Farmers of Saltha profit from bitter gourd sales
Bitter gourd cultivation has been gaining popularity in various fields of Saltha upazila in the district in recent years, with local farmers reaping good profits thanks to favorable market prices...
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One dead, dozens injured in attack on Nura Pagla shrine in Rajbari
At least one person was killed and 27 others injured after the shrine of Nura Pagla, also known as Nura Paglar Darbar, in Goalanda upazila of Rajbari district was vandalised and set ablaze, allegedly by members of Islamist parties and groups, on Friday.
EC reinstates 85 upazila election officers
The Election Commission reinstated 85 upazila/thana election officers who were dismissed in 2007...
HC orders antivenom supply to upazila hospitals
The High Court on Monday asked the secretary of health ministry, director general of the directorate general of drug administration and authorities concerned to supply adequate antivenom in all Upazila Health Complexes across the country as soon as possible for snake bite patients...
Tongibari association holds general meeting
With the motto, 鈥楲et鈥檚 build a bright Tongibari together鈥�, the general meeting of Tongibari Upazila Development and Welfare Association, Munshiganj was held at the Pushpa Dam Convention Hall of the Krira Parishad Bhaban in the capital on Saturday with the presence of more than a hundred members and distinguished guests...
Parties agree on courts at upazilas
All the political parties on Monday agreed to set up civil and criminal courts at the upazila level in phases...
Critically endangered 鈥榖anarui鈥� netted in Tanguar Haor
A pangolin, locally known as 鈥榖anarui鈥�, and also a critically endangered species of mammal animals, was caught in a fisherman鈥檚 net in Tanguar Haor at Tahirpur upazila in Sunamganj on Wednesday evening.
JUDICIARY REFORM: HC benches in divisions, upazila courts proposed
The Judiciary Reform Commission has proposed the establishment of a separate secretariat for the judiciary, permanent attorney service, an independent investigation agency, the creation of permanent benches of the High Court Division in all divisional cities, and expanding district courts to upazilas across the country...
9 shops burnt to ashes in Ctg
Nine shops were burnt to ashes in a fire that broke out in Sayed Ahmed Tek area of Khankhanabad union under Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram early Sunday...
Admin officers to perform duties of local body chiefs聽
The government has temporarily empowered its officials to perform the duties of mayors of the city corporations and municipalities and chairmen of upazila parishads and...
Upazila chairman, 2 others killed in mob beating in Khulna
Three people, including Kayra Upazila Parishad chairman and Upazila Awami League president GM Mohsin Reza, were killed following a mob attack on Monday evening in Khulna....
Ctg court orders to arrest upazila chairman for embezzling Tk 115cr聽
A Chattogram court on Wednesday ordered the deputy inspector general of police, superintendent of police, and local police stations of the district to execute arrest warrants against the Chandanaish upazila parishad chairman Jasim Uddin...
Most upazila chairmen are loyal to MPs: Shujan
A Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik analysis showed that newly elected chairmen in most upazila parishads were relatives and loyal to lawmakers of their respective constituencies...
Matiur鈥檚 wife attends upazila meeting after 14 days
Raipura upazila parishad chairman Laila Kaniz Lucky, also the first wife of former National Board of Revenue member Matiur Rahman, attended a meeting in the upazila after 14 days of disappearance amid allegations against her and her husband for accumulating a huge quantity of illegal wealth...
Businessmen鈥檚 dominance in national, local politics bodes ill
BANGLADESH鈥橲 democratic backslide is manifest not only in the erosion of the electoral culture and the holding of managed elections but also in the complete dominance of businessmen in parliament and local government bodies...
Month-long upazila polls conclude
Chief election commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Sunday expressed his satisfaction over the upazila parishad elections saying that the elections were held...
Baghaichari UP polls postponed again
The Election Commission on Saturday postponed upazila parishad elections in Rangamati鈥檚 Baghaichhari upazila, scheduled for June 9, in fear of deterioration in the...
Discussion on land service held in Baghmara
Baghmara upazila land office organised a discussion on the occasion of Land Service Week 2024 with the theme 鈥楽mart Land Service, Smart Citizen鈥� at the land office in...
Another killed in post-poll violence
One more person, a supporter of defeated Kamarkhanda upazila vice-chairman candidate Selim Reza was allegedly beaten to death by supporters of another defeated candidate, Hafizur Rahman, in the early hours of Thursday...
BCL activist killed in Brahmanbaria post-poll violence
A Bangladesh Chhatra League activist was shot to death by opponents during the joyous procession of the winning candidate in Brahmanbaria sadar upazila election...
Low turnout again in 4th phase of upazila polls聽
The month-long upazila parishad elections ended on Wednesday with the fourth and final phase, when voting was held in 60 upazilas of 26 districts...
Voting in 4th phase of upazila polls goes on in 60 upazilas
Voting in 60 upazilas for the fourth phase of the sixth Upazila Parishad Election began on Wednesday morning...
AL MPs influence upazila polls to cement power聽
Ministers and lawmakers of the ruling Awami League ensured their authority in upazila parishad defying party instructions as they helped their friends and...
175 platoons of BGB deployed ahead of 4th phase of Upazila polls
A total of 175 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh personnel have been deployed across the country to maintain law and order during the 4th phase of the 6th Upazila Parishad Election.....
Govt must enforce laws to stop illegal landowning
NO ENFORCEMENT of the laws that bar individuals, families or bodies from holding more than 100 bighas, or roughly 33 acres, of land, including 60 bighas, or 19.83 acres, of agricultural land, keeps allowing many to acquire and own land beyond the limit...
Rajshahi lawmaker accuses upazila chair, UNO of murder plot
Rajshahi-1 constituency (Godagari and Tanore) lawmaker Omar Faruk Chowdhury accused the Godagari upazila parishad chairman and the upazila nirbahi officer of organising a gathering at the upazila parishad with the alleged intention of killing him...
Irregularities mark third phase of upazila polls
Massive irregularities, rigging, violence, and boycotts marked the third phase of the ongoing upazila parishad elections held on Wednesday amid low voter turnout...
Around 35pc vote cast in third phase upazila elections: CEC
Chief election commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Wednesday said approximately 35 per cent votes were cast in the third phase of Upazila Parishad polls...
Voting in third phase of 6th UP polls in 87 upazilas goes on
Voting in 87 upazilas for the third phase of the sixth Upazila Parishad Election began on Wednesday morning...
87 upazilas to go polls today in 3rd phase
The country鈥檚 87 upazilas will go for elections today amid fears of violence, intimidation, and low voter turnout in the third phase of the...
