Noise pollution in Rajshahi exceeds legal limits

RAJSHAHI, Apr 20: Noise pollution in Rajshahi has reached alarming levels, with commercial zones experiencing average sound readings far exceeding the legal limits, according to recent field measurements.On Sunday, sound monitoring at Railgate- one of the city's busiest intersections-recorded a peak average noise level of 103.7 decibels, significantly above the...

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Tangail road crash kills two

A bus driver's assistant and a supervisor have died after their vehicle collided head-on with a truck at Ghatail upazila in Tangail district, reports bdnews24.com.The accident occurred at 6am on Monday in the Hamidpur area along the Tangail-Mymensingh road, said Ghatail Police Station chief Md Moksedur Rahman.The deceased was identified...

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Bridge collapse disrupts communications

OUR CORRESPONDENTBENAPOLE, Apr 20: A decades-old dilapidated bridge in Dihi Union of Sharsha Upazila in Jashore collapsed under the weight of a sand-laden truck, disrupting communication between several surrounding villages.The incident occurred on Friday afternoon in Raghunathpur village along the Raghunathpur-Pakshia road.On-site observations revealed that the collapse of the bridge...

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