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Fishermen getting equipped for voyage to deep sea

KHULNA, Nov 02: Fishermen have started taking preparation for the sea voyage ahead of the fishing and dry processing season at Dublar Char in the Sundarbans on the Bay of Bengal. Fishermen will set sail for remote char areas and deep sea with nets and drywall materials, braving damage from...

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Govt slaps entry fee for Ratargul visitors

The government has imposed entry fee for visitors at the Ratargul swamp forest, which has become an attractive tourist destination in Bangladesh over the past few years, reports bdnews24.com.The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change issued a gazette fixing the fees with the approval of the finance ministry on...

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Chapai Kopai chilli gaining popularity in Cumilla

CUMILLA, Nov 02: Cultivation of Chapai Kopai chilli, an Indonesian variety, is gaining popularity in the district. Most of the cultivators collected the chilli seeds from abroad as those are not available in the market yet, they added.Dr. Abu Naeem, founder of Cumilla Gardeners Society, said he collected the chilli...

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Use of bamboo products on the wane in Joypurhat

JOYPURHAT, Nov 02: Use of household articles made of bamboo is almost sliding towards extinction in Joypurhat with the industry of plastic materials taking remarkably a burgeoning trend. Bamboo clusters are now almost a rare sight in many places of the northern district for a sharp decline in its use...

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RU opens vet faculty

RAJSHAHI, Nov 02: The faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences has been launched in Rajshahi University (RU). Confirming the matter Prof Dr SM Kamruzzaman, former Chairman of Veterinary and Animal Sciences department, said, "The University Grants Commission (UGC) approved the inauguration of the new faculty in March this year after...

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Road crash kills two in Sirajganj

SIRAJGANJ, Nov 02 (BSS): At least two persons were killed in a road accident at Khalkula under Tarash upazila in the district on Monday morning.The deceased were identified as truck driver Jamiul Hossen, 43, son of Lal Chad of Motihar village of Bhaga upazila under Rajshahi district and Aiyub Ali,...

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Five more held over lynching of young man in Lalmonirhat

LALMONIRHAT, Nov 02 (UNB): Police arrested five more people from Patgram upazila on Sunday night in connection with the lynching of a young man over 'disrespecting Quran' in Burimari of Lalmonirhat on Thursday.Police arrested the five people including a Khadem of Burimari Central Mosque from different parts of Patgram upazila...

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Bridge linking Haripur, Kushtia on brink of collapse three years after construction

KUSHTIA, Nov 02(UNB): The bridge protection dam of Sheikh RusselKushtia-Haripur Link Bridge is on the brink of collapse, just three years after construction, allegedly for negligence of the local administration. Around 70 blocks of the 20 rows along the banks of the river have washed away in the latest episode,...

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