Coastal fishermen and bawalis have held a boat human chain and protest rally on the Kholpetua river in Shyamnagar of Satkhira with the one-point demand of eliminating forest bandits from the Sundarbans.
Three people, including a woman, were killed and 15 others injured when a speeding bus overturned on the Lakshmipur-Noakhali highway in Char Chamita area of Chandraganj upazila of Lakshmipur district on Monday.
At a district law and order committee meeting, the Habiganj-3 lawmaker said people in his constituency did not like such programmes and asked officials not to approve them.
Journalists in Gaibandha have announced a boycott of actress Pori Moni over allegations of misconduct towards a journalist, vowing not to publish any news about her until she publicly apologises for the incident.
Ten fishermen have reportedly been abducted by bandits while fishing in the Satkhira Range of the western Sundarbans. Their families and fishermen who managed to return have alleged that the abductors are demanding ransom for their release.
Police have arrested a madrasa teacher in Gazipur's Tongi over allegations that he burned a 9-year-old student with a hot iron.