Asafur Rahman Kajal, Khulna Tourist spots in the Khulna region are getting ready for a five day holiday for Durga Puja that starts later this week. Many people plan to travel with their families. The Sundarbans and other spots are growing busy, but an order to close 18 resorts in Dakop upazila near the Sundarbans […]Continue Reading

The cabinet approved the proposal to move the Bangladesh Secretariat to the old Trade Fair ground in Agargaon, Sher e Bangla Nagar, Dhaka. The cabinet meeting took place yesterday at the Secretariat, and Prime Minister Mr. Tarique Rahman chaired it. Cabinet Secretary Mr. Nasimul Gani shared this news at a press briefing after the meeting. […]Continue Reading

Shafipur is a busy hub on the Dhaka Tangail highway in Kaliakair upazila of Gazipur. More than 20 thousand vehicles and about 1.5 lakh people use this road every day. But illegal hawkers and three wheelers have taken over the road, and walking there has become a nightmare for ordinary people. Our visit shows that […]Continue Reading

Anwar Zahid, Faridpur Winter is near, but the vegetable market in Faridpur still gives no relief. Supply of winter vegetables is low, so most vegetables cost a lot. In some places, tomatoes sell at Tk 150 a kg. Ordinary buyers are in trouble, and low and middle income families find it hard to run their […]Continue Reading

Fields of sweet smelling Sand Ginger spread across many areas of Gangni upazila in Meherpur. But in Kasba and Jalshuka villages and across the upazila, a shadow of sorrow now hangs over the fragrance and the fresh green. A harmful rot disease has left about 50 farmers with nothing in just one week. The upazila […]Continue Reading

Habibur Rahman Noman, Bahubal (Habiganj) A mosque stands on one side and a temple on the other, only 10 feet apart. The call to prayer rises from one place while worship goes on in the other. The doors of the two places almost face each other. Still, there is no conflict and no communal divide. […]Continue Reading

Rafiqul Islam Selim and Md. Jabedul Islam Parki sea beach in Anwara upazila of Chattogram is known as “Mini Cox’s Bazar”. Tourists from far places once rushed there for its natural beauty and the pull of the waves. On government holidays, crowds filled the whole beach. But poor roads, long traffic jams, no road lights […]Continue Reading

 Nazir Hossain Nazu, Syedpur (Nilphamari) Factory waste has polluted the Pachanala canal in Syedpur, Nilphamari. The water flow has stopped, so mosquitoes breed in the dirty water and germs may spread. Farmers also say they are unsure how to irrigate about 500 hectares of farmland. Reports say the Pachanala starts from Koya Beel in Botlagari […]Continue Reading

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that Bangladesh’s communal harmony has no parallel anywhere else in the world. He said that while violence and conflicts continue across the globe, members of the Hindu community are celebrating Durga Puja peacefully in Bangladesh. He called on people from all communities to remain united to preserve this […]Continue Reading