UNB, Sylhet : Two people were killed and four were injured as a pick-up van rammed into three motorbikes on Sylhet-Tamabil highway in Jaintiapur upazila of Sylhet district on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Shihab, 22, son of Alauddin, and Foysal Reza, 19, son of Liakat Ali of the upazila. The accident occurred around 9:45 pm in front of Jaflong Valley Boarding School when the Mokampunji-bound pick-up van hit three motorbikes, leaving five people injured, said Tajul Islam, officer-in-charge...
Day: March 7, 2024
Court Correspondent : The Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka on Tuesday set April 24 for hearing in the GATCO graft case against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and 14 others. Judge Ali Hossen of the court re-fixed the date allowing a time plea from the defense. On September 2 of 2007, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the case against 13 people, including Khaleda Zia and her younger son Arafat Rahman Koko with Tejgaon Model Police Station on the charge of...
Staff Reporter : The burnt sugar molasses from S Alam Refined Sugar Mills in the port city has emerged as a significant threat to the delicate ecosystem of Karnaphuli River, with reports indicating a devastating impact on aquatic life. Local fishermen and environmentalists have observed a distressing sight of numerous fish floating lifelessly in the river, which serves as a habitat for various species including shrimp and crabs. According to eyewitnesses, the contamination of the river water is the primary...
UNB, Narayanganj : A Narayanganj court on Tuesday sentenced four people to death for killing an eight-year-old boy after kidnap in 2018. Narayanganj Additional District and Sessions Judge Umme Saraban Tahura handed down the punishment. The condemned convicts are-Shaheen, 35, son of Sirajul Islam of Rupganj, Alamgir, 27, son of Jahangir of Balainagar, Ashik Chandra Das, 30, son of Santosh Chandra Das and Anik Chandra Das, 27....
Staff Reporter : Eight banks have fallen significantly short of their target in disbursing agriculture loans in the first seven months (July-January) of the current fiscal year 2023-24 while four of them even failed to achieve 5 percent of their targets. Overall, all the banks operating in the country, 61 in number, disbursed Tk 21,154 crore in total in agricultural loans between July 2023 to January 2024, which is 60.44 percent of the target for FY24, according to a report...
Sports Reporter : Bangladesh levelled the Twenty20 International (T20I) series 1-1 with Sri Lanka defeating the islanders by eight wickets...
Sports Reporter : Players of Bangladesh Football team have been preparing to tackle Palestine in their away match of the...
Ishwardi (Pabna) Correspondent : While inaugurating the historic Hardinge Bridge on March 4, 1915, the chief engineer of the bridge...
Special Correspondent : The four-day Annual Conference of the Deputy Commissioners (DC Conference) concluded on Wednesday with the thanks from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the DCs outstanding performance during the last January 7 national election and implementation of overall initiatives of the government. At the same time, the DCs were given special power. According to the instruction of the government, DCs cannot be withdrawn without giving promotion and they will have the authority to run the administration independently without...