The rice, transported by rail, arrived at the Darshana port yard around 9 pm on Tuesday in 42 wagons from India’s Gede Port, authorities said.

Warm clothes buyers, especially people from low and middle-income groups, are thronging to different markets in Bagerhat as the prevailing cold wave continues sweeping over the region.

Phulbari Government College remains neglected for over 32 years since its nationalization in 1992.

While some people just got in their cars and drove out of the danger zone, Gruss had to wrangle more than two dozen frightened horses, as embers swirled in 100-mile (160-kilometer) -an-hour winds.

Production cost of Hali variety of onion has increased by Tk 15,000 to Tk 20,000 per bigha this year due to rising prices of fertilisers, seeds and farm workers.

Workers of JMS Holding kept the main gate under lock and key from outside around 11:50am, while employees of HKD International, Smart Jacket and BSKL Ltd staged demonstrations inside their factory premises.

Boro cultivation is going on in full swing in Bagerhat’s Kachua upazila, the largest paddy-producing zone of the district.

Ignoring repeated protests from local residents, Mymensingh City Corporation (MCC) authority has been dumping waste in the open space beside a busy city road for long, leading to serious environment pollution and health hazards for city dwellers.

As winter grips the rural areas of Bagerhat, the aroma of freshly prepared Chitai Pitha -- locally known as Kachi Khocha -- draws crowds to village markets.

The decline in the number of Bangladeshi migrant workers is a wake-up call for the country's policymakers and stakeholders

Farmers in Moulivibazar’s Kamalganj upazila are using pesticides in winter vegetable fields twice a week flouting health guidelines.

Allegations suggest their assets exceed known sources of income

Several thousand passengers, who use the Elisha launch terminal in Bhola regularly, have been suffering for months due to the lack of gangways, connecting the pontoon.

Agriculture sector stood second in the list

Potato farmers in five northern districts -- Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Gaibandha, Rangpur, and Nilphamari -- in the Rangpur region are seeing a bumper yield of the early variety potatoes due to favourable weather conditions.

A Russian national was found dead in Green City, the residential area of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project in Pabna’s Ishwardi, on Friday night.

Chaumohani Union Health and Family Welfare Centre in Habiganj’s Madhabpur upazila provides health services to nearly 40,000 people living in different villages under the union.

The military also said had detained Abu Safiyeh, suspecting him of being a Hamas militant. When asked if he had been transferred to Israeli territory for further questioning, the military did not offer an immediate comment.

Even after 24 years of its establishment, Tiakhali College in Barguna’s Amtali upazila has not been included under the government’s nationalisation scheme due to unknown reason.

A group of people in Barlekha upazila joined hands to make a three-kilometre road suitable for vehicular movement as it turned from bad to worse in the last couple of years due to lack of renovation work for long.