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12 bandits surrender in Bagerhat

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- Twelve members of the notorious forest bandit group Nana Bhai Bahini, including its chief, have surrendered to the Coast Guard in Mongla. They formally surrendered at the Coas... Read More


140 trees cut down at Shibganj cemetery

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- Miscreants cut down 140 mahogany trees at a cemetery in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj under the cover of darkness on Wednesday night, sparking anger among local residents... Read More


Clean-up drive held in N'ganj pry schools

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- A coordinated cleanliness drive has been conducted at 120 government primary schools in Narayanganj Sadar upazila to prevent dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases. The init... Read More


Dilapidated road causes hardship in Hossainpur

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- Residents of Hossainpur in Kishoreganj are facing daily hardship as a nearly one-kilometre road has remained in a dilapidated condition for years. The road stretches from the ... Read More


Student shortage persists in Kalkini Girls' School

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- A nearly seven-decade-old girls' school in Madaripur's Kalkini has been left virtually without students amid allegations of irregularities against its headteacher and a prolong... Read More


Northern region farmers optimistic about Aman harvest

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- The paddy fields across northern Bangladesh are once again coming alive as farmers work through muddy fields, transplanting Aman seedlings with hopes of recovering from the set... Read More


6 years on, Gani's Ghat Bridge still unusable

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- The construction of a bridge at Gani's Ghat in the remote Charkurulia area of Lakshmikunda Union in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna has yet to be completed, even after six years. Al... Read More


3 held with 74 bhori gold jewellery at airport

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- Airport Armed Police Battalion (APBn) detained three people with 861.8 grams of gold jewellery, equivalent to around 74 bhori, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhak... Read More


DMP arrests 542 in 24-hour anti-crime drives

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 542 people and filed 51 cases in the past 24 hours on Friday as part of its regular anti-crime drives across the capital. Accordin... Read More


3 nabbed with yaba in Pabna

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- Three people have been arrested with 150 Yaba tablets in Pabna. Two suspects were arrested initially, while another was later detained based on information provided during inte... Read More