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Fish hospital opens in Khulna to treat diseased fish

Fish hospital opens in Khulna to treat diseased fish

Usually people visit hospitals when sick, now fish in Khulna can also receive medical care. A specialised fish hospital, ‘Fish Square Fisheries Hospital,’ was inaugurated in Dumuria of Khulna on Friday afternoon, to provide treatment and advice for fish diseases and aquaculture issues.


Driver badly burnt as school bus torched in Manikganj

Driver badly burnt as school bus torched in Manikganj

Unidentified miscreants set fire to a parked school bus in Manikganj early Friday, seriously injuring the driver asleep inside. The driver, Parvez Khan, 55, of Baraivikra village in Manikganj Sadar, was rescued by police as the fire quickly spread. Suman Chakraborty, sub-inspector of Shibalaya Po

Snakebites claim five lives in Chandpur in nine months

Snakebites claim five lives in Chandpur in nine months

At least five people including, two housewives, have died receiving snakebites in Chandpur in the past nine months and as many as 555 people were also injured being bitten by venomous snakes in the district during the period. Snakebite has taken life of a young housewife in Matlab Dakhshin upazila

Sabotage attempt on Dhaka-Chattogram rail tracks foiled in Feni

Sabotage attempt on Dhaka-Chattogram rail tracks foiled in Feni

Suspected saboteurs cut down trees and placed them on the Dhaka-Chattogram railway tracks in the Maheshpur area of Feni Sadar upazila early Thursday, but a major accident was averted thanks to the prompt action of the Railway Engineering Department. According to railway police, a routine early-mor

Drought, water crisis threaten food security in N-region

Drought, water crisis threaten food security in N-region

RAJSHAHI, Nov 12: Bangladesh's northern districts-particularly Rajshahi, Naogaon, and Chapainawabganj-are facing an escalating water crisis that now threatens the country's overall food security. Declining rainfall, rising temperatures, and falling groundwater levels are putting the nation's key g

AL leader held over Mymensingh ‘bus torching’

AL leader held over Mymensingh ‘bus torching’

A case has been filed over the killing of driver Julhas Mia after the torching of a parked bus in Mymensingh’s Fulbaria. Police have arrested an Awami League leader in connection with the incident. A man named Anowar Hossain was arrested from the Adarsha Bazar area of the Fulbaria Municipali

Cold intensifies in Chuadanga as temperature dips

Cold intensifies in Chuadanga as temperature dips

Residents of Chuadanga experienced a noticeable chill from early Tuesday as the mild cold intensified across the district. According to the local weather office, the temperature dropped from 15.9 degrees Celsius at 6:00 am to 15.8 degrees Celsius by 9:00 am. People, especially daily wage earners,

Man burns to death as criminals torch bus in Mymensingh

Man burns to death as criminals torch bus in Mymensingh

A man has burnt to death after a parked bus was set on fire in Mymensingh’s Fulbaria Upazila. Police believe that he was the driver of the bus, according to bdneews24.com. The incident occurred in front of the Bhalukjan Bazar Petrol Pump in the Fulbaria municipality around 3:15am on Tuesday

Baira union alone produces sugarcane worth Tk300m

Baira union alone produces sugarcane worth Tk300m

MANIKGANJ: Manikganj's Singair upazila has witnessed remarkable success in sugarcane farming, particularly in Baira union, with local farmers earning substantial profits from cultivating other companion crops like mustard and maize alongside as well. Farmer Alkas Hossain from Nayabari village in B

‘Jubo Dal’ attacks amaat-e-Islami rally in Jamalpur

‘Jubo Dal’ attacks amaat-e-Islami rally in Jamalpur

Jamaat-e-Islami nominated MP candidate Abdus Sattar has accused the Jubo Dal of attacking his election rally in Jamalpur. At least 10 Jamaat supporters were injured in the attack at Sadar Upazila on Saturday, party leaders claimed. Meanwhile, the Jubo Dal has alleged a counter-attack, claiming Ja