At least four policemen were killed and seven others injured on Friday night while a train tossed a pick-up van off the road at Dhelapeer level crossing under Saidpur in Nilphamari. The deceased were identified as Shamsul Haque, Maidul Islam, Shariful Islam and Faruk Hossain — constables of Saidpur Police Station. Four critically injured
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Newly built bridge undergoes repair well before handover
Most of the upper surface of a nearly completed bridge over the Buri Teesta River at Soillaghat in Dimla upazila under the district had to undergo repair as the contractor used low quality materials for the construction work, said officials. The Local Government and Engineering Department (LGED) in the district decided to construct the 171-metre-long ... Read more
Risky ride on abandoned bridge
A ‘death trap’ for people of at least 4 districts A large number of people have continued risky ride on the awfully dilapidated bailey bridge over the Nautara River near Nautara Bazar in Dimla upazila of Nilphamari on Dalia-Sardarer Hat road as authorities failed to make any alternative arrangement. Local Government and Engineering Department (LGED) ... Read more
One person killed in a dispute over football ground in Nilphamari
One person was killed and another seriously injured in a clash between two rival groups of people over taking possession of a football playing ground at Dangapara village in Kishoreganj Upazila of Nilphamari district on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Monjurul Hossain, 28, son of Moful Uddin of nearby