Over 500 families have been marooned and hundreds of acres of paddy field and around 100 shrimp enclosures washed away following the sudden embankment collapse on the Shibsha River in Dakope upazila under the district on Tuesday morning, said local public representatives.

The government will provide Tk 30.21 crore to 2.10 lakh farmers in 48 districts as incentives to boost Aus rice production during the upcoming season that begins in early May.

Waliullah, manager of Bangladesh Commerce Bank's Kathgora branch, just got his promotion letter before he was killed in a robbery attempt at his branch in Savar.

Farmers of Poisafela village in Thakurgaon Sadar upazila are worried that they may not get the crop from their boro fields as the paddy plants have been badly affected by the toxic gas of a nearby brick kiln.

A housewife allegedly committed suicide in New Colony area under Parbatipur upazila of the district yesterday.

Three Bangladeshi nationals returned home on Sunday night after serving two years in an Indian jail.

A suspect today told a metropolitan magistrate in Dhaka that seven to eight including Zikurullah and Ariful Islam were involved in the killing of blogger Oyasiqur Rahman Babu.

Five Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders and activists are sued in connection with a factional clash that left 10 injured at Rangpur Medical College.

Conversion of fertile paddy and jute lands into tobacco farming has to be halted immediately and expansion of tobacco acreage has

A mob beat two suspected robbers to death while they were trying to flee after committing a robbery at Savar, on the outskirts area of Dhaka.

Watermelon growers of Panchagarh district are happy with this year's bumper yield and satisfactory price of their produce in local

Hajj flights to carry Bangladeshi pilgrims to Saudi Arabia will begin on August 16 and continue till September 18 this year.

A man was killed and 30 others were injured in a clash between two rival groups over capture of a disputed land at Bamoi village in Lakhai

The government has decided to allow the public servants, who belong to ethnic minority groups, to take optional leave for two days to celebrate traditional festivals before and after the Pahela Baishakh.

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad tells law enforcers not to harass candidates of the looming city corporations polls.

The 20-megawatt power plant run by Power Development Board (PWD) at Nayahat in Saidpur upazila went out of order 12 days ago, causing immense sufferings to the local people due to frequent load shedding.

It was a paddy field where green plants undulated in the air only a few days back. But the plants are all gone now and the plot has

A seven-year-old girl was raped by a neighbouring youth at Hamlapara village in Melandah upazila on Wednesday.

Criminals killed an indigenous youth in Thanchi upazila of the district early yesterday. The dead is Moshi Tripura, 28, a resident of Laxmi

National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines plans to expand its network on regional routes and increase its flights in existing routes.