Couple drowns as boat sinks in Pabna
PABNA, Apr 05 (UNB): Police recovered on Saturday the bodies of a couple who drowned in the Padma River after the boat they were on sank on Friday.The deceased were identified as Hridoy Pramanik, 23, and his wife, Mou Akhter, 19, said Abdul Alim, in-charge of Sujanagar Fire Service.The accident...
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10-day Baishakhi Fair begins in Rangamati
RANGAMATI, Apr 05 (BSS): The 10-day Baisakhi Fair begun on Saturday at Majherbosti of the district marking the 'Boisabi Utsab' (Festival), the biggest traditional event in the hill regions, and Pahela Boishakh, the first day of Boishakh in the Bengali calendar.Rangamati chamber of commerce & industry president also BNP's district...
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Cox's Bazar draws mammoth crowds of Eid holidaymakers
OUR CORRESPONDENTCOX'S BAZAR, Apr 05: Tourists from both home and abroad in their multitudes thronged the Cox's Bazar sea beach during the Eid-ul-Fitr holiday since Monday (March 31) for merrymaking following the trend as ever. Tour loving people in their millions rush to such amusement sites during these festivals in...
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Man kills brother over fishing dispute in Satkhira
SATKHIRA, Apr 05 (UNB): A man was killed by his brother in a dispute over fishing in the Kalaroa upazila of Satkhira on Saturday.The deceased has been identified as Mosharraf Hossain, 60, son of the late Fazr Ali of Boalia village of the upazila, said Shamsul Arefin, officer-in-charge of Kalaroa...
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Magura road accident kills van driver
MAGURA, Apr 05 (BSS): A van driver was killed in a road accident near Binodpur Bazar intersection under Mohammadpur upazila in Magura district on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Ali, 45, a resident of Mollapara village in Binodpur union under Mohammadpur upazila.The accident occurred when a passenger bus heading...
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