135 accidents occurred on Bangabandhu Expressway in one year, recommendations were ignored

There are designated bus stops on the expressway, yet buses pick up and drop passengers elsewhere. There are at least eight such 'bus stops' between Jazeera and Bhanga. On Wednesday, buses were seen loading and unloading passengers in Ramanakanda, Surjanagar, Pachhar and Naodoba areas. Buses stopped for 5-10 minutes in Pachhar Circle and Bhanga toll […]

Rubel of Faridpur gets 10 years imprisonment in arms case

Expelled Faridpur Press Club president Imtiaz Hasan Rubel and his brother Sajad Hussain Barkat, expelled general secretary of Faridpur City Awami League, came into limelight for their involvement in controversial political activities. He is considered very close to former Local Government Minister and Faridpur-3 constituency MP Khandakar Mosharraf Hussain. The two brothers were arrested in […]

Attack on chief polling agent of independent candidate AK Azad before national elections. Faridpur-3

Today, a day before the 12th national elections, Shamsul Haq, the chief election agent of independent candidate AK Azad of Faridpur-3 constituency, was beaten up. Shamsul Haque alias Bhola Master, 78, came under attack at Mofizuddin Dangi village under Char Madhabdia union in Faridpur Sadar upazila at around 4:30pm. Shamsul Haq is the former Chairman […]

Human Rights Day: Police foils BNP’s human chain in Faridpur

Faridpur District BNP Joint Convenor Golam Rabbani alleged that when he was peacefully carrying out his programme, the police forcefully snatched his banner. Kotwali police station officer-in-charge MA Jaleel denied the allegation and claimed that there was no event at the particular location. “Police were present in the court premises since morning. No program like […]

Faridpur Awami League conflict at its peak, BNP also divided

New committee, fresh conflict in AL Party leaders have confirmed that the last district Awami League council was held in 2022. Approximately eight months after the Council, a 75-member committee was established. This committee is headed by Chairman Shamim Haq, General Secretary Shah Mohammad Ishtiaq and Joint Secretary Amitav Bose. On the other hand, the […]

Boats get stuck at Padma beach as fog halts services on Daulatdia-Paturia route

Dense fog left two boats carrying passengers stranded in the middle of the Padma river, forcing the authorities to suspend services on the Daulatdia-Paturia route. Mohammad Khalid Nawaz, a deputy general manager of the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority, said they suspended the services at around 9.30 pm on Saturday due to zero visibility.

Food officer of Faridpur has been suspended for falsifying rice

Sanwar Hussain was suspended as the inquiry committee found his involvement in embezzlement. Earlier on November 23, Dhaka Divisional Regional Food Controller MD Mahbubur Rahman, Officiating District Food Controller. Tarikuzzaman, Madaripur District Food Controller Ismail Hussain and Charabadrasan Upazila Food Controller Rezaul Alam visited the food depot and sealed it after detecting irregularities.