Headteacher cuts hair of 15 primary students in Naogaon
A headteacher at a government primary school in Naogaon has cut the hair of at least 15 pupils with a pair of scissors, triggering outrage among parents.
District Correspondent
Train, road traffic resume in Brahmanbaria after five-hour blockade
Road and rail services in Brahmanbaria returned to normal after local residents withdrew a five-hour blockade protesting a move to form a new Barishal Union comprising six villages in Brahmanbaria Sadar upazila and establish a new upazila under the same name.
Brahmanbaria blockade halts trains on Dhaka–Chattogram, Sylhet routes
Local residents have blocked railway tracks and roads in Brahmanbaria, disrupting train services on the Dhaka-Chattogram and Dhaka-Sylhet routes, demanding the division of Brahmanbaria Sadar upazila to form a new upazila and the restoration of six villages to Basudeb Union.
Pori Moni dropped from Chattogram programme amid journalists’ protest
The organisers have dropped film actress Pori Moni from an award programme in Chattogram amid protests by journalists. They announced this decision on Saturday afternoon (November 7).
BNP's program played songs about Sheikh Hasina
Chattogram City BNP had taken a programme of broadcasting party songs and speeches on microphones in different areas of Chattogram city on the occasion of ‘National Revolution and Solidarity Day’. During this programme in Agrabad area on Saturday morning (November 7) the song ‘Bangabandhur Kanya Tumi Bangladesher Neta’ written about former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who was ousted from power in the student-people’s mass uprising, started playing on the microphone.
Four killed in Jamalpur road accident
Four people including three of a family were killed in a road accident in Melandah upazila of the district this morning.
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