Rangpur Division

Voting in Rangpur -3 by-election underway

Shawdesh Desk: Voting in the by-polls to Rangpur -3 constituency, which fell vacant after the death of Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad, is progressing in a peaceful manner. The polling that

Several hurt in Rangpur train accident

Shawdesh desk: A number of people have been injured in a train accident at Kawnia Railway Junction in Rangpur. The accident took place on Thursday afternoon. The identities of the

Woman succumbs to dengue in Dinajpur

Shawdesh Desk: A woman died of dengue fever at M Abdur Rahim Medical College Hospital (MARMCH) in Dinajpur early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Shilpi Akter, 26, wife of

Writer Syed Shamsul Haque remembered in Kurigram

Shawdesh Desk: Celebrated writer and poet Syed Shamsul Haque was remembered at his third death anniversary on Friday. Locals, cultural activists and various organisations brought out a procession and placed

Teenager found dead in Rangpur

Shawdesh Desk: Police are yet to confirm the reason of his death The dead body of a teenager has been recovered from a bus at Kurigram bus terminal parking lot

Sacks of money recovered from dustbin in Bogura

Shawdesh Desk: Several sacks stuffed with money were recovered from road-side dustbin at Shahjahanpur upazila in Bogra on Tuesday morning. Police seized the abandoned sacks at around 10:00 am at

1,454 rural communities transformed from extreme poverty

Shawdesh Desk: More than 45,000 poor women-led households of 1,454 backward rural communities in four northern districts have overcome extreme poverty through social, economic, political and women empowerment. Earlier, these

Teesta water flowing above danger level

Shawdesh Desk: Due to onrush of water from upstream, water of Teesta River is now flowing 25 centimetres above the danger level at Dalia Point in Nilphamari district on Wednesday