At least 13 people were dead and 15 others were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a pickup van on the Dhaka-Khulna highway at Sadar upazila in Faridpur district this morning (April 16, 2024). All the victims were passengers of the pickup van, and five of them were from the same family. Two dead, 20 injured in head-on collision between buses in Mymensingh Some of the deceased were identified as Rafiq Mollah, 35, his wife Sumi Begum, 23, his sons Ruhan Mollah, 6, and Habib Mollah, 3, and Rafiq's mother. Rafiq worked as a liftman at a government office in Dhaka. After the Eid holidays, he was returning to Dhaka with his family. The identities of the other deceased could not be known immediately.

The cultivation of coloured cauliflower has been gaining popularity among farmers in Naogaon as it is easy to grow and they earn good profit at low cost. Cultivating yellow and purple cauliflower successfully Jalal Hossain, a farmer of Kasba village under Hafania union of the district’s Sadar upazila, has created enthusiasm among other farmers who are thronging to his land to know about the cultivation process. Jalal said he received training on its cultivation from non-governmental organization(NGO) "Moushumi" last year. “Inspired by the cultivation of coloured cauliflower in a video footage during the training, I had bought 1,000 saplings with the assistance of the NGO and planted them on the land,” he said. Ranisankail farmers find fortune in cauliflower cultivation “Many people were saying that this cauliflower would not grow well in this area. They said who will buy it if tastes bad but I didn't lose hop,” the farmer said. He said he was adamant about selling the vegetable in the market. “I have received huge response buyers and farmers after success in coloured cauliflower cultivationand I have been able to earn profit. I have cultivated two types of cauliflower on 12 decimals of land.” It cost me about Tk 8000 for cultivation and now selling each piece at Tk 40-50 with a turnover of Tk 20,000 so far, he said. He hoped that he would be able to earn Tk 25, 000 more from the sale of the rest of the cauliflower. Early winter vegetables come as blessings for Jashore farmers Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) officials said colourful cauliflower is consumed as salad in China and it has more nutritional value and demand than the white one. Farmers can make profit by cultivating it with less cost and labour. Organic fertilisers and pheromone traps are used instead of chemical fertilisers and pesticides for its cultivation, they said. This variety of vegetable can be harvested within 70 to 80 days of planting and each weighs about two kilograms. The UNB correspondent talked to some local people- Mokhlesur, Asaduzzaman, Selina and Morsheda- who went to the cropland of Jalal to see and buy colourful cauliflower.Mahmudul Hasan Arif, agriculture officer of the NGO ‘Moushumi’, said under high yielding and high value new crops exhibition, 'yellow coloured ‘valentena’ variety and purple ‘carotena’ variety cauliflower were showcased. Read more: Apiculture in mustard field bring smile to Thakurgaon farmers Due to the success, the vegetable will be cultivated extensively in this region in the future, he hoped, he said adding farmer Jalal cultivated this cauliflower for the first time in the district. District DAE’s Agronomist Abul Kalam Azad told UNB that the first time cultivation by farmer Jalal will encourage other farmers in the district. Such colourful cauliflower contains vitamin A and B and beta carotene, folic acid, magnesium, manganese and antioxidants which has many health benifits. A white cauliflower is sold at Tk 20 to 30 per piece whereas the yellow and purple ones are sold at Tk 40 to 50, he said, hoping that its cultivation will increase a lot in future. Read more: Chapainawabganj farmers set to surpass Boro rice production targets

Bagerhat Sadar Upazila clinched the Bagerhat DC Gold Football Tournament beating Mollahat Upazila 1-0 in a keenly contested final at the Sheikh Helaluddin Stadium here on Saturday. Solaiman scored the matchwinner for Sadar in the 33rd minute of the 2nd half and was adjudged the best player of the final. Read: Series win against New Zealand to inspire future Tigers: Domingo Ammar of Sarankhola was named as the highest scorer of the tournament while Mohammad Arif of the champions team was declared as the best player of the tournament. Deputy Commissioner of Bagerhat District Mohammad Azizur Rahman was the chief guest at the day’s closing function and later he handed over a cheque of Taka 1 lakh to the champions and a cheque of Taka 50,000 to the runners up Mollahat alongwith the trophies.

A young man who had been suffering from fever, abdominal pain and respiratory problems for the last few days died at his residence at Pashchim Chhanua village in Sadar upazila here on Wednesday.

A mobile court on Wednesday fined 18 brick kilns Tk 12.9 lakh in the Sadar upazila.

Police recovered the body of a 5-year-old boy in a sack at Chak Shyam village in sadar upazila on Friday, a day after he went missing.

Four people were killed and four others injured in road accidents in Moulvibazar and Habiganj districts on Tuesday.

The witness of a rape case was beaten up allegedly by the prime accused and his associates in front of police at Gachpara in Sadar upazila on Friday evening.

Age should not stop one from learning. One can pursue education at any age if there is a will. A mother of five has proved this by getting enrolled in Class-I along with her youngest child in a primary school in Sadar upazila here.   Taslima Begum, 35, wife of rickshaw-puller Golam Hossain, and their son Masum Hossain, 6, have got admitted to No. 46 Akania Govt Primary School. They received their textbooks on January 1 when the entire country celebrated the textbook festival.   After the admission, both the mother and the son are passing busy time with their studies.   Taslima was married off to Golam Hossain at an early age for which she could not continue her education. She, however, used to nurture deep in her heart a great interest for education.   Talking to UNB, Taslima said she took the decision to get enrolled in school in order to become a good housewife as she had to face criticisms for lack of education on various occasions.   “I’ve a dream to be a social worker to serve the community in the future, and my study will help me fulfill my dream. I think it’s possible to have education at any age.”   Chairman of Sadar upazila parishad Shahjahan Shishir inspired Taslima when he learned about her enormous interest about study.   Obayedur Rahman, headmaster of the school, said the textbooks were distributed among students, including Taslima and her son Masum, on the first day of the New Year when the upazila parishad chairman was present there.   Speaking on the occasion, Shahjahan Shishir urged the school authorities to provide Taslima the same opportunity that other students avail themselves of.   He also took the responsibility of the studies of the mother and son, saying, “I’ll bear all the educational expenses of Taslima and her son as long as they study.”   District Primary Education Officer Mohammad Sahabuddin said they are working relentlessly to root out illiteracy from the country by 2041 under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. “I think we should create the opportunity for Taslima and support her because she is showing a great interest in study,” he said.

Police on Saturday recovered the slaughtered body of a 10-year child in Paikerdol Puratonpara area in Sadar upazila seven days after he had gone missing.