Bogura

Student dragged away by Rab impersonators in Bogura, released in Madhabdi

 2 women detained in Narayanganj when collecting ransom

Think you've seen it all? Wait till you visit this 8th-century gem in Bangladesh

Somapura Mahavihara — “the Great Monastery situated in the locality of the moon” — is one of the oldest monuments in the country, and a UNESCO heritage site. Located to the northwest of Bangladesh in the district of Naogaon, the ruins of the Buddhist vihara at Paharpur serves as a cue to what was once a flourishing Buddhist culture.

A moronic end to a daring jailbreak

4 death row convicts dig a hole for 20 days to escape from Bogura jail, get caught after an hour and half

4 death row convicts break out of Bogura jail, arrested hours later

Four death row convicts were arrested this morning after they escaped from Bogura District Jail late last night, police said

Mother, 11-month-old baby murdered in Bogura hotel

Police detain the baby's father

Bogura emerging as a hub for used automobiles

A major hub for the sale and repair of motor vehicles has gradually emerged in Bogura over the past two years, drawing an estimated investment of Tk 1,000 crore.

Bogura cold storage fined for stocking 5 lakh eggs

A cold storage has been fined by Bogura's Kahalu upazila administration for illegally storing around five lakh eggs

In pictures: The land of carrots

These villages are well-known for carrot cultivation, with a daily supply of around 2,000 maunds of the winter vegetable going to Dhaka, Tangail, and other districts for the past 14-15 years.

Mushfiqur's father wants his son play his last int'l match in Bogura

The cricketer’s father said this while talking to reporters during a mass signature campaign demanding reinstatement of the Shaheed Chandu Stadium as a BCB venue.

April 21, 2020
April 21, 2020

Two with respiratory problems die in Bogura

Two men with breathing problems die in an isolation unit at Mohammad Ali Hospital in Bogura.

April 21, 2020
April 21, 2020

Man jailed for raping domestic help in Bogura

A Bogura court today sent a fifty-year-old man to jail for raping a domestic help in Bogura’s Adamdighi upazila.

April 12, 2020
April 12, 2020

Rajshahi reports first Covid-19 case

A 48-year-old man tests Covid-19 positive in Rajshahi's Puthia upazila, making him the first confirmed coronavirus case in the district.

March 30, 2020
March 30, 2020

Bogura death not from coronavirus: IEDCR report

Samples of a 45-year-old-man, who died with coronavirus-like symptoms in Bogura’s Shibganj upazila on Friday, tested negative, say officials.

February 8, 2020
February 8, 2020

Man burned to death for blackmailing woman: Bogura police

A man was burned for blackmailing a woman over an extra-marital affair after he was called to a remote paddy field in Barokol village under Bogura’s Dupchanchia upazila on February 4.

January 19, 2020
January 19, 2020

JS passes condolence motion for Mannan

The parliament unanimously adopts a condolence motion expressing deep shock at the death of ruling Awami League lawmaker Abdul Mannan from Bogura-1 constituency.

November 12, 2019
November 12, 2019

Diversity of Bogura pottery in peril

Pundranagar, the capital of ancient Bengal or present-day Bogra in Bangladesh, is famous for its pottery. Traditional pottery got its fame in the Pal era long back, but now some of the potters community still can be seen here and there in the country including Palpara or Kumaras villages in Bogra.

April 20, 2019
April 20, 2019

Two killed in ‘gunfights’ in Gazipur, Bogura

Two men were killed in separate “gunfights” in Gazipur and Bogura early yesterday.

March 31, 2019
March 31, 2019

Illegal medicines seized in Bogura

Police, during a drive, seize a huge amount of medicines stored illegally inside an apartment in Bogura town.

February 6, 2019
February 6, 2019

Female police official commits 'suicide' in Bogura

A female assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Dhunat Police Station in Bogura dies after allegedly ingesting a poisonous pill.