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Ishwardi Silk Seedbed now stands decrepit

Ishwardi Silk Seedbed now stands decrepit

Where earlier there used to be a hustle and bustle of cutting mulberry leaves, rearing silkworms, making cocoons and making silk thread from them throughout the year. However, the evolution of time has created a spooky atmosphere in that seedbed today. Due to the closure of activities for a long t

Sirajganj declared AIDS ‘red zone’

Sirajganj declared AIDS ‘red zone’

The number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive cases in Sirajganj has risen sharply, prompting the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) to declare the district a “red zone”. According to the HIV centre, 255 positive patients have been identified in the district, 73

Magura takes a festive look as Kartiany Puja begins today

Magura takes a festive look as Kartiany Puja begins today

Thousands of colourful lights illuminated the brilliantly decorated mandaps of Magura town in the evenings for the past couple of days as residents and visitors prepared for the five-day-long observance of Kartiany Puja, starting today (Monday). Locals and visitors from India, Nepal and Sri Lanka

Sapling production becomes a burgeoning business in Bogura

Sapling production becomes a burgeoning business in Bogura

Sapling production has turned out to be a thriving business sector in the agricultural arena of Bogura district, engaging hundreds of small-scale nurseries and generating significant income for local farmers. The local nurseries could recently make a name by producing high-quality chilli saplings,

Fire guts 13 shops in Bandarban

Fire guts 13 shops in Bandarban

A fire has ripped through a market in Bandarban’s Thanchi Upazila, burning down at least 13 shops. The fire broke out in the early hours of Sunday in Bolipara Union's Bolibazar, according to Peer Mohammad, chief of the Thanchi Thana Fire Station. "We left for Bolibazar immediately after rec

Clash during eviction drive in Bhola leaves 15 workers injured

Clash during eviction drive in Bhola leaves 15 workers injured

A violent confrontation and arson have broken out during an eviction drive targeting illegal structures at New Market in Bhola city, leaving 15 municipal sanitation workers injured. During the clash on Saturday afternoon, three of the town council’s garbage and transport vehicles were set on

Sirajganj beggar Saleha dies leaving behind 3 sacks of money

Sirajganj beggar Saleha dies leaving behind 3 sacks of money

Saleha Begum, popularly known as “Saleha Pagli,” a beggar from Sirajganj, passed away on Friday night while undergoing treatment at Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital in Bogura. Saleha Begum, wife of the late Abdus Salam from Masumpur colony in Sirajganj, had been staying in

Three children drown in Kishoreganj

Three children drown in Kishoreganj

Three children drowned while playing near a beel (wetland) in Austagram upazila of Kishoreganj on Friday evening, casting a pall of grief over the area. The incident occurred at Paschim Alinagar village under Deoghar Union. The deceased were identified as Mishkat (5), son of Abul Kalam; Mahin (6)

Two killed after truck crashes into bus in Faridpur

Two killed after truck crashes into bus in Faridpur

Two people have been killed and several others injured after a truck ploughed into a bus that had just been involved in a collision with another truck in Faridpur’s Bhanga Upazila. The accident occurred on the Dhaka-Khulna highway near the Tarail bus stand area around 2:45am on Friday, said

Toddler drowns in Bhola pond

Toddler drowns in Bhola pond

A two-year-old boy drowned in a pond in isolated island Monpura upazila of Bhola on Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Md Anmad, son of Md Mosleuddin of Sikdarhat village in ward No-8 of Uttar Sakuchia union. According to family members, the child was playing near the house and accide