A seven-year-old residential student of Darus Sunnah Madrasa in Shoronkhola upazila of Bagerhat has been allegedly severely beaten by a teacher for failing to recite his lessons. The child, identified as Azizul, has sustained black and blue bruises across his body and has been admitted to Shoronkhola Upazila Health Complex.
The water level of the Padma River at the Rajshahi point is flowing nearly 2 metres below the danger mark. Even though all the gates of India's Farakka Barrage have been opened to the maximum, the Water Development Board has said there is currently no risk of flood in Rajshahi.
The traditional 30th boat race was held on the Sonai River in Sylhet's Bianibazar upazila on Friday (August 28), despite a campaign by a group identifying themselves as 'Tawhidi Janta' demanding its cancellation. Thousands of people gathered on both banks of the river to watch the race, with the shores filling up hours before the scheduled start.
Alal Hossain Raju, a resident of Gangni upazila in Meherpur, has been killed in a massive explosion at a gas chemical complex in Russia's Amur region, his family has confirmed. The news of his death has plunged his home in Hogalbaria Mathpara village into mourning.
An employee of the Tanore upazila land office in Rajshahi has been temporarily suspended after a video of him taking bribes went viral on social media.
The funeral for seven residents of Naogaon who were killed in a fire at a sofa factory in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was held on Friday, August 28, at around 10:15am at the Mollah Azad Memorial College ground in Atrai upazila.