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Pilot programme on pearl cultivation undertaken in Gopalganj

Pilot programme on pearl cultivation undertaken in Gopalganj

Fisheries Department, Gopalganj has taken a programme of pearl cultivation on an experimental basis in the district recently. According to the District Fisheries Office sources, a total of 20 pearl cultivators are involved in the programme. They started the cultivation one year back and by this


Man killed in Kushtia over dispute linked to VGF cards

Man killed in Kushtia over dispute linked to VGF cards

A young man was stabbed to death on Wednesday night in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia, following a dispute over the government’s VGF (Vulnerable Group Feeding) welfare cards. The deceased was identified as Abdul Aziz, 30, from Dargatala area of Mathurapur. Daulatpur Police Station Officer-in-

Potato exports from Bogura surge to 36,009 tonnes in Feb-Jun

Potato exports from Bogura surge to 36,009 tonnes in Feb-Jun

Potato exports from the northern district of Bogura have soared this year, with shipments reaching 36,009 tonnes between February and June-more than double the volume exported during the same period last year. Last year exports of the tuber crop from this district were merely 16000 tonnes. This s

Three workers die falling from building in Jashore

Three workers die falling from building in Jashore

Three construction workers were killed when they fell from the sixth floor of an under-construction building in Khorki Circuit Housepara area of Jashore town on Tuesday morning. The deceased were identified as Mizanur Rahman (35), an engineer from Kushtia district, Azizul, manager of the construct

Man hacked to death in Narsingdi

Man hacked to death in Narsingdi

A man facing at least eight criminal cases was shot and hacked to death in Narsingdi town’s Purbobrahmandi area on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Rezvi, 35, son of Joynal Abedin from the Birpur area of the town. He reportedly ran an internet and cable TV business in Hasanabad a

Khulna road crash leaves two dead

Khulna road crash leaves two dead

Two people were killed and four others injured as a speeding truck rammed into a three-wheeler at Hogladanga intersection in Khulna city on Monday morning. The deceased were identified as Raihan and Jewel Babu, hailing from Hogladanga Basharia area of the city, as per a UNB report. Quoting locals

Students again demonstrate over nine points of RU reforms

Students again demonstrate over nine points of RU reforms

Rajshahi University (RU) students started a fresh protest programme on Sunday pressing for their nine points of demand for RU reforms. The protestors brought out a march from the Paris Road at noon and took position in front of the administrative building. Earlier several times, they staged demon

Power lines of 300 stone crushing units disconnected in Sylhet

Power lines of 300 stone crushing units disconnected in Sylhet

In a bid to stop illegal extraction and trade of stones and sand from various sites in Sylhet district, law enforcers disconnected electricity lines of 150 stone crushing units at Jafflong in the last two days. With this, about 300 crusher machines' electric lines have been disconnected since June

Mother, son killed as train hits auto-rickshaw in Feni

Mother, son killed as train hits auto-rickshaw in Feni

A man and his mother were killed after a train rammed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw that violated the signal on a level crossing in Feni town on Saturday night. The deceased were identified as Hafizul Islam, 40, a resident of Miazi Bari under Pathan Nagar union in Chhagalnaiya upazila, and his moth

Kadam flowers bloom heralding arrival of monsoon

Kadam flowers bloom heralding arrival of monsoon

Heralding arrival of the monsoon, Kadam flowers are adorning the trees with their mesmerising beauty almost everywhere in Pabna. Kadam flowers blooming on the branches of the trees remind all that the rainy season is going on in the nature of Bengal with the cycle of seasons. The rainy season con

Youth stabbed dead in Kushtia

Youth stabbed dead in Kushtia

A 25-year-old man was stabbed to death by his rivals over drug peddling at Mohishkundi village in Daulatpur upazila of Kushita district on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Mohon Ali, 25, son of Madan Ali of Jamalpur district. Quoting local people, Nazmul Huda, officer-in-charge-of Dau