Sailboats used to ride the waves of the Shitalakkhya river in the past, according to 78-year-old Abdul Gafur Sarker, but all that is visible now is kochuripana, or water hyacinth on the surface of the river
A 35-year-old Bangladeshi man was killed in a fatal attack by a gang of robbers in the Hayabusa area of South Africa. The deceased was identified as Kamal Hussain, alias Asif Iqbal, who was a businessman by profession. The incident took place yesterday (24 April) around 3pm Bangladesh time when a group of South African bandits attacked him at his workplace, confirmed