The bodies of five fishermen who went missing after a fishing trawler 'FB Barkat' capsized in the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Patharghata in Barguna have been recovered.
In an incident at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, a newborn was mistakenly handed over to another family because the mothers had the same name. After the error was discovered, hospital authorities recovered both infants and handed them over to their respective families on Tuesday morning.
Maruf Ali, a Chhatra Dal leader, has been expelled from the party for illegally imposing Section 144 and making announcements through loudspeakers because he was not invited to the final match of a football tournament in Lalpur, Natore.
Police have arrested Tamal Sarkar (35), the main accused in a case filed over the attack and vandalism on the motorcade of Aynul Haque, Member of Parliament for Sirajganj-3 (Raiganj-Tarash) constituency.
After a continuous three-month ban, the Sundarbans will reopen on September 1. Through this, registered fishermen and woodcutters from the coastal areas of Satkhira will be able to enter the Sundarbans with passes from the forest department to collect fish and crabs.
A total of 115 sacks of fertiliser out of 197 looted from a dealer's warehouse in Kurigram's Bhurungamari upazila have been recovered after angry farmers took them on Sunday. The remaining 82 sacks are yet to be found. The warehouse owner has filed a written complaint with the police, and a five-member investigation committee has been formed by the upazila administration to look into the incident.