Youth killed in Gaibandha clash

A youth, who sustained injuries in a clash with his rivals over previous enmity at Sundarganj upazila in Gaibandha district on Monday (January 8), died at a hospital in Rangpur on Sunday (January 14). The deceased was identified as Nur Alam, 25, son of Hafizur Rahman, a resident of Khamar Dhubni

Cake festival held in Gaibandha

A daylong cake festival organized by National Small and Cottage Industries Samity Bangladesh (NASCIB), was held at local Municipal park here on Sunday in festive mood. The objective of the festival is to introduce the people with the country made pitha-pulis and to make it popular to the people, sources said. A

SCB donates winter dress in two schools

Standard Chartered Bangladesh (SCB) has donated sweaters to 5,000 students belonging to JAAGO Foundation and friendship community schools in Gaibandha, Dinajpur, and Rangpur, a press release said Tuesday. The bank has also partnered with the Campaign for Popular Education (CAMPE) to distribute blankets to 1,100 ultra-poor families in Dhaka. Bitopi Das Chowdhury,

Gaibandha-5 By-Poll: EC to take action against 133 officials 

Chief Election Commissioner ( CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal on Thursday said the Election Commission will take action against 133 officials for their negligence in duty during the Gaibandha-5 by election. The CEC made the remarks in a briefing at Election Commission building in the city. The by-election was suspended amid

Gaibandha-5 By-polls: EC decision on Gaibandha by-poll to come after probe

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Thursday said the Election Commission would decide its next course of action about the Gaibandha-5 by-election after receiving an investigation report. "An inquiry committee has been formed to investigate the malpractices in the Gaibandha-5 by-election. The Committee will submit their report within seven days.

Who is to blame for failed Gaibandha by-poll?

In an unprecedented move, the Bangladesh Election Commission (EC) suspended the by-elections in Gaibandha-5 (Fulchari-Shagata) in the middle of voting on 12 October. Such a move in recent history has surprised many and is likely to strengthen the confidence of the opposition and the ‘aam-janata’ (general public), but it would be

Summit, Friendship to develop solar village in Gaibandha

Summit, the country’s largest infrastructure conglomerate, signed an agreement with Friendship, an international social purpose organization, to develop a ‘Friendship-Summit Solar Village Project’ (“Solar Village”) with focus on climate change adaptation, in hard-to-reach char area in Gaibandha district. When functional in February 2023, it will be generating 54 Kilowatt (KW) of

Flood situation deteriorates in Gaibandha

Overall flood situation in chars and river basin areas of the Brahmaputra river at four upazilas here deteriorated further as the river Brahmaputra marked rise more in the last 24 hours till Tuesday morning at 9 am. The officials of Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) here said the water level of