Coast Guard recovers two bodies in Galachipa River
The Bangladesh Coast Guard recovered the bodies of two missing fishermen in the Galachipa River in Patuakhali on Friday.
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Case filed over battery-run van driver’s death from torture
A case was filed over the death of a battery-powered van driver who died of beating as a suspected thief at Bagmara upazila in Rajshahi, the police said on Friday.
Swift amendment to tobacco law demanded
Research and advocacy organisation PROGGA, Knowledge for Progress, and the Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance have welcomed the government’s approval of the ‘Smoking and Tobacco Products Usage (Control) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025’ at the advisory council meeting.
Mustard fields turn yellow in Gaibandha
Vast tracts of mustard fields across Gaibandha have turned bright yellow as the crop has reached full bloom, raising hopes among farmers for a bumper production this season.
Union digital centre empowered Rangpur women
Haridebpur union is located 15 kilometres away from Rangpur district town. About 35,500 people of the union are mostly farmers. However, some people age engaged in different professions.
End to mob violence before polls demanded
Leaders of Ganatantrik Jukta Front, a combine of seven political parties, at a protest rally in Dhaka on Friday called on the interim government to take immediate steps to stop mob violence before next national election scheduled for February 12.
Prof Jamal Uddin dies
Jamal Uddin Ahmed, a retired professor of the finance department of Dhaka University, passed away while undergoing treatment at a hospital in the capital early Friday.
Farmers busy with planting Boro paddy in Sunamganj
Cultivation of Boro paddy, the main crop of farmers of the haor belt, is now going on in full swing in Sunamganj.
Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury’s birth anniv today
Today is the 84th anniversary of birth of freedom fighter and Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder, Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury.
Hefazat leader threatens to erase Prothom Alo, The Daily Star
A Hefazat-e-Islam leader on Friday issued explicit threats against Prothom Alo and The Daily Star that the two newspapers would be ‘obliterated’ if their ‘hostility’ towards Islamist activists continued.
Record potato output deepens growers’ misery
A record potato harvest has plunged thousands of farmers in the northern districts into a financial crisis, as prices have collapsed mainly due to a massive oversupply.
