Muggers hack ex-RU student to death
RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Oct 24: A former student of Philosophy department of Rajshahi University has been hacked to death in Savar under Dhaka district early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Mostafiz, a resident of Durgapur in Rajshahi. The muggers also took away the money which he was carrying with him. Police...
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Manpower shotage hampers medicare at Nangolkot UZ health complex
CUMILLA, Oct 24: The posts of more than 50 officers and employees in Nangalkot Upazila Health Complex in Cumilla have been lying vacant for a long time badly hampering the medicare to the patients.Meanwhile, the X-ray machine at the health complex has been lying idle for nearly 19 years due...
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Man hacked to death in Narail
KHULNA, Oct 24 (UNB): A man was hacked to death by some miscreants at Bonahati village in Sadar upazila of Narail District on Friday.The deceased was identified as Arun Roy, 72, a retired teacher of a private school and husband of Niva Rani Pathak, deputy-director of the Department of Secondary...
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Farmers happy with fair market price of early winter cauliflowers in Bogura
BOGURA, Oct 24: Farmers of Bogura district are happy growing the early winter caulifloweras they are getting fair market price of the crops.A good number farmers of Dupchanchia, Kahaloo, Adamdighi, Shibganj and sadarupazilas of the district are passing busy time intending and harvesting early winter cauliflowers defying adverse weather condition.Though...
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Torrential rain maroons 38,000 people in Bagerhat
BAGERHAT, Oct 24 (UNB): Incessant rain for the past three days marooned around 38,000 people in different areas of Bagerhat district imposing huge sufferings to the locals on Saturday. A large number of shrimp enclosures have been swept away in the rainwater, triggering commercial losses alongside hazards on public life....
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Sonamasjid land port operations remain suspended for 5 days
RAJSHAHI, Oct 24 (BSS): Operational activities of Sonamasjid LandPort remained suspended for five days at a stretch on the occasion ofcelebrating Durga Puja, the largest religious festival for the Hinducommunity, from Friday last.Towfikur Rahman Babu, general secretary of Sonamasjid Land Port Importer-Exporter Group, said activities of the country's second largest...
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Man dies in Jamalpur train accident
JAMALPUR, Oct 24 (BSS): A man was crushed under the wheels of a speeding train on the Jamalpur-Mymensingh rail route of Sharifpur area in Sadarupazila this morning.The deceased was identified as Nurul Amin, 48, son of late AbulKashem Sarkar, a resident of Kuchgar village of the upazila.Police said a Dhaka-bound...
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Protecting Gourarang Zaminderbari as archaeological site demanded
SYLHET Oct 24: The well-known GouranagZaminderbari has been in a deplorable state due to lack of attention by the Sunamgaj district or upazila administration for unknown reasons.The historic structures stand on about 10 km off the Sunamganj district town and once used to attract a good number of visitors, including...
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