Bogra
The Potter’s Community in Bogura
Every country has its own heritage crafts. While we may have many, from weaving authentic Jamdani to knitting bamboo baskets, very few people know about their history and traditions. Today, in this article we will be talking about one of our most talked about heritages: the art of pottery making and the village that stays awake in keeping our pottery heritages alive. The Bengali term for Pottery making is ‘mritshilpo’, which mostly specifies the maneuver of the craft: the soil of Bangladesh.
4 slit-throat bodies found in Bogra
Four slit-throat bodies are found at a paddy field in Shibganj upazila of Bogra. Locals saw the bodies on the paddy field at Atmul union in the morning and informed police.
Pry headmaster found dead in Bogra
The headmaster of a local Government Primary School is found dead at Dumuria village in Adamdighi upazila of Bogra.
Bogra passport officer stabbed
A passport official is allegedly stabbed by unknown people in broad daylight in Bogra town.
Bogra's Jewellery Village: Sparkling with self-reliance
Five kilometres from Bogra town is a village that gleams with copper and brass. The displays of handcrafted jewellery in Baropur
Jubo League man stabbed dead in Bogra
A local Jubo League activist is stabbed to death by some miscreants in Latifpur Colony area in Bogra town.
Bogra's Tufan, 12 others charged
Bogra police yesterday pressed charges against 13 people including Sramik League leader Tufan Sarkar, over the rape of a college
Teenager killed in Bogra by pumping air into rectum
A teenage boy has been brutally killed, allegedly by his co-worker who pumped air through the teen’s rectum in Kahalu upazila of Bogra.
Digging into past crimes of Tufan, Brothers / Charged with murder, blessed with impunity
Tufan Sarkar his three brothers and nine of their men, killed Imran at his home in Bogra town's Chaksutrapur Modhyapara area in
2 minor girls drown in Bogra
Two minor girls drown in the Bangali River at Naldingipara in Sherpur upazila of Bogra district.
Tk 10 lakh reward for militant who returns to normal life: Rab
Benazir Ahmed, director general of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), announces Tk 10 lakh reward if any activist of militant outfits returns to normal life and gives specific information about their activities.
Key accused killed in 'shootout'
The main fugitive accused of last year's Bogra Shia mosque attack in Bogra was killed in a “gunfight” with police at Shibganj of Bogra early yesterday.
‘Bogra Shia mosque attacker’ among 2 killed in ‘gunfights’
The main accused in Bogra Shia mosque attack case has been killed in “gunfight” with police in Shibganj upazila of the district while a robber killed in a “shootout” in Jessore.
Reckless driving takes 10 lives
Ten people were killed and 20 others injured in a head-on collision between a stone-laden truck and a bus in the district's Sherpur upazila yesterday.
Breaking the convention
Travelling across the country, one would find different modes of vehicles driven by men of varying ages, but Bogra-Shariakandi Road offers a different picture -- a woman ferrying passengers on her CNG-run auto-rickshaw.
Bus-covered van collision kills 4 in Bogra
Four people are killed and 15 injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a covered van on Dhaka-Bogra highway in Sherpur upazila of Bogra .
Govt decides to conserve Bogra palace
Amid protests by different cultural organisations, the government has decided to conserve Bogra's historic Nawab Palace, which was sold to a group of local businessmen last month.
Grenades, arms, ammo found at Bogra blast site
A bomb disposal team recovers at least twenty grenades, firearms and ammunition from a building in Sherpur upazila of Bogra where two people were killed in a bomb explosion yesterday.
Man killed for raising voice
Shuchi Modok's life fell apart just 27 days into her marriage as a few rowdy youths stabbed her husband to death on Saturday night for protesting stalking of girls at a temple in Bogra.