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Bamboo crafts on verge of extinction in Chandpur

Bamboo crafts on verge of extinction in Chandpur

Due to lack of patronisation and massive use of plastic items in kitchens both at households and restaurants, the presence of traditional bamboo-made handicrafts is declining fast. A few years ago, bamboo-made handicrafts were used in the crop fields, houses and restaurant kitchens. People includ


Lightning strike leaves carpenter dead in Kishoreganj

Lightning strike leaves carpenter dead in Kishoreganj

The Election Commission has decided to organise the elections of five city corporations in three phases ahead of the upcoming parliamentary polls. Accordingly, voting in Gazipur, Rajshahi, Barishal, Sylhet and Khulna will likely take place between May and June, before the Eid-ul-Azha holiday

Price of salt halved by millers in Cox's Bazar

Price of salt halved by millers in Cox's Bazar

COX'S BAZAR, Mar 14: The price of salt produced on the coast of Cox's Bazar has registered a drastic fall with the millers slashing it to Tk 250 from Tk 500 per maund. It is learnt, salt import was halted last year due to a hike in import duty. Consequently, a 'syndicate' raised the price of the

Four die as microbus catches fire in Mymensingh

Four die as microbus catches fire in Mymensingh

At least four people died as a microbus turned over and caught fire in Trishal Upazila of Mymensingh. The accident that occurred at 2:00 am on Monday at Rangamati on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway left another five passengers injured, according to police. Police are yet to identify the dead. One of

Teen tortured in Natore over father's debt.

Teen tortured in Natore over father's debt.

A 13-year-old boy was tortured inhumanly after his father allegedly failed to repay debt in Gurudaspur upazila of Natore district. The incident happened on Friday at Chalnali village. The boy, son of Kabil Hossain, of Gangarampur village is now undergoing treatment at Gurudaspur Upazila Health Com

Mymensigh set to welcome PM on Saturday

Mymensigh set to welcome PM on Saturday

The people of Mymensigh are eagerly waiting to welcome Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as she is scheduled to visit the city on Saturday. The metropolis has already become colourful and decorative with scores of banners, posters, placards, festoons and paintings on the roadside walls, reports BSS. P

Three college students die in Sirajganj bike crash

Three college students die in Sirajganj bike crash

Three college students have died in a motorcycle accident in Sirajganj’s Tarash Upazila. The accident occurred at 6:30 am on Monday near a petrol pump in Mannannagar on the Hatikumrul-Banpara Highway, said Badrul Alam, chief of Hatikumrul Highway Police Station. The dead were identified as

Fire destroys over 50 homes at Ukhiya Rohingya camp

A massive fire at Balukhali Rohingya camp No-11 in Palongkhali union of Ukhia upazila has gutted over 50 houses on Sunday afternoon, said officials. Cox's Bazar Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner Mohammad Mizanur Rahman said the fire originated in a house of the camp around 3 pm and soon

Three killed, 77 hurt in Panchagarh road crashes

Three killed, 77 hurt in Panchagarh road crashes

Three people were killed and at least 77 hurt in separate road crashes in the Debiganj and Boda upazilas of Panchagarh, police said. The deceased were identified as Tamij Uddin, 60, Hasibul Islam, 32, and Swapan Ali, 25, of Tentulia. Fifteen of the 77 injured are still not out of the woods and we