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Bangladeshi fishermen held hostage by Arakan Army men in Naf River

OUR CORRESPONDENTCOX'S BAZAR, Aug 30: Bangladeshi fishermen are held hostage by the soldiers of the Arakan Army of Myanmar in the Naf River of Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, especially with frequently becoming victims of abduction by them. Incidents of abducting fishermen and boatmen along with their trawlers from the Bay of...

Sundarbans reopens to tourists tomorrow, after three months

SATKHIRA, Aug 30 (BSS): After nearly three months of closure, the Forest Department will reopen the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest and a UNESCO world heritage site, for tourists tomorrow (Monday).The Sundarbans will be opened for domestic and foreign tourists, side by side for fishermen and bawoaly, who earn...

Three-year-old killed by mentally unstable mother

KHAGRACHARI, Aug 30 (UNB): A three-year-old boy was killed by his mentally unstable mother in Shantinagar area of Khagrachari town early Saturday.The incident happened at around 01:00 am and the mother, Sabina Yasmin Bani, 28, herself informed the landlord about the incident after it occurred.The child's father, Mostafizur Rahman, works...

Jaflong a promising tourist attraction

SYLHET, Aug 30 (BSS): Jaflong, known as 'the daughter of nature' is a popular tourist destination in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet, attracting huge number of tourists every year.Jaflong is located behind the hills of Indian state of Meghalaya where fountains flowing through the hills comes down and fell into the...

Mysterious livestock-linked disease sparks panic in Rangpur

RANGPUR, Aug 30 (UNB): A mysterious disease has broken out in Pirgacha Upazila of Rangpur, leaving over 200 people infected and triggering widespread panic.Locals report that the outbreak began after livestock fell ill and subsequently died.Despite weeks of emerging cases, neither the health nor the livestock departments have taken visible...

'Pagla Mosque' collects 32 sacks of donation

KISHOREGANJ, Aug 30 (UNB): Authorities have collected 32 sacks of cash and gold from the donation boxes of historic 'Pagla Mosque' in Kishoreganj on Saturday morning after four months and 17 days since the last count.The nine donation boxes were opened at around 07:00 am in the presence of Kishoreganj...

Two killed in Panchagarh road crash

PANCHAGARH, Aug 30 (UNB): Two people were killed when a microbus and a battery-run easy-bike plunged into a roadside ditch after a collision between them on Panchagarh-Tetulia highway in Sadar upazila of Panchagarh district on Friday night.The deceased were identified as Mohammad Ali, 40 of Baliadanga village and Yeasin, 7,...

Human chain to commemorate enforced disappearance victims in Mymensingh

MYMENSINGH, Aug 30 (BSS): Human rights organisation Odhikar on Saturday formed a human chain at Mymensingh Press Club to observe the Day for the Victims of Enforced Disappearances.Organisation's district coordinator journalist Abdul Qayyum hosted it after a rally on CK Ghosh Road in the city.Enforced disappearances victims narrated their horrific...