Rangpur Division

Saad Ershad wins Rangpur-3 by-poll

Shawdesh Desk: Jatiya Party (JP)-nominated candidate Rahgir Almahi Saad Ershad was unofficially declared win in Rangpur-3 by-polls. Saad Ershad won the Rangpur-3 by-poll bagging 58,878 votes, Regional Election Officer and

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