At least 20 workers were injured as a fire broke out at a jute mill in Sharsha upazila of Jashore on Saturday. The fire started around 1 am in Afil Jute Weaving Mill owned by Sheikh Afil Uddin, a member of parliament from Jessore-1 constituency, said Manoranjan Sarkar, Assistant Director of Benapole fire service.

The land office of Kurigram Sadar upazila has been established as “Land Museum” to avert fear to get service among common people about land management here which was inaugurated by Rangpur Divisional Commissioner Md. Sabirul Islam at 11.00am on Thursday (November 24).

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have seized 80 gold bars weighing 9.28 kg from Kashipur-Shahzadpur border in Chougachha upazila of Jashore. Tipped off, a team of BGB conducted a drive near the border on Saturday evening noticing suspicious movement of two Bangladeshi farmers, said Lt Col Shahed Minhaj Siddiqui, commanding officer of BGB-49 battalion.

The upazila administration has distributed digital certificates and smart cards among the brave freedom fighters in Matlab North of Chandpur. On Saturday (November 19) at 10 a.m. in the Maya Birvikram Auditorium of Upazila Parishad, the chief guest spoke at the distribution ceremony. Nurul Amin Ruhul.Among the 682 freedom fighters of the upazila, 388 survivors have been given digital smart ID cards and digital certificates. Digital certificates have been given to the families of 294 dead freedom fighters.