Aman fields battered by pest attack in Jashore

BENAPOLE, Sept 16: Massive pest attack on Aman paddy fields has become a worrying concern for the famers in Jashare district this season. The pest infestation has created doubt among the Aman growers whether they could attain the production target this time. Many of them have lost the hope of...

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Two guards of Panchagarh jail die in road crash

PANCHAGARH, Sept 16 (UNB): Two guards of Panchagarh district jail were killed as tractor hit their motorcycle in Sadar upazila on Wednesday.The deceased are Mehedi Hasan Moon, 22, son of Abdul Momin of Parbotipur in Dinajpur and Utpal Chandra Roy, 22, son of Satyendranath Roy of Pirganj in Thakurgaon.Sub-Inspector of...

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Husband held after woman found dead in launch cabin

BARISHAL, Sept 16 (UNB): The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) arrested a man from Dhaka's Mirpur on Tuesday night for allegedly killing his wife in a launch cabin in Barishal.The arrestee was identified as Maniruzzaman Chowdhury, 34, son of Abdus Shahid, a resident of Mirpur. He was the driver of...

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