1,200 families become homeless in Rajshahi
RAJSHAHI, July 16: As many as 6,000 people from 1,200 families at Chakrajapur Union of Bagha Upazila of the district have become homeless as the Padma riverbank erosion has turned alarming.Locals said three government primary schools have been relocated to other places due to the serious erosion.There are 15 chars...
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Mother, child hit by train die in Joypurhat
JOYPURHAT, July 16 (bdnews24.com): A woman and her five-year-old son have died after being rammed by a train in the Pachbibi upazila in Joypurhat.The accident occurred on Monday evening, said Faisal Bin Ahsan, chief of Pachbibi Police Station. However, detailed information of the accident only became available around 8:30pm, he...
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Six get life-term for killing woman
JOYPURHAT, July 16 (BSS): A court here today sentenced six people to life-term imprisonment for killing a woman in Sadar upazila of the district in 2008.Additional District and Sessions Judge Court-1 Judge Md. Nurul Islam pronounced the verdict this afternoon.The convicts are - Shamsul Huda, Md Mizan, Md Babu, Md...
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Woman turns self-reliant thru flower gardening
PABNA, July 16: A housewife has become a successful entrepreneur who earns a good sum of money every month from her flower garden she made on the rooftop of their house in Ishwardi municipality of the district.Jannatul Ferdous Juthi, wife of Enamul Haque Babu of Madhya Arunkhola village, has made...
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