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Kishoreganj Farmers expect bumper onion yield

Farmers in Kishoreganj are dreaming of bumper yield of onion. Buyers are excited as the price of onion is going up in the country's market. Buyers expect the government to monitor onion prices on the eve of Ramadan. The Department of Agricultural Extension says farmers will see the benefits...

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Triennial confce of Nikli AL being held after 17 years

Nikli Upazila Awami League of Kishoreganj will hold its tri-annual conference on March 22 (Tuesday) after a long 17 years by overcoming various complications. The party has already completed all the preparations for the conference. The mood of the festival is prevailing among the leaders and workers...

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World Consumer Rights day observed in Kishoreganj

The World Consumer Rights Day was observed in Kishoreganj on Tuesday with much enthusiasm and in a befitting manner like elsewhere in the country. Different organisations have carried out various programmes to mark the day. District Administration, Consu­mers Rights Protect Department and Consum...

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43rd National Science and Technology Week starts in Kishoreganj

The 43rd National Science and Technology Week and Science Fair has been inaugurated with the aim of creating science awareness and creating and developing technologically innovative attitude among the young generation with the theme of using technology to prevent wastage of electricity.The fair was ...

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Kishoreganj Passport Office working to prevent corruption

For issuing a passport, most of the people in Kishoreganj have to face brokers and often deceived by them. Almost all the office space in Passport office is now occupied by middlemen. The simple-minded people who come from the villages are constantly being deceived by them. Although some brokers wer...

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Taro farming gaining ground in Kishoreganj

Farmers of Kishoreganj have found a way of economic prosperity by cultivating Taro and Taro roots. Even beyond the country, the taste of Kishoreganj's Taro and Taro roots has spread abroad. The Taro and Taro roots produced by the district are exported to the United Kingdom and Italy in Europe an...

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Housewife commits suicide in Karimganj

A housewife named Riya Akhter committed suicide by hanging herself with her husband as he did not buy the internet data for her mobile phone under Karimganj upazila in Kishoreganj on Friday night. The incident took place at Alam Miah's house in Sadherjangal village of Zafarabad union of the upaz...

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TCB goods inadequacy frustrates consumers in Kishoreganj

TCB’s products have turned into golden deer in Kishoreganj. Many middle-class people come to buy TCB products but returning with empty hand after waiting for hours in the long queue. Many returned home disappointed.According to the allegation and investigation of the buyers who came to collect...

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Bhairab mosque night guard hacked to death

RAB-14, CPC-3, Bhairab Camp have arrested Md. Oman Mia (30) in connection with the shocking incident of hacking to death Kamal Mia (45) a night watchman of an under construction mosque in Bhairab, Kishoreganj.An operational team of RAB-14, CPC-3, Bhairab Camp conducted a special operation in Akhaura...

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Veg prices skyrocket in Kishoreganj

The lower and middle classes are in dire straits due to the unbridled rise in the prices of essential commodities in the market. Some are comparing the rise in commodity prices with wildfires. Also prices of vegetables have jumped high at different markets. Picking up a bitter gourd at Kachari ...

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Bangladeshi killed in S Africa road crash

A Bangladeshi national was killed in a road accident in South Africa on Thursday. He left behind his wife, two daughters and a son.The deceased was identified as Awal Fakir, 45, son of Morjob Ali of Saituta village of Zafarabad union under Karimganj upazila of Kishoreganj district.The accident ...

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Forest wanes in Kishoreganj

"Give me back that forest, O city." Rabindranath worshiped the tree and said, "You heard the call of the sun to be blind from underground. There is no end to the benefits of forestry; But this invaluable resource given by nature is slowly shrinking in Kishoreganj. As the populati...

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100 influential people control 331 jalmahals

The Jalmahals of the district including the haors of Kishoreganj are controlled by a class of middle class influential people. Despite not being real fishermen, influential people are using their names under the banner of Fisheries Cooperative Society to take control of the water bodies and deprive ...

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New traffic police box for Gaital Bus Terminal

Kishoreganj Police Super Mashrukur Rahman Khaled BPM (Bar) inaugurated a traffic police box at Gaital Bus Terminal in the town. He officially inaugurated the visually pleasing traffic police box at noon on Wednesday at the initiative of the traffic department to control traffic congestion in the dis...

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Nat’l Library Day observed with promise of digital libraries

With the theme ‘Digital library is the pledge of the golden jubilee’, the National Library Day-2022 was observed in the country on Saturday (February 5).Like different other parts of the country, the National Library Day was also observed in Kishoreganj. To mark the day, District Pu...

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3 held with drugs

Three people were arrested with drugs in Kishoreganj. Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested them with 40 bottles of phensidyl and 240 yaba tablets from the district on Saturday night (February 5).The arrestees were identified as Md. Khokan, 51, son of Anwar Hossain of village Katakhali un...

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4 accused nabbed for murder in Bhairab

RAB-14 (CPC-3) has arrested four accused of Kamal Mia murder case under Bhairab in Kishoreganj. They were arrested from Bhairab Thana area last Wednesday. The arrested were Muktadir (24), son of Ohid Miah of Bhairabpur Uttarpara area, Farhad Miah (26), son of Marfath Ali, Sajan Miah (28), son of Rat...

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Social Dev held awarness meet held

An awareness meeting of Social Development Foundation was held in Kishoreganj Collectorate conference room on Wednesday. SDF Head Office Director (Operations) Golam Farooq presided over the meeting. Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Shamim Alam was attended as cheif guest. Additional Police Super (A...

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Two held with 10kg hemp in Bajitpur

RAB has arrested two men along with 10kg hemp under Bajitpur upazila in Kishoreganj on Tuesday. RAB-14 (CPC-2) conducted an operation on the basis of secret information and arrested them. The arrested were Sahangir Mia (30) son of Sahajan Mia and Anser Ali (42) son of Late Isha Mia of village B...

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Eco-friendly wooden jeep creates hype in Pakundia

Two brothers named Md. Enamul Haque Bulbul and Imranul Haque have created a stir by making eco-friendly wooden jeep with solar power under Pakundia upazila in Kishoreganj. They have spent 1 lakh 35 thousand taka to make the car. Earlier, Bulbul had responded by making motorbikes and minibuses with s...