17-year-old killed in Sherpur over Facebook post reaction
A 17-year-old boy was hacked to death by another teenager in Sherpur鈥檚 Nalitabari upazila on Saturday following a dispute over a reaction to a Facebook post.
Tags : Alita
Improving primary education
THE vision of the primary education sector is to provide inclusive, qualitative learning to children. Interventions that were taken by the government couldn鈥檛 bring the desired outcome regarding providing quality learning to each and every child. If challenges can be identified properly, it can be easier to find out the ways of addressing...
Flash flood moves downstream
The death toll from the ongoing flash flooding in Mymensingh division climbed to eight on Monday as two more people drowned in downstream areas where the flood affected more people.
Govt should attend to rescue, post-flood rebuilding in north
A QUARTER to a million people, especially at Nalitabari, Jhenaigati and Sribardipur spanning about 800 square kilometres in Sherpur are left stranded in a flash flooding that a heavy spell of rain in Bangladesh鈥檚 north and its adjacent hills upstream across the border in India caused in 24 hours until night on October 4. The height of the trans-boundary river...
Former Major Gen Ziaul arrested in murder case
Former Major General Ziaul Ahsan, who was relieved of his post in the army after the fall of Sheikh Hasina, was arrested on Friday in a murder case filed with New Market police station.
Turkey therapy dogs join Istanbul Airport staff
Six-year-old Kuki and one-and-a-half-year old Alita recently joined the staff of Istanbul Airport, one of the busiest in the world, with a mission to provide solace for stressed travellers...