Water hyacinth prevents vessel movement in Dhonagoda River

CHANDPUR, Nov 11: A large quantity of water hyacinths formed a dense mat in a 10 kilometre-stretch of Dhonagoda River from Kalipur to Kalirbazar area in Chandpur's Matlab Uttar.As much as 20,000 people, who primarily worked as fishermen, or boatmen in the area, were unable to do their work properly...

Rajshahi headmaster gets life term for raping SSC examinee

RAJSHAHI, Nov 11 (UNB): A Rajshahi court on Tuesday sentenced a headmaster of a high school to life term in prison in a case over the rape of an SSC examinee after abduction more than three years back in Natore.Rajshahi Speedy Trial Tribunal Judge Md Mahiduzzaman also sentenced him to...