Jashore
Coronavirus: Jashore businesses permitted to keep shops open
Jashore District Administration on Wednesday permitted keeping businesses open after maintaining health directives.
Woman dies with fever, respiratory problem in Jashore
A woman suffering from fever and breathing problem at Swarupdah village in Chowgachha upazila died on Thursday.
Dr Lutfunnahar Lucky, health and family planning officer of Chowgachha upazila Health Complex, said the woman came to the hospital with respiratory problem and fever in the early hours on Thursday and the authorities concerned of the hospital collected her samples.
As the woman’s condition deteriorated, she was referred to Jashore 250-bed hospital.
But the relatives of the patient took her to the house where she breathed her last in the afternoon.
COVID-19 infected woman gives birth in Jashore
A housewife who was coronavirus positive gave birth to a baby girl in a private hospital in Sadar upazila on Wednesday.
‘Drug trader’ killed in Jashore ‘gunfight’
An alleged drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Sarapole Kolabagan in Sadar upazila in Jashore on early Tuesday.
The deceased was identified as Babu, 40, of Krishnabari village in Sadar upazila.
Tasmim Alam, officer-in-charge of Jashore Kotwali Police Station, said tipped off that a big consignment of drugs would be handed over, police conducted a drive in the area at 2am.
As soon as police arrived the spot, drug traders opened fire at police, forcing them to fire back in self-defense that triggered the gunfight, leaving Babu and two cops injured, he added.
The OC said Babu was taken to Jashore General Hospital where doctors declared him dead while two injured policemen were admitted to the hospital.
Police recovered a shooter gun, 200 Yaba pills, 54 bottles of phensedyls from the spot.
Schoolboy found dead in Jashore
A schoolboy was found dead at a water body beside Swaruppur Government Primary School in Chowgachha upazila on Monday.
Rain, thundershowers likely
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Sunday forecast rain or thundershowers for parts of the country within 6pm tomorrow.
Rains washes away farmers’ dream in Jashore
Torrential rain over the past few days inundated paddy on several thousand hectares in Chowgacha upazila of Jashore.
Journalist Kajol lands in Jashore jail
Journalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol, who was missing for 53 days before turning up at Sadipur border area at Benapole early Sunday, has been sent to jail in a case filed under section 54 of the Digital Security Act.
People block highway in Jashore for relief
Several hundred people who have been left jobless due to the ongoing shutdown following the coronavirus pandemic blocked Jashore-Khulna highway in Sadar upazila on Thursday, demanding relief.
One more dies after taking ‘liquor’ in Jashore
Another man died reportedly after drinking liquor at Gorapara in the district town on Tuesday.