Police have recovered 70 bottles of foreign liquor from the residence of a leader of the Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) during a raid in Chattogram. The police conducted the operation at the home of Mohammad Abu Shakil (33), posing as customers. Police said Shakil fled after sensing Continue Reading

State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, Mr. Mir Shahe Alam, has said there will be no party symbols in local government elections, though BNP-backed specific candidates will be present locally. He said the government will provide all necessary cooperation to the Election Commission to make local government elections free, fair, and neutral. Continue Reading

“If a Long March Could Solve the Gas-power Crisis, We Would Have Organized It Ourselves First” Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said the government has taken several initiatives to resolve the gas and electricity crisis, the details of which have been presented in parliament over the past few days. He said he hopes the crisis […]Continue Reading

Anwar Zahid/Abu Bakar Siddiqui, from Alfadanga Severe erosion by the Madhumati River has taken a devastating turn in Char Kholabaria village of Buraich Union in Faridpur’s Alfadanga upazila. Thousands of men and women from the area formed a large human chain along the riverbank on Thursday, demanding a permanent embankment to protect their homesteads and […]Continue Reading

A.M. Mizanur Rahman Bullet, from Kalapara (Patuakhali) A service box of the Tourist Police located on Kuakata beach in Patuakhali has been swept into the sea due to severe erosion. At the same time, intense erosion has appeared across a wide area, including the Sunset Point on the Marine Drive. As a result, the coastal […]Continue Reading