Ashik Kabir The NER is blessed with a great deal of resources in terms of biodiversity, immense hydroenergy potential, oil and gas, coal, limestone, forest wealth, fruits and vegetables, flowers, herbs and aromatic plants, rare and diverse flora and fauna. Thus, it has the potential to become a commercial hub and tourist paradise. There are…
UNB A motor mechanic, who suffered burn injuries in a motorcycle-battery explosion in Saidpur municipal area on Sunday night, died at Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) early Monday. Morsalin, 25, a motor mechanic and son of Abdul Sattar, a resident of Banshbari area of the upazila headquarters, was undergoing treatment at RMCH with 70 percent…
UNB An elderly man was allegedly beaten to death by rivals over land related dispute in Babna para village in Sadar upazila on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Nur Hossain, 75, a resident of the village. Jahirul Islam, officer-in-charge of Nagarpur Police Station, said there had been a longstanding dispute between Nur and his…
UNB Police arrested an alleged terrorist along with one pipe-gun and two rounds of bullets from the Nagorghop High School premises in Manirampur upazila of Jessore on Sunday night. Sub-inspector of Manirampur Police Station Jahangir Alam said tipped off, a team of police conducted a drive in the area and arrested Sher Ali when he…
UNB A woman and a young man were killed due to electrocution at Bothatia Nagpara village in Lohagara upazila on Sunday night. The deceased were identified as Rita Rani Devi, 29, wife of Bhashu Debnath of the village, and Ashutosh Debnath, 26, son of Sushil Debnath and brother of Bhashu. Mohammad Shahjahan, officer-in-charge of Lohagara…
UNB An alleged robber was beaten to death by a mob in Jangail area of Sadar upazila early Monday. The deceased was identified as Joynal, 35, son of a robber ringleader Sarder Alta alias ‘Hadai robber’ of Paikraja village of the upazila. Locals said he was caught and beaten to death while trying to escape…
AP, Minsk Ukraine’s embattled prime minister announced Sunday that he is resigning, opening the way for the formation of a new government to end a drawn-out political crisis. In his weekly televised address, Arseniy Yatsenyuk said his resignation would be formally submitted to parliament on Tuesday. The same day, parliament was expected to vote to…
AP, Washington Front-runners Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump pushed for big wins on friendlier terrain in the Northeast Sunday as they tried to build challenge-proof delegate majorities ahead of their nominating conventions against rivals who won’t go away. Both Trump and Clinton campaigned in New York ahead of its April 19 primary which offers a…
AP, Idomeni Migrants waged running battles with Macedonian police Sunday after they were stopped from scaling the border fence with Greece near the border town of Idomeni, and aid agencies reported that hundreds of stranded travelers were injured. Macedonian police used tear gas, stun grenades, plastic bullets and a water cannon to repel the migrants,…
AP, Merga Dozens of villages have been abandoned and hundreds of families displaced close to Iraq’s northern border with Turkey as a result of Turkish airstrikes targeting militants from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, better known as the PKK. Of the 76 villages of the Barwari sub-district of Dohuk governorate, which lies along the Turkish border,…