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3 buffaloes die, 25 fall ill after allegedly eating poisoned grass in Patuakhali

Patuakhali, Aug. 28 -- At least three buffaloes died and 25 fell seriously ill after allegedly eating grass laced with poison at a char in Bauphal upazila of Patuakhali. The incident occurred at Lal ... Read More


One killed, another injured in Manikganj road accident

Manikganj, Aug. 28 -- A motorcyclist was killed and another rider seriously injured on Friday afternoon after a bus hit their motorcycle on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Manikganj. The accident occurre... Read More


Govt official seeks security after alleged extortion threats and attacks on family by ex BNP leader

LALMONIRHAT, Aug. 28 -- An assistant youth development officer on Friday sought security for himself and his family, alleging that a local BNP leader has driven him from his home and is holding his mo... Read More


JU hall playground renovation resumes defying admin order

JU, Aug. 28 -- Renovation work on the playground adjacent to Bishwakabi Rabindranath Tagore Hall at Jahangirnagar University (JU) resumed on Friday despite an administrative order to suspend the work ... Read More


Ziaur Rahman Foundation provides free eye care to 5,000 underprivileged people in Bogura

Bogura, Aug. 28 -- Around 5,000 underprivileged people received free eye treatment at a daylong eye camp in Bogura on Friday. The initiative was taken by noted cardiologist Dr Zubaida Rahman, vice pr... Read More


Fake Facebook IDs, pages operated in Rizvi's name; GD filed

Dhaka, Aug. 28 -- Multiple fake Facebook IDs and pages allegedly operated using the name and photographs of BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi have been used to circulate various political... Read More


Woman bitten by snake dies on the way to hospital after wasting time seeing quack

Kushtia, Aug. 28 -- A housewife died after being bitten by a venomous snake in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia, with her family allegedly wasting crucial time taking her to a traditional healer instead o... Read More


Gaibandha schoolteacher found hanging two days day after wedding

Gaibandha, Aug. 28 -- Police recovered the hanging body of a schoolteacher from a banana orchard in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha on Friday, two days after his marriage. The deceased was identifie... Read More


Ismail Ould elected new OIC secretary general

, Aug. 28 -- Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed has been elected new secretary general of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Ismail Ould, a Mauritanian diplomat and former foreign minister, took th... Read More


Five children drown in Chapainawabganj river

, Aug. 28 -- Five children drowned while taking a bath in the Pagla River in the Char Chakla area of Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila on Friday afternoon. The deceased could not be identified immediatel... Read More