The bodies of two Bangladeshi nationals killed in firing by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along the Kasba border in Brahmanbaria have been handed over to Bangladesh authorities.
Sarail and Ashuganj will be upgraded to municipalities, announced Rumeen Farhana, Member of Parliament for the Brahmanbaria-2 constituency.
The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has secured the release of 14 fishermen who were abducted by the Arakan Army, an armed separatist group from Myanmar, in an operation based on humanitarian grounds. The group consists of 13 Bangladeshi fishermen and one Rohingya Muslim from a refugee camp in Bangladesh.
Two Bangladeshis, including a college student, have been killed in firing by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along the Dhaznagar border in Kasba upazila, Brahmanbaria. The incident occurred around 11:15 pm on Friday, May 8, on the Indian side of the border.
Agriculture Minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid has assured support for farmers whose Boro paddy was submerged by onrushing hill water across approximately 350 hectares of land in the Medir Haor area of Nasirnagar upazila, Brahmanbaria.
A 14-year-old girl has allegedly committed suicide after being tortured and publicly humiliated following an accusation of stealing Tk 120 in Chatmohar upazila, Pabna. The incident occurred on Friday, May 9, in the Chinabhatkur village of Nimaichara union.