Gazipur city polls: Development activities carried out by suspended Gazipur mayor Zahangir Alam, his close ties with the local Awami League leaders and activists and the voters' sympathy for him were the main reasons for his mother Zaida Khatun's victory in the mayoral polls, said voters.
Red sugar, locally known as Lal Chini, is a cash crop for hundreds of farmers, mostly small and marginal, from different villages in Phulbaria upazila.
Police seized 2,500 kg beef worth Rs 2.50 lakh from a van in Thane city in Maharashtra and arrested one person, police said on Wednesday. A case was registered under the Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act, Indian Penal Code, and the Motor Vehicle Act, the official said.