70,000 marooned in Gaibandha
26 unions flooded: Trimohoni-Balashi rail track, several protection embankments threatened
Floods coupled with erosion have caused havoc in Sunderganj, Gaibandha Sadar, Fulchari and Shaghata upazilas.
Shrine blast probe in doldrums
'Nothing satisfactory' revealed, IO going on LPR
Investigators could not detect any significant clue to the grenade blast at the shrine of Hajrat Shahjalal (RA) in Sylhet even after five weeks of the incident in which three persons were killed and about
Balu killing: Condemnations on
Condemnations from journalists' bodies and student organisations protesting the killing of Janmabhumi editor and Khulna Press Club president Humayun Kabir Balu are still pouring in from various districts.
BIWTC liner stranded on Meghna since Tuesday
Both engines of MV Alauddin went out of order on first trip after repair
BIWTC passenger liner MV Alauddin which left Chittagong Monday for Barisal is stranded on the Megnha in Ramgati area of Naokhali district since Tuesday afternoon with several hundred passengers on board
Death threat 36 Commissioners want Sylhet Mayor's security
Thirty-six ward commissioners of Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) in a joint press statement on Monday demanded adequate security to city Mayor Badaruddin Ahmed Kamran.
Kala Azar claims 2 more in Godagari
Two more aborigines died from Kala Azar on Tuesday in Godagari upazila, raising the toll to eight in last one month. Ten more are now suffering.
Workshop on arsenic-free water supply
A day long workshop on 'Arsenic-free Drinking Water Supply' was held at the Rural Development Academy (RDA) auditorium here on Tuesday.
RDA director general (DG) Md Abdul Haque presided over theworkshop.
Two outlaws held in Satkhira
Police on Monday arrested two outlawed activists from Bardal bazaar in Assassuni upazila.