Tidal surge batters Saint Martin's Island
COX'S BAZAR, Aug 03: A tidal surge, triggered by a low-pressure system in the Bay of Bengal, has significantly impacted St. Martin's Island in Bangladesh, causing widespread damage to coastal areas and infrastructure.The surge, intensified by the new moon, led to inundation of a large number of houses and scores...
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Dozens of colleges in Cumilla at risk of closure
CUMILLA, Aug 3 (UNB): The Cumilla Education Board, which oversees 468 colleges across the districts of Cumilla, Feni, Noakhali, Laxmipur, Chandpur and Brahmanbaria, is heading into a critical admission season.A total 259,260 seats are available for Class?XI, but just 106,581 students passed the SSC examination under the district board in...
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Rain-induced landslide snaps road links with Khagrachhari
KHAGRACHHARI, Aug 03 (UNB): Road communications with Khagrachhari district and other parts of the country remained suspended since Sunday morning following a landslide on a regional road in Rangamati due to heavy rain.Locals said the Baghaichhari-Dighinala road became covered with soil due to overnight heavy rainfall, causing traffic to come...
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Shariatpur, Bogura, Gaibandha road crashes kill four
A total of four persons were killed in separate road accidents in Shariatpur, Bogura and Gaibandha districts on Saturday night and Sunda, report agenciesIn Shariatpur, two motorcyclists were killed as a speeding bus crashed into their vehicles on a Padma Bridge slope at the Zanjira end of Shariatpur district on...
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