In a rare incident, a farmer from Ratidhar Dewti village of Lalmonirhat has bought an elephant worth Tk 16.5 lakh in order to obey “divine instructions received by his wife in her dreams”. Dulal Chandra Roy, 46, had to sell off most of his cultivable lands to be able to buy the majestic animal. He […]

Freedom fighters in Chattogram’s Banshkhali upazila have come under several attacks in recent times after they protested the authorities’ failure to give a guard of honour to one of their fellow freedom fighters before his burial in late July. Ali Ashraf, 87, former labour affairs secretary of Banshkhali Awami League, died on 26 July after […]

Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route have been disrupted for the last three days due to shortage of vessels. Truckers are the worst sufferers as they have to wait for hours to board ferries and cross the Padma. Twelve out of 19 ferries are operating on the route now. Three are at Narayanganj dockyard for repairs […]

Seven people suffered burn injuries when they were melting iron at a steel mill in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila today. The workers were admitted to Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) Burn Unit around 2:00pm, said Alauddin Talukdar, assistant sub-inspector of CMCH police outpost. The injured workers said they suffered injuries when they were melting iron at […]