brahmanbaria: At least 20 people were injured in a clash over a long-standing land dispute in Magurhati village of Deodra, Sarail upazila, Brahmanbaria. Several homes were also damaged in the violence on Saturday morning. Police intervened to bring the situation under control.Accordin...

National,Politics,Country, Districts

Bus torched on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in N’ganj

Miscreants set a bus on fire on Dhaka-Chattogram Highway at Shimrail in Siddhirganj upazila of Narayanganj district early Saturday.Shahinur Alam, officer-in-charge of Siddhirganj Police Station, said the miscreants set the stationary bus of ‘Naf Paribahan’ on fire around 6 am near the of...

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Security on high alert ahead of verdict against Sheikh Hasina: Home Adviser

BSS, Patuakhali: Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Saturday said the law enforcement agencies have already taken all required preparations to check any untoward incident centering the verdict to be announced on Monday against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasin...

Culture & Entertainment,Country, Districts

School feeding programme begins Saturday

BSS, Natore: School feeding programme is going to lunch on Friday in some selected government primary schools across the country aiming to increase the attendance rate, maintain attention and improve nutrition of the students.Primary and Mass Education Adviser Professor Dr Bidhan Ranjan Roy Pod...

National,Country, Districts

Fish hospital opens in Khulna to treat diseased fish

UNB, Khulna: Usually people visit hospitals when sick, now fish in Khulna can also receive medical care. A specialised fish hospital, ‘Fish Square Fisheries Hospital,’ was inaugurated in Dumuria of Khulna on Friday afternoon, to provide treatment and advice for fish diseases and aqu...

National,City,Country, Districts

Case filed over killing of Rajshahi judge’s son

UNB, Rajshahi: A case has been filed accusing the sole suspect who allegedly stabbed to death the 16-year-old son of a judge in Rajshahi city on Thursday.Abdur Rahman, Metropolitan Sessions Judge of Rajshahi, lodged the case on Friday afternoon against the accused with Rajpara police station, s...