WDB to install 60 drainage outlets in Sunamganj
SYLHET, July 01: On a backdrop of crop loss worth Tk 9.97 billion with 170,152 farmers affected due to this year's heavy rain and waterlogging, the WDB will implement a drainage outlet installation project to counter these problems, according to the DAE.Such weather conditions were a newly emerging problem in...
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Patuakhali human chain demands six-lane Bhanga-Kuakata highway
PATUAKHALI, July 01 (UNB): A human chain was held in Patuakhali on Wednesday demanding the upgrading of the Bhanga-Kuakata Highway into a six-lane road to improve connectivity and support the region's economic growth.The hour-long programme was held in the morning on the road adjacent to the Patuakhali Bus Terminal.Members of...
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Lack of cold storage threatens Rangpur's banana boom
RANGPUR, July 01 (BSS): In recent years, a silent revolution has taken place in commercial banana cultivation in the Rangpur agricultural region due to high profits at low cost, making many farmers self-reliant.Due to favourable soil and weather, repeated bumper harvests and satisfactory prices, banana cultivation has become a highly...
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Three 'disappear' from zero line after 17 days
KURIGRAM, July 01 (bdnews24.com): The whereabouts of three young men who had been stranded in no-man's land along the Kurigram border for 17 days after an alleged push-in attempt by India's Border Security Force (BSF) are now unknown.The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) says it has not seen them since early...
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Couple electrocuted while catching fish in Pabna pond
PABNA, July 01 (UNB): A couple died from electrocution and another person was injured while catching fish in a pond in Kuchimora Uttarpara village of Sadar Upazila in Pabna district on Tuesday evening.The deceased were identified as Sabdul Pramanik, 35, and his wife, Asha Khatun, 25, of the village.Md Mujibur...
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