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SCC dwellers suffering from acute water crisis

SYLHET, Sept 30: Dwellers in the Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) area have been suffering much due to inadequate supply of pure drinking water as the authority concerned supply 45 million litres against a demand of 85 million litres. Amid such a crisis with about 50 per cent supply, the Sylhet...

Crops on 10,570 hectares under water as rivers swell in C'nawabganj, Natore

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Sept 30: With the water levels of the rivers Padma, Mahananda, Pagla and Punarbhaba rising in Chapainawabganj and Natore districts, over 10,570 hectares of cropland have gone under water.According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Chapainawabganj, T-Aman paddy on around 7,500 hectares of land, early-variety winter vegetables on...

Marooned people of Bagha yet to get relief

RAJSHAHI, Sept 30: Nearly 1,800 families of 15 char villages under Bagha upazila remained marooned for the last one week. Till Saturday afternoon, no relief materials have been distributed among the stranded families. Meanwhile, more than 150 families of the villages have become homeless due to river erosion.Local sources said...

Road repairing work in Netrakona progressing at a snail’s pace

NETRAKONA, Sept 30: The slow progress in the repair work of Mymensingh Road's Netrakona section has increased sufferings of the locals.A good number of locals said they are dissatisfied over the delay in the development work.The district headquarters is about 5.0 km off Shyamganj Bazar in the eastern part of...

Sand lifting from Tangon threatens dam, establishments

RANGPUR, Sept 30: Sand lifting from the Tangon river in the Collegepara area under Thakurgaon Sadar upazila is going on unabated, posing serious threat to the embankment and nearby establishments. Local people said a section of influential people have been continuing this indiscriminate sand lifting from near the river dyke,...

Primary school teacher, another arrested with 303 bottles Phensidyl

PIROJPUR, Sept 30 (UNB): Police arrested a primary school teacher and another man along with 303 bottles of Phensidyl in the Jhatkathi area of Sadar upazila early Monday. The arrestees are assistant teacher of Chitolia Govt Primary School Mashiur Rahman Shubh, 32, son of Ashraf Ali and Sanjoy Kumar Basu,...

Two held with 50 wild birds in Jashore

JASHORE, Sept 30 (UNB): Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members arrested two people from a bus along with 50 wild birds at Kotwali Police Station area on Sunday night.The arrestees are Ariful Islam, 25, son of Golzar Hossain of Sharsha upazila, and Md Shaheen, 44, of Avaynagar upazila of the district.Acting...