Number of homosexuals in Pabna exceeds 1,600, 16 infected with AIDS

Health officials have expressed concern over the risk of HIV infection in Pabna. They have said that awareness and preventive activities need to be further strengthened among various high-risk groups in the district. According to the latest data, 16 people have been diagnosed with HIV in the district so far, which has attracted the attention of public health experts.

Property dispute: Two sons in jail for torturing mother

Police have arrested two sons in Dhamairhat upazila of Naogaon on charges of physically and mentally torturing an elderly mother over a property dispute. They were later sent to jail on the orders of the court.

BSF retreats after BGB blocks 15 people from entering Bangladesh

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has foiled an attempt by 15 people to enter Bangladesh through the Rokanpur border in Chapainawabganj. The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) was forced to turn them back in the face of the BGB's tough stance.

BGB seizes 35 bottles of liquor and 14 Indian cows in border operation

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized a large quantity of Indian liquor and cows in a separate operation in the border area of ​​Chapainawabganj.

Flash marches in Sirajganj and Brahmanbaria, law enforcement agencies investigating

A flash march by leaders and activists of banned political organizations in Sirajganj and Brahmanbaria has created discussion and tension in the area. After videos of the processions went viral on social media in two separate incidents, law enforcement agencies have started investigating the matter.

BNP announces to issue ‘mango cards’ to online mango sellers

Online mango sellers in Netarchapainawabganj’s Rahanpur area have announced to fix the maximum cutting charge for mangoes. According to the traders, transparency and order will be maintained in the market if a fixed charge is introduced.

Bogra, the country's 13th city corporation

Bogra has officially started its journey as the country's 13th city corporation. Tarique Rahman announced its inauguration by unveiling the plaque of Bogra City Corporation at 12 noon on Monday (April 20). After the inauguration, he participated in a tree plantation program on the city corporation premises.

Showdown with 50 cars amid fuel crisis, Chhatra Dal leader loses post

Chhatra Dal leader Masud Rana Pramanik lost his post in the incident of holding an early election procession with more than 50 cars in Gurdaspur Upazila of Natore. The procession, which started from the Gurdaspur Pilot Model High School grounds on Sunday afternoon, created a lot of discussion in the area. About 50 Hiace and private cars participated in the procession, which circled various roads and ended at Chanchkoir Bazar.

A fire broke out on the highway with the slogan 'Joy Bangla', cocktails and petrol bombs recovered from Naldanga

A fire broke out on the Natore-Naogaon regional highway with the slogan 'Joy Bangla' in Naldanga, Natore. Sensing the presence of the police, the miscreants fled the scene. Later, the police conducted a raid there and recovered various evidence including cocktails and petrol bombs.

Brother files independent nomination form against sister for paddy sheaf candidate

A surprising equation has been created in electoral politics in Natore-1 (Lalpur-Bagatipara) constituency. BNP nominated candidate Barrister Farzana Sharmin Putul has filed his nomination form as an independent candidate against her brother Dr. Yasir Arshad Rajan. The different positions of two members of the same family have created a discussion in local politics.

Raksu VP Zahid warns to leave the program if there are journalists from Prothom Alo and Daily Star

Rajshahi University Central Students' Union (RAKSU) Vice President (VP) and Branch President Mostaqur Rahman Zahid has warned to close the country's leading Bengali daily Prothom Alo and English daily The Daily Star.

Everyone was shocked when they dug up the soil! A 190 kg Vishnu idol was found

RAB has recovered an ancient Vishnu idol weighing about 190 kg from a dig in Sherpur, Bogra. Two people were arrested in the incident on Monday morning. Later, the recovered idol and the arrested people were handed over to Sherpur Police Station.

The headmaster of a government school in Pabna is an Indian citizen!

Sukh Ranjan Chakraborty, the headmaster of Baliahalot Government Primary School in Pabna Sadar Upazila, has been accused of being an Indian citizen. The complaint has been received at the District Primary Education Office and documents have also been submitted - an investigation has been ordered, said the District Primary Education Officer.

Deadline for withdrawal of nominations ends today in Raksu, voting on September 25

Daughter-in-law beats mother-in-law violently, video goes viral: 5 arrested along with son

A video of an inhuman incident that took place in Pabna's Santhia has gone viral on social media. It has been alleged that 75-year-old Kanchan Khatun was mercilessly tortured by her own son and daughter-in-law over a minor family dispute. The mother, who once raised her child in her arms, is seen being held by her own son, who holds her by the throat and beats her to the ground.

Mother abandons newborn daughter in Naogaon, father files complaint with police station

A mother abandoned her newborn daughter within hours of giving birth in Manda, Naogaon. The child's father, Touhid Islam (25), is in trouble over this incident. Frustrated, he has filed a written complaint with the police station.

Railway blockade in Sirajganj halts train connections between Dhaka and northern regions

Students protesting for a permanent campus of Rabindra University are blocking the railway track at Ullapara Railway Station in Sirajganj. The program, which began at 9 am on Wednesday (August 13) and continued till 1 pm despite rain and inclement weather.

Leaders and activists gather in BNP's victory procession on July Uprising Day in Bogra

A huge victory procession was organized by the district BNP in Bogra as part of the central program on the occasion of July Uprising Day. The procession started from Altafunnesa playground in Bogra city on Wednesday (August 6) afternoon and circled important roads in the city before ending at the party office on Nababbari Road.

Exceptional protest on the highway demanding approval of Rabindra University's DPP

The teachers, officials, employees and students of the university have held an exceptional cultural program on the Sirajganj-Pabna highway demanding the speedy approval of the Development Project Proposal (DPP) for the construction of a permanent campus of Rabindra University and its full implementation.

6 killed in truck-microbus collision in Natore

Six people were killed in a head-on collision between a truck and a microbus in a horrific road accident on the Banpara-Hatikumrul highway in Baraigram, Natore. The tragic accident occurred at around 10 am on Wednesday (July 23) in the Tarmuj Pump area of the upazila.

1 person was hacked to death with a sharp weapon in Naogaon

On Wednesday (November 20), a man named Nazrul Islam was publicly hacked to death in Sultanpur Mohalla of Naogaon. The police said that the murder occurred due to a dispute over land.

Mishu, a brilliant student of Pabna, has not been killed in 6 years

Although six years have passed since the murder of SM Mishkat Ahmed Mishu, a second year meritorious student of Chemistry Department of Pabna Government Edward College, the murder has not been resolved. Relatives of the deceased Mishur alleged that they are being deprived of justice.

It is a unique example of journalist pride by donating blood voluntarily for 68 times

Journalist Chifat Rahman Sanam, a well-known face of Pabna, voluntarily donated blood for the helpless mumursha patient for the 68th time. Through this, he has set a unique example in human service.

Abducted madrasa student rescued in RAB operation in Pabna, kidnapper arrested

Madrasa student Ramzan Ali (13) who was abducted from Chatmohar in Pabna was rescued by RAB. Mehdi Hasan Sagar (25), a member of the kidnapping gang, has been arrested in this incident.

Complaints of charging extra fare to passengers without tickets, two railway employees dismissed

Two railway employees of the Pakshi divisional office of the Western Railway have been suspended for allegedly collecting extra money in the name of fare collection from ticketless passengers.

Phencidil found in Indian stone-laden truck

BGB seized 181 bottles of phensidyl after searching a truck loaded with stones at Sonamsjid land port in Chapainawabganj. The truck has been impounded in this incident.