Bari Siddiqui鈥檚 7th death anniv today
Today is the seventh anniversary of death of eminent singer and flautist Bari Siddiqui, who enthralled music lovers both at home and abroad during his long and illustrious music career...
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Loss in power transmission warrants early attention
LOSSES in power transmission that increased for the second consecutive year in the 2024 financial year are worrying especially in that there is a forecast of further increase for the next few years. What is further worrying is that the losses take place because of a mismatched expansion of the power and industrial sectors. Such transmission losses in the past...
Section 144 imposed in B鈥檅aria centering BNP鈥檚 counter programmes
The local administration has imposed Section 144 in Bancharampur upazila of Brahmanbaria district due to programmes announced by two factions of BNP at the same venue and time...
Fifty injured in BNP factional clash in Brahmanbaria
At least fifty people were injured in a clash between two groups of Bangladesh Nationalist Party near Musa Market of Banchharampur upazila town in Brahmanbaria on Monday centring the council of Banchharampur upazila unit of the party...
BCC bans sharing info with media, individuals
Barishal City Corporation has issued an order, prohibiting its officials from providing any information to the media, individuals, or organisations on matters related to the city corporation...
Bari Siddiqui鈥檚 birth anniv today
Today is the 70th anniversary of the birth of eminent singer and flautist Bari Siddiqui, who enthralled music lovers both at home and abroad during his long and illustrious music career...
Youths urged to protect rivers, water bodies
Speakers at a discussion in Brahmanbaria have urged the youths to take effective measures to protect the rivers and water bodies of the country...
Bus driver arrested over Barishal University student鈥檚 death
The driver of the bus that killed a Barishal University student was arrested at village Khasherhat in Patuakhali district...
Barishal University student killed road accident
A bus has crushed a university student to death triggering a blockade of Dhaka-Barishal highway for several hours...
Eight districts get new deputy commissioners
The interim government has appointed new deputy commissioners in Joypurhat, Rajshahi, Rajbari, Sirajganj, Kushtia, Dinajpur, Shariatpur, and Natore districts...
Six more die of dengue, 1,248 hospitalised
At least six people died of dengue and 1,248 others were hospitalised across the country in the past 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising the death from dengue infection to 277 so far this year...
Barishal rope in Rishad, Shanto, Mahmudullah
The focus was solely on Rishad Hossain, who was not picked up by any franchises in the first six rounds before was eventually selected by Fortune Barishal in the 11th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League draft, which took place at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon in Dhaka on Monday...
Fire breaks out at Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital
Patients were evacuated after a fire broke out at Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital鈥檚 medicine building warehouse on Sunday morning.
RAB arrests ex-MP Sohrab Uddin from Dhaka鈥檚 Uttara
Members of Rapid Action Battalion have arrested former Kishoreganj-2 constituency MP Advocate Sohrab Uddin from Diabari area in Uttara, Dhaka.
Flash flood moves downstream
The death toll from the ongoing flash flooding in Mymensingh division climbed to eight on Monday as two more people drowned in downstream areas where the flood affected more people.
Govt should attend to rescue, post-flood rebuilding in north
A QUARTER to a million people, especially at Nalitabari, Jhenaigati and Sribardipur spanning about 800 square kilometres in Sherpur are left stranded in a flash flooding that a heavy spell of rain in Bangladesh鈥檚 north and its adjacent hills upstream across the border in India caused in 24 hours until night on October 4. The height of the trans-boundary river...
BARI holds workshop on development of various agricultural machinery
The聽Farm Machinery and Postharvest Process Engineering Division聽of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute held a workshop on development of various agricultural machineries at the...
Father seeks justice for son
Sajib Sarkar, a lecturer at Brahmanbaria Medical College, shouldered all the responsibilities for his family as his father struggled with the limited income from a government job.
Ex-Jatrabari police OC Abul Hasan put on 7-Day Remand
A court has granted a seven-day remand for Abul Hasan, former officer-in-charge of Jatrabari Police Station, in connection with the death of student Sakib Hasan during the recent anti-discrimination student protest in Jatrabari...
Time to see if unplanned steps cause rainwater collection
EXTREMELY heavy rainfall induced by a depression that had continued for two to three days have both sprained and strained life in Cox鈥檚 Bazar, Chattogram, Barishal, Patuakhali and neighbouring districts. Houses, road stretches, farms and fish enclosures faced extensive damage in the rainfall that came with heavy wind. With a decline in rainfall, Cox鈥檚 Bazar...
Rivers in Dhaka, Barishal, Khulna may swell in 24 hours: FFWC
The water level of the rivers in Dhaka, Barisal and Khulna divisions may increase during 24 hours from 9:00am on Sunday, according to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Center...
Jainul Bari new SBC chairman
The government appointed Mohammad Jainul Bari, the immediate past chairman of the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority as the new chairman of the board of directors of Sadharan Bima Corporation...
Student movement coordinator of Barishal's BM College among 3 stabbed
Three people including Sagor Mridha, 23, a student of BM College and a leader in the anti-discrimination student movement, were injured in an attack by a group of iscreants on Tuesday night..
Five more cases filed against Hasina, aides
Five more cases 鈥� one on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, three on murder charges and one on attempt to murder charge 鈥� have been filed against...
150 injured in clashes between students of Barishal Univ, BM College
At least 150 people were injured in a series of clashes between students of Barisal University and Government Brojomohun College over a trivial matter between 12:15am and 5:00am on Wednesday...
13 injured in alleged BNP attack on three-wheeler drivers in Barishal
Thirteen people were injured on Friday night when alleged activists of a faction of Bangladesh Nationalist Party attacked three-wheeler drivers demanding extortion money at Rupatali Bus Terminal.
Death toll rises to 59 as new areas flooded
Death toll in the flash floods in the 11 affected districts rose to 59 as five more deaths were reported on Saturday.
Implementation of Phulbari agreement demanded
National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports observed the 18th anniversary of Phulbari Day, placing wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital...