Tk 350m bridge lies unused in Manikganj's Ghior for four yrs

MANIKGANJ, June 17: A bridge built at a cost of nearly Tk 35 crore over the Kaliganga River in Ghior Upazila of Manikganj has remained unused for four years despite the completion of its main structure. The bridge cannot be opened to traffic because the approach roads on both sides...

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An hour of rain leaves Sunamganj school submerged

SUNAMGANJ, June 17 (UNB): A spell of rain often brings more worry than relief for the students of Gobindaganj Government Primary School in Chhatak upazila of Sunamganj.Just an hour of continuous rainfall is enough to leave the school compound submerged, disrupting classes and turning the daily journey to school into...

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Two brothers killed in accident on way to market for purchase of mosque mikes

RAJSHAHI, June 17 (UNB): What began as a journey to purchase mikes for a village mosque ended in tragedy when two elderly brothers were killed and two other individuals injured after a truck slammed into their battery-run auto-rickshaw in Rajshahi's Puthia upazila on Wednesday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Abdul...

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Workers die after inhaling 'toxic gas' in septic tank

PATUAKHALI, June 17 (BSS): Two workers died after inhaling toxic gas inside a septic tank at Chauddaburiya village under Kamalapur union in Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Ashraf, 50, a mason and resident of Chauddaburiya village and Md. Nuh, 26, a day laborer.According to local sources,...

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