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Police recovered the bodies of a woman and her two young grandchildren from a house in the city’s Labanchora area on Sunday night, in what investigators are treating as a mysterious triple murder. The deceased were identified as Mahidunnesa, and her two grandchildren — Mustakim, 8, and Fatiha, 6. Police recovered the children’s bodies and sent them to Khulna Medical College Hospital, while the grandmother’s body remained at the house on Mukta Commissioner Kalvat Dorbesh Goli under Labanchora Police Station. Sub-Inspector Pishuj of Labanchora Police Station said the children’s parents both work full-time — the mother as a peskar at…

National Public School & College in Chattogram observed the 28th death anniversary of Irfanul Gani Rafi, son of Osman Gani Mansur, Chairman of the institution’s governing body and Publisher-Editor of English daily ‘The People’s View’. A Milad, Doa Mahfil and discussion was held on the occasion  on Sunday. Principal Md. Hamid Hossain, presided over the programme conducted by teacher Md. Humayun Kabir. Teachers including Md. Alauddin, A.G. Akter, Rehana Akter, Shahin Jannat Daisy, Shafina Kalam and Marufatul Jannat Shimu spoke on the occasion. Later, a Milad and Doa Mahfil was held seeking forgiveness for the departed soul and good health…

A new executive committee of the Journalists’ Housing Society under Chattogram’s Bayezid Bostami Police Station was formed at a discussion meeting held on 6 November at the society’s office. The meeting was presided over by senior journalist Advocate Sukhamoy Chakraborty, with Mohammad Naushad Chowdhury conducting the session. Former General Secretary of the Chattogram Press Club and Secretary General of Commonwealth Journalist Association (CJA) Bangladesh Chapter, Osman Gani Mansur attended as chief guest. Special guests included former president of the Chattogram Metropolitan Journalists’ Union Shamsul Haque Haidari, Principal Mohammad Siraj Uddoula, Chattogram Science and Technology Principal Engineer Mahbubul Alam, and freedom…

BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury today said going beyond the consensus will lead to division in politics and society. The senior BNP leader stressed the consensus reached after lengthy discussions should be accepted; otherwise it will be detrimental to democracy as well. Amir Khasru Chowdhury made the remarks while inaugurating the newly constructed Engineer Abdul Khalek Auditorium at the Chattogram Press Club as the chief guest this morning. Stressing the importance of political dialogue based on consensus for advancing democracy and society, he noted that in the past 15 years, there had been a lack of communication…

As the Dudhkumar River continues to erode its banks following an untimely rise in water levels, more than a hundred families in the Kharuarpar Sabujpara area of Ghogadaha Union, Kurigram Sadar Upazila, are living in dire conditions after losing their homes. Locals have called for the formation of a separate Ministry of Char Affairs to address poverty, create jobs, and ensure overall development for people living in char (river island) areas who are affected by erosion. The demand was raised during a human chain and rally organised by the Char Development Committee, Ghogadaha Union branch, on Sunday morning. The event…

At least 25 people were injured in a violent clash between residents of two villages in Gopinathpur, Hamirdi Union of Bhanga Upazila, Faridpur, over land disputes. The confrontation on Sunday afternoon also saw houses and shops vandalized and looted. Local sources said the conflict traces back to a dispute between Simon Matubbar and Kuddus Matubbar on Friday, which escalated into a fistfight. A reconciliation meeting (shalish) was scheduled on Sunday, attended by mediators from nearby villages. However, tensions escalated during the meeting, and villagers from both sides attacked each other with homemade weapons including shields, sharp sticks, machetes, and stones,…

Chittagong Urea Fertiliser Limited (CUFL), a state-owned fertiliser factory in Anwara upazila of Chattogram, resumed production early Sunday after being closed for seven months. Factory officials said urea production at CUFL began again at 3:30 am on Sunday. The plant was shut down due to a gas shortage which caused production losses of about Tk 3 crore daily. Mizanur Rahman, managing director of CUFL, said that the Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited (KGDCL) stopped gas supply to the factory on April 11, completely halting production. Gas supply resumed at 11 am on October 19, and after completing necessary mechanical work.…

Respected members of ‘Priyo Anwara’ (প্রিয় আনোয়ারা) have shared their opinions on the possibility of renaming the platform in light of potential future administrative re-demarcation, should Anwara Upazila be upgraded to a city corporation or pourashava. During discussions, members proposed that the name could reflect a broader regional identity by including Karnafully Upazila, should the two areas be administratively connected in the future. The suggestions came at the 4th virtual meeting of the online platform, held on Google Meet and WhatsApp on Saturday evening. “‘Anwara–Karnafully Samity’ is a popular organization in Dhaka, and we often attend its events,” said Chandan…

Residents of Anwara Upazila living at home and abroad have united to build a peaceful and prosperous Anwara under the banner “Priyo Anwara” (প্রিয় আনোয়ারা ). The third  virtual meeting on the occasion has been successfully held Saturday evening where respected members of Priyo Anwara have expressed keen desire to work for materializing their dream. The Agenda of the meeting include:, Mutual introduction of the respected members (both old and new), Discussion on naming of the new organization, Discussion on building relationships between the local residents of Anwara and parts of West Patiya with the major industrial establishments located in…

Osman Gani Monsur, editor of People’s View and Secretary General of the Bangladesh chapter of the Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA), has voiced concern over the declining practice of truthful reporting in journalism. “A journalist’s duty is to call white white and black black. If truth is not captured in writing, journalism becomes meaningless,” he said. He was speaking at a memorial and prayer event for late journalists Md. Mahbub Ul Alam, Bir Muktijoddha Saber Ahmed Asgari, and Bir Muktijoddha Nizam Uddin Ahmed at  Chattogram Press Club premises. While recalling the contributions of the late journalists, he also criticized past attempts…