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State Minister Muhit says 100,000 health workers will be hired to improve healthcare

Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- The government will soon recruit 100,000 health workers to improve the quality of healthcare across the country, State Minister for Health and Family Welfare MA Muhit has said. Duri... Read More


Slogans like 'Inqilab Zindabad' have no connection to Bengali identity, says power minister

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- Power Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud has rejected slogans such as "Inqilab Zindabad", emphasising that they have no roots in Bengal and belong to those who once sought to suppress the B... Read More


Two jailed as authorities seize 400kg of horse meat in Sirajganj

Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- Authorities have seized around 400kg of horse meat in Sirajganj's Kazipur Upazila and jailed two men for attempting to smuggle it for sale. The drive was carried out on Friday morni... Read More


Sirajganj housewife run over and killed by bus, sparking protests

Dhaka, Feb. 15 -- A woman has died after being run over by a bus in Sirajganj, prompting local residents to stage a road blockade in protest. The incident occurred around 9am on Sunday in the Biyara ... Read More


Two jailed for attempting to cast fake votes in Sirajganj, Jhalakathi

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Two individuals have been sentenced to two years in jail each after attempting to cast fraudulent votes in the Sirajganj-4 and Jhalakhati-2 constituencies. The incident in Sirajganj... Read More


BNP's Sirajganj-3 candidate hospitalised for heart treatment

Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- Ainul Haque, the BNP candidate for the Sirajganj-3 (Raiganj-Tarash) constituency in the upcoming parliamentary polls, has been hospitalised in Dhaka for heart treatment. He underwen... Read More


College student hacked to death in Sirajganj

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- A college student has been hacked to death in Sirajganj. Identified as Abdur Rahman, 20, the victim was sitting inside a CNG-run autorickshaw when he was attacked at an intersection... Read More


Sirajganj man dies as boat capsizes enroute to Italy, family allege malice

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- A man from Ullapara Upazila in Sirajganj has died while attempting to "illegally" migrate to Italy through the Mediterranean, with his family alleging he was killed and his body dump... Read More


Police arrest man over 'attempted rape of child' in Sirajganj

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- Police have arrested a man for allegedly attempting to rape an 8-year-old child in Sirajganj. The incident occurred at Mamumpur area of the city on Tuesday, according to Sub-Inspect... Read More


Attack on Jamaat candidate's motorcade leaves 10 people injured in Sirajganj

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- At least 10 activists of the Jamaat-e-Islami have been injured in an attack on the motorcade of the party's leader Shahinur Alam, who has been nominated to contest in the parliamentar... Read More