With the appointment of Nurul Islam (Moni) as Chief Whip, holding ministerial status, Barishal division now has representation from all but one of its districts, Jhalakathi. It is noteworthy that two members of the cabinet are from Barishal district itself. Nurul Islam has been elected MP from Barguna-2 constituency four times. In the 8th Parliament, […]
Buses plying from the Syedabad bus terminal to southern districts are reportedly charging extra fare from those heading home for Eid. Moreover, due to traffic congestion in the Sayedabad Bus Terminal area, buses have to wait for hours to leave the bus terminal. This picture came to light when Syedabad bus terminal was visited on […]
A police constable, Monirul Islam, was shot dead by a colleague while on duty in the Baridhara diplomatic area of the capital. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Deputy Commissioner (Media and Public Relations) Faruk Hossain confirmed the information and said that the incident took place in front of the Palestinian Embassy at around 12:05 am on […]
Shamim Hossain's explosive innings went in vain as Fortune Barishal entered the final of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) after defeating Rangpur Riders by 6 wickets in the second qualifier match. In reply to Rangpur's 149 for seven, Barishal won with nine balls to spare thanks to veteran Mushfiqur Rahim's unbeaten 47 off 38 balls […]
After this, Tamim and Mushfiqur Rahim led the team to victory with many balls remaining. Mohammad Saifuddin (2-28) and Obed McCoy (2-29) had also earlier combined with Mayers to help restrict Chattogram to a moderate score. Opener Josh Brown scored the highest 34 runs for the team with the help of two fours and three […]
Amidst those controversies, Malik suddenly moved to Dubai and through his agent ensured that he would not return to Bangladesh to play BPL. Such action of Malik also raised doubts. However, Barishal franchise owner rejected any talk of match fixing. As soon as the allegations against him surfaced on social media, Malik released a statement […]
The victim – Shiraz Shikdar, 58, a resident of Kuraliya village in Hijla upazila – fell ill during the clash. He was taken to Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in Barishal, where doctors declared him brought dead. Emergency ward physician Kabir Uddin said it appeared he died of cardiac arrest. The body has been sent to […]
Leaders and workers are reaching the venue in procession with different banners, flags and placards and are raising different slogans from there. The work of making a stage for the Prime Minister’s rally at Bangabandhu Udyan in the city has been going on for a week. Meanwhile, various preparations including decorations have already been completed […]
Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah, an independent candidate from Barishal-5 constituency, had on Monday reinstated his candidature through a writ in the High Court. Former city mayor Sadiq Abdullah sought nomination from the Awami League for the seat, but current Member of Parliament and Minister of State for Water Resources Zahid Farooq secured the party’s nomination. Failing […]
Shammi Ahmed accused Pankaj Nath of hiding information about the ownership of Bihanga Paribahan operating in Dhaka. Awami League chose Shammi Ahmed as its candidate for the next general elections, leaving sitting MLA Pankaj Nath. Initially, Pankaj Nath’s supporters said that he would not contest the 12th parliamentary elections. However, he suddenly submitted his nomination […]
The defendants in the case are Banaripara Upazila Awami League joint secretary Subrata Lal Kundu, vice president Mustafa Sardar, upazila council vice president and upazila Awami League organizing secretary Nurul Huda, Mamunur Rashid and joint general secretary Professor MD Zakir Hussain. All of them are considered to be followers of Barishal-2 (Banaripara-Ujirpur) MP Mohammad Shahe […]