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The size of Bangladesh is constantly increasing, because more than 50 islands have emerged in the Padma, Meghna and delta regions in recent years. And if we calculate their size, Bangladesh will have a land area larger than the entire Sri Lanka. These islands are already suitable for human habitation. Since Bangladesh gained independence, many more islands have emerged in the coastal region and that is why the size of Bangladesh is constantly increasing. In 1970, the devastating cyclone Cyclone Bhola hit Bhola in Bangladesh. The South Talpatti Island emerged in the Bay of Bengal during that cyclone in the seventies. The conflict between India and Bangladesh began over this island. According to geoanalysts, there are huge reserves of gas, coal and mineral resources under the soil of South Talpatti…

Md. Jahangir Alam Dinajpur District Correspondent. The truck driver and helper were killed in a collision between a Dhaka-bound Ekta Express train and a truck loaded with stones in Birampur, Dinajpur on Monday. It is learned that the Dhaka-bound intercity Ekta Express train leaving Panchagarh was crossing the Ghoraghat rail gate in Birampur at around 1 am on Sunday when a truck loaded with stones bound for Joypurgat suddenly jumped onto the rail line. The truck loaded with stones was hit by the train and twisted. The truck's helper Arif Islam (20) died on the spot and the driver Mahbub Alam (30) died after being taken to the hospital. The two deceased are residents of Bhojanpur area of Tetulia upazila in Panchagarh. Locals said that although there was a gateman at the rail gate, the train was not able to reach the…

Limon Mia, Sarishabari (Jamalpur) Correspondent: A terrible fire broke out in the Ekushey More area of Pogaldigha Union in Sarishabari Upazila of Jamalpur. Two houses and two shops were completely burnt down, but a Quran Sharif is intact. The victims have claimed that the fire caused damage worth about Tk 3.5 million. The fire started at Mannan Mia's house on Monday (February 3) morning. Locals said that the fire spread suddenly, and within moments, two shops of fertilizer, pesticides and cottage industries belonging to Solaiman Hossain nearby also caught fire. Locals tried to control the fire but failed. Later, when the Sarishabari Fire Service was informed, two units reached the spot and brought the fire under control in an hour. The victim, Solaiman…

Md. Sayedur Rahman, Staff Reporter A man named Jamal Sheikh (30) has been arrested in Manikganj Sadar Upazila on charges of secretly marrying his stepdaughter and spreading intimate photos and videos on social media. On Saturday (February 1) morning, Manikganj Sadar Police arrested him from the Bil-Dawli area of Dighi Union in Sadar Upazila. The arrested Jamal Sheikh is the son of the deceased Kabed Ali Sheikh of Malir Hat area of Ratandiya Union in Kalukhali, Rajbari. Police said that Jamal Sheikh married the girl's mother in 2013 as a family matter. After that, Jamal Sheikh started living in the Bil-Dawli area of Manikganj Sadar Upazila with his wife, stepson and daughter. One day, he secretly took intimate photos of his stepdaughter's bath…

Mirza Fakhrul is the Secretary General of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), one of the largest political parties in the country. However, despite being a politician, he once walked the stage. Yes, many may not know, but Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was an actor and theater director. This chapter of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir came up in an episode of the popular magazine program 'Ityadi' recently filmed in Thakurgaon. In an interview, he spoke to Hanif Sanket about various aspects of his life. In his words, 'The cultural tradition of Thakurgaon is very old. This theater association was established on the occasion of the coronation of King Edward VIII. That is why theater practice started in Thakurgaon from that time. If I don't name one person, I will…

Naogaon Correspondent:-The Naogaon Porsha Police Station has arrested a person named Sekender Ali (60), the alleged rapist, in the case of a rape victim of Naogaon, who became pregnant after becoming pregnant in the eighth grade. The rape victim was arrested from the Bishnapur Bera Chowki area on Saturday evening and sent to the Naogaon jail. The matter was confirmed by the Officer-in-Charge of Porsha Police Station, Shaheen Reza. The arrested Sekender Ali is the son of the deceased Shafiz Uddin of Bardapur village in Manda upazila of Naogaon and the victim is a student of the eighth grade of a local institution. According to the case source, the arrested Sekender Ali had been living in the Bera Chowki area of Bishnapur village in Porsha upazila for a long time due to business reasons. There, the victim was tempted and…

Humayun Kabir Miraj: An old man named Abu Taleb (60) has been accused of raping a physically disabled girl (14) in Sharsha, Jessore, and becoming one and a half months pregnant. Later, the pregnant girl was given an abortion to cover up the incident. On Sunday (February 2), the girl's mother filed a case with Sharsha Police Station as the plaintiff in this incident. Case No. 3. The rapist Abu Taleb is the son-in-law of the village and the son of the deceased Abdul Aziz of Basatpur Colony village in the same upazila. According to the case, the raped girl from Harichandrapur village of Goga union of the upazila was mentally and physically disabled since birth. She often went to the house of her neighbor Abu Taleb. Taking this opportunity, on December 15, 2024, old man Abu…

Ujjwal Roy, District Correspondent from Narail: Three people with Yaba tablets were arrested in three separate raids by the DB police in Narail. A drug dealer named Md. Suman Sheikh (25) has been arrested by the Narail District Detective Branch. The arrested Md. Suman Sheikh (25) is the son of Md. Shahidul Shekhar of Bhowakhali (Dakshinpara) village under Sadar Thana of Narail district. Ujjwal Roy, District Correspondent from Narail said that on Sunday (February 2), he was arrested from the paved road behind the gate of Mitali Sangha on Bhowakhali Gami Road in Bhowakhali Village, Ward No. 5 under Narail Sadar Thana Municipality. Based on a secret tip-off, SI (Retd) Titu Ali, under the supervision of District Detective Branch Officer-in-Charge Md. Shahadara Khan (PPM),…

Monir Hossain, Benapole Correspondent: A court in Jessore has sentenced drug dealer Akhter Hossain of Sadipur village in Benapole to life imprisonment and a fine in a heroin case. On Sunday, February 2, Jessore Additional Sessions Judge Mohammad Zakir Hossain Tipu gave this order in a verdict. The convicted Akhter Hossain is the son of Ohidullah, a resident of Sadipur Ward No. 1 of Benapole Municipality. The matter was confirmed by court reporter Shahriar Ibne Azad. According to the complaint in this case, on the morning of November 3, 2015, the Benapole Port Police received information that a drug dealer was staying in Sadipur with drugs. An immediate team saw Akhter Hossain at Beltola intersection next to Sadipur Bridge at 10:30 am and became suspicious.…

USAID officials on leave as agency 'dies', says Elon Musk Elon Musk has said that two top security officials at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) should 'die' amid reports that they were denied access to classified documents by its representatives. Musk, who was appointed by US President Donald Trump to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DoGE), on Monday branded USAID a "criminal organization" after security officials allegedly denied members of its spending cuts task force access to a restricted area of the agency's headquarters in Washington, DC. "It's time to die," Musk wrote on his social media platform X. Citing multiple US media outlets who declined to be named, the…