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Chattogram Correspondent: Law enforcement agencies arrested a Bahamian national along with 4 kgs of cocaine at Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport on Monday.The arrestee was identified as Stelia Santayee. Mohammad Ibrahim, public relations officer of the airport, said the woman landed at the airport on July 13 and she came…

District Correspondent: Two Bangladeshis were killed by members of the Khasi community in India near border pillar number 1253 in Companiganj on Sunday evening. More than 24 hours later though, their bodies have not been handed over. The deceased were identified as Ali Hossain (30) and Kawser Ahmed (32), both…

Shariatpur Correspondent: Police recovered the body of a 40-year-old patient from the bathroom of the medicine ward of Shariatpur Sadar Hospital on Saturday morning after he had been missing for two days. Additional Superintendent of Shariatpur Police, Ahsan Habib, confirmed the matter. The deceased was identified as Babul Bepari, son…

Bagerhat Correspondent: An Indian citizen was dead and twelve people were injured in a head-on-collision between two buses on Dhaka-Khulna highway at Faltita in Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat district. The deceased was identified as Sridhar Ganguly, 45, son of Bheem Ganguli of Birbhum upazila in West Bengal. Sheikh Nuruzzaman, officer-in-charge…

Faridpur Correspondent: The low-lying areas of nine unions of four upazilas in Faridpur have been inundated due to the swelling of the Padma River, causing woes to local people. The water level of the Padma River was flowing 7.97cm above its danger mark at Goalanda point in Rajbari district for…

Bhola Correspondent: More than five weeks have passed since the authorities lifted the ban on hilsa fishing, but the poor catch of the delicious fish from the Meghna-Tetulia River in Bhola district frustrated the fishermenFishermen are returning from the rivers with utmost disappointment and spending their days in extreme distress…

Sirajganj Correspondent: Due to reduced water flow in the Jamuna River, the flood situation in parts of Sirajganj has shown some improvement. However, the residents in flood-hit areas continued to suffer and instances of inundation are still prevalent in many places. Currently, the water level of the Jamuna River is…

Faridpur Correspondent: Local people have expressed satisfaction after the authorities decided that the Chandana commuter train will stop at Faridpur.  The train travels from Rajbari to Dhaka. Passengers were seen waiting in queue yesterday morning, on the first day of the operation of the new stoppage. The train stopped in…

Faridpur Correspondent: Faridpur Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College Hospital’s 9-storey new building has only two lifts out of five. Another one shuts down when the power goes out. Meanwhile, even if there is only one staircase, it gets crowded because it is narrow. In this situation, due to the crowd,…

Bandarban Correspondent: The government will spend Tk 48.65 crore to prevent the sudden erosion of hill slopes and Matamuhuri river. A project titled ‘Implementation of defense works in Matamuhuri river for the protection of Ansar battalion headquarters and Lamabazar in Lama upazila of Bandarban district’ has been proposed in the…