• Indian national shot dead at Lalmonirhat border

    Abducted teen still traceless

    Abducted college student Durjoy Chandra Roy, 19, who went ‘missing’ from Aditmari upazila about seven months ago, still remained traceless.

  • Man gets life term for killing boy

    A court here yesterday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment in connection with a case for killing a minor boy in Ishwardi upazila in 2014.

  • Bridge lies unused for 2 decades

    A bridge on a cropland at Ramakantapur village in Sujanagar upazila has remained unused since its construction over two decades ago due to lack of approach roads on either side of the unplanned bridge.

  • A tale of torture, deprivation

    “I can’t pay the rent of the house in which my daughter and I live. The landlord called us and insulted us for nonpayment. Now, I don’t see any alternative to committing suicide,” Birangana Shila Guha said.

  • 15 kids die of pneumonia

    At least 15 children died of pneumonia at the government hospitals in Khagrachhari, Rangamati and Bandarban in the last two weeks, doctors at the hospitals said.

  • Good days for Jhenidah potters

    With the arrival of winter sale of earthen pots sees a sharp rise in different upazila of the district, famous for date juice.

  • Tea workers hit hard by cold spell

    Bone-chilling cold and thick fog hit the poor tea workers hard in Sylhet division as hundreds, mostly children and elderly, have been suffering from different cold-related diseases due to the cold spell for the last few days.

  • Protesting sand lifting: Schoolteacher, family members injured in attack

    A female schoolteacher and four of her family members sustained injuries in an attack allegedly by the men of a local Awami League (AL) leader in Sonargaon upazila on Saturday night.

  • Chanbaru Memorial Library: A source of light

    A source of light, Chanbaru Memorial Library has now become a centre of learning for students and teachers as well as for other villagers.

  • Miseries for poor as mercury may dip further

    The current cold wave that has been sweeping through the country’s northern region may continue for the next few days.

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