Magura Kheya Ghat bridge turns a death trap
Kheya ghat bridge which has recently been constructed over the Nabaganga River in Magura district town has now become a death trap due to its dilapidated condition.Our Magura correspondent reports that the construction work on the bridge was completed in November 2023.But, after only one year of the bridge's construction,...
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Bay turns rough as Cyclone Dana approaches
COX'S BAZAR, Oct 24: The Navy jetty at Inani Beach in Ukhia, Cox's Bazar, collapsed on Thursday under the impact of the turbulent sea waves caused by the approaching cyclone 'Dana'.The coast of Cox's Bazar became very turbulent due to the storm in the Bay of Bengal. The wave height...
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Renovation work on Moulvibazar road neglected for years
MOULVIBAZAR, Oct 24 (UNB): Some 0.3 million ( 3 lakh) people, living in Rajnagar upazila of Moulvibazar district and Balaganj upazila of Sylhet district have been suffering badly as the Moulvibazar-Rajnagar-Kheyaghat Bazar Road has become unfit for movement due to lack of renovation work for years.Local authorities handed over the...
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Man dies as tree falls on him in Barguna
BARGUNA, Oct 24 (BSS): A man died as a tree fell on him in bad weather in Betagi upazila here on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Ashraf Ali, 61, of Kismot Koruna area in Betagi upazila.Officer-in-Charge of Betagi Thana Md Mahbubur Rahman said the incident occurred at around 11 am...
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Laxmipur road crash kills boy
LAXMIPUR, Oct 24 (BSS): A five-year-old boy was killed after a truck ran him over in Sonapur Chaitailla Digirpar area on Raipur-Laxmipur regional highway in Laxmipur Sadar upazila on Thursday.The deceased was Md Musa, 5, son of Shahadat Hossain, a resident of Sonapur village under Sonapur Union.Nur Hossain, uncle of...
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