BEPZA takes over possession of land acquired for Jashore EPZ

BEPZA has taken over the possession of the land acquired by the district administration for setting up the Jashore Export Processing Zone (JEPZ). Muhammad Abraul Hasan Mojumder, Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Jashore district formally handed over the possession of about 503 acres of land to BEPZA on Saturday, said a press

Couple found hanging in Jashore

Police recovered the hanging bodies of a husband and his wife in Jashore' Benapole on Friday. Their bodies were recovered early in the morning from Bahadurpur village under Benapole Port Police Station in Sharsha upazila in the district. The deceased were Yamin, 28, and his wife Tanu,24, residents of Bahadurpur village. According to

13-year-old electrocuted in Jashore

A 13-year-old boy was electrocuted in Jashore's Abhaynagar upazila on Monday. The deceased was Nipun, a class six student at Baghutia Secondary School in the upazila. The incident happened in Baghutia village when Nipun went to the roof of his uncle’s house and pulled an electric wire, causing him to be electrocuted. Later,

Import-export standstill in Benapole for 2nd day

Export and import through Benapole land port in Jashore with neighbouring India remains suspended for the second consecutive day today (April 2, 2023) due to a work abstention of clearing and forwarding (C and F) agents in India's Petrapole land port. Several hundreds of goods-laden Bangladeshi trucks heading towards India have

Union Bank opens new branch in Jashore

Union Bank has inaugurated a new branch at Khajura Bazar in Jashore, a press release said Sunday. Ranajit Kumar Roy,  member of Bangladesh National Parliament, Jashore-04, inaugurated branch as chief guest. DMD of the bank Md. Nazrul Islam presided over the program. Principal of Jashore Govt. Shahid Sirajuddin Hossain College

Smuggler held with 10 gold bars in Benapole

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Tuesday detained a man along with 10 gold bars weighing over one kg at Goga border in Benapole upazila of Jashore. The detainee was identified as Sakib, a resident of the upazila. Tipped off, a team of BGB-21 conducted a drive in the area and detained Sakib

Durga Puja to be celebrated at 713 mandaps in Jashore

Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bangalee Hindu community, will be celebrated at 713 mandaps in eight upazilas of the district this year. The five-day long festival will begin on October 1 with due respect and religious fervor across the country and end on October 5 with immersion of

IBBL Khulna, Jashore zones hold Shari‘ah webinar 

Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) Khulna & Jashore zones organized a webinar on ‘compliance of Shari‘ah in banking operations’ recently on virtual platform, a press release said Monday. Md. Quamrul Hasan, director of the bank addressed the webinar as chief guest while Md. Omar Faruk Khan, AMD, addressed as special