Controversy has erupted in the northern Bangladeshi district of Thakurgaon following allegations that political influence and nepotism dictated the selection of new government fertiliser distributors. Amongst the list of newly appointed chemical fertiliser dealers is Shabnam Mustari Synthia, an undergraduate university student with no prior background in agricultural trade. Her father, Mamunur Rashid, serves as […]

A ninth-grade schoolgirl was stabbed in broad daylight directly outside her residence in the Thanapara area of Kushtia town on Monday afternoon. The victim, identified as Zakia, a student at Mission High School in Kushtia, was returning home after classes when the attack occurred around 2:00 pm in the Boro Masjid Lane area. According to […]

Tragedy struck the Baniyachong upazila of Habiganj during the early hours of Monday morning, as a late-night football match descended into violent clashes between rival spectators and players, leaving a 20-year-old footballer dead and several others injured. The victim, identified as Rakib Miah, son of Habibur Rahman from Kadupur village in the Boroiuri union, suffered […]