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Family homes, farmlands at risk as erosion worsens in Magura

Family homes, farmlands at risk as erosion worsens in Magura

Severe river erosion has taken devastating turns in Sreepur and Mohammadpur upazilas in Magura, as the fierce currents and surging waves of the Gorai and Madhumati rivers continue to devour vast areas of farmlands and roads. Despite years of erosion, no effective government action has yet been tak


Fair prices delight jute farmers in Chandpur

Fair prices delight jute farmers in Chandpur

After a few years, farmers of the district wear smiles on their faces as they are getting pretty fair prices of their hard-produced jute at the time of selling it to the big merchants in the weekly marketplaces here. The demand for jute is on increase across the country as the government is laying

Worker killed by falling tree in Bagerhat

Worker killed by falling tree in Bagerhat

A worker died after being crushed by a tree in Sarankhola upazila of Bagerhat on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Sultan Hawladar, 60, a laborer and son of Anis Hawladar of Khuriyakhali village in Southkhali Union, reports UNB. Md. Shahidullah, officer-in-charge of Sarankhola Police Stati

Woman ‘commits suicide’ under loan pressure in Demra

Woman ‘commits suicide’ under loan pressure in Demra

A 50-year-old woman allegedly took her own life in Demra, Dhaka, after facing pressure and humiliation from lenders, on Friday. The incident occurred around noon on Friday at a rented house in Demra. She was taken unconscious to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where the duty doctor at the emergen

Two dead as autorickshaw crashes into parked truck in Netrokona

Two dead as autorickshaw crashes into parked truck in Netrokona

Two people have been killed and three others injured after an autorickshaw rammed into a sand-laden truck in Netrokona's Purbadhala Upazila. The accident occurred around 11pm on Thursday on the Netrakona-Mymensingh regional highway in Narandia, according to Sub-Inspector Md Sabuj Mia from Shyamgan

Eight shops gutted in Kurigram fire

Eight shops gutted in Kurigram fire

Eight business establishments were gutted in a fire at Kachakata Bazaar in Nageshwari Upazila of Kurigram early Friday. On information, a unit of the Nageshwari Fire Service rushed to the scene and brought the blaze under control within an hour, said Saiful Islam, team leader of the fire service.

8 shops gutted in Kurigram fire

8 shops gutted in Kurigram fire

Eight business establishments were gutted in a fire at Kachakata Bazaar in Nageshwari Upazila of Kurigram early Friday. On information, a unit of the Nageshwari Fire Service rushed to the scene and brought the blaze under control within an hour, said Saiful Islam, team leader of the fire service.

People suffer on Sylhet city's worn-out roads

People suffer on Sylhet city's worn-out roads

City dwellers have been suffering for about two years due to the worn-out condition of most of the roads in the Sylhet City Corporation (SCC). Moreover, small and large ditches that formed or, worsened after this year's rainfall have made their hardships "extreme." Delay in securing ministry appro

Woman hacked by ‘stepson’ in Cumilla dies

Woman hacked by ‘stepson’ in Cumilla dies

A woman, who was allegedly hacked by her stepson at Sabdalpur village in Chandina upazila of Cumilla on Wednesday night, died in Dhaka on Thursday. The victim is Halima Khatun, 34, second wife of Emdadul Haque Munshi, UNB reports.  According to locals, Emdadul, 75 lost his first wife about t

SPM project waste causing extensive pollution, damage

SPM project waste causing extensive pollution, damage

Waste generated by the Single Point Mooring with Double Pipeline (SPM) project located in Moheshkhali upazila of Cox's Bazar is directly flowing into the nearby paddy fields, croplands and fish ponds causing widespread pollution and damage. Local farmers and fishermen are being seriously affected