Downpour paralyses Gaibandha urban life
GAIBANDHA, July 09: Two days' continuous rainfall has transformed the urban landscape in Gaibandha, leading to immense suffering for its dwellers. Since Tuesday night, different roads and alleys in various neighborhoods of Gaibandha town have remained waterlogged under the influence of incessant rain. In some places, rainwater has accumulated almost...
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Kaun rice on the brink of extinction in Chandpur
CHANDPUR, July 09: Kaun rice, once a popular crop and main food-item for the poorer people in many a place in Chandpur district, is not being cultivated anywhere in the district for the past few years. Cultivation of the crop, which is set to disappear from sight, appears almost on...
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A farmer collects Burmese grapes from a tree for selling in local market.
A farmer collects Burmese grapes from a tree for selling in local market. The photo was taken from Narsingdi's Morjal Bus Stand beside the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway- bdnews24.com
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Mass awareness needed to prevent child marriage: Speakers
RANGPUR, July 09 (BSS): Speakers here stressed Thursday the need to raise mass awareness to build a social movement to prevent violence against women and children and eradicate child marriage from society.They expressed these views at a seminar on "Preventing Violence Against Women and Children and Child Marriage" held in...
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