Warm clothes prices soar as chill grips Lalmonirhat

Taking advantage of cold weather prevailing in the district for the last few days, a section of warm clothes sellers are doing brisk
5 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Teachers of non-MPO junior schools demand salary

Teachers and employees of non-MPO junior schools urge the government to pay their salaries and allowances.
5 December 2016, 08:45 AM

Over 100 trucks stranded at Burimari port

Over 100 trucks loaded with imported goods got stranded at Burimari land port in Patgram upazila of the district as labourers have been
4 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Santals under threat to withdraw FIR

Local leaders of Santal community are getting indirect threats from ruling party men to withdraw the FIR filed against public
4 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Hindus still in panic

The lower caste Hindus, whose belongings were burnt after local criminals set their 20 houses on fire in Bochaganj upazila early
4 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Forced disappearance: Victims’ families seek govt help

Aggrieved families of 20 people, who were allegedly picked up by law enforcers about three years ago, have demanded the government to take necessary steps to bring them back.
4 December 2016, 07:42 AM

C’nawabganj SP exempted upon apology

The High Court exempts TM Mujahidul Islam, superintendent of police in Chapainawabganj, from a suo moto rule issued for his comments on punishing robbers.
4 December 2016, 06:03 AM

Five return home from Indian jail

Five Bangladeshis returned home from India on Friday on completion of their two and a half years' imprisonment in an Indian jail.
3 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Ajoy Roy, My Father

Ajoy Roy, veteran leftist politician, passed away on October 17, 2016. He had actively taken part in movements opposing the British
2 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Want full implementation of CHT Accord: Santu Larma

Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghaty Samity (PCJSS) President Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma, popularly known as Santu Larma, demands full implementation of Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord for the sake of the hill tracts people.
2 December 2016, 13:26 PM

Attack on Hindus: Family demands release of Rasraj

Family of detained Rasraj Das, who is in jail over the attack on Hindus in Brahmanbaria’s Nasirnagar, presses the government for his release.
2 December 2016, 11:03 AM

Bus strike on Dhaka-Rajshahi route hits commuters hard

Movement of buses on Dhaka-Rajshahi route remains suspended as Rajshahi District Motor Workers' Union enforces a strike on the route.
2 December 2016, 04:36 AM

Elephants kill farmer in Sherpur

An indigenous farmer was killed by wild elephants in Jhinaigati border area in the district on Wednesday night.
1 December 2016, 18:00 PM

'Withdraw case against bdnews journalists'

Speakers at a human chain demanded withdrawal of a case filed against the editor of bilingual online news portal bdnews24.com and its local correspondent Shakil Ahmed.
1 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Potato price shoots up further in Dinajpur

Price of potato, one of the common and essential item of our daily dishes, has shot up at a rapid speed in retail and wholesale kitchen markets of Dinajpur in last one week.
1 December 2016, 18:00 PM

$31m deal inked with UNDP for CHT development

The government signs an agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for a new development project, focusing on sustainable and inclusive development of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT).
1 December 2016, 11:23 AM

Injured Ansar man dies in Dhaka

An Ansar member who was allegedly injured by smugglers in Benapole land port area on November 15 dies at a Dhaka hospital.
1 December 2016, 08:52 AM

Man killed in Sherpur elephant attack

A farmer is killed in a wild elephant attack in Jhenigati upazila of Sherpur.
1 December 2016, 08:21 AM

Protest continues in Mymensingh

More than 20,000 people of seven villages in Mymensingh brought out a procession in the town yesterday, demanding exemption of their homesteads and farmlands from acquisition.
30 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Disrespect to language martyrs!

Shaheed Minar commemorates the martyrs who laid down their lives during the Language Movement of 1952 in then East Pakistan.
30 November 2016, 18:00 PM