Chattogram tailors, designers race against the clock as Eid nears
CHATTOGRAM, Mar 12: Amid high workload ahead of Eid, over 12,000 tailoring shops and several thousands of tailors have been taking orders for dresses in Chattogram, sources from traders' association said, as city dwellers thronged the shops from the first week of Ramadan. Among them, more than 6,000 tailors have...
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Magura farmers expect bumper Boro yield
MAGURA, Mar 12: Magura farmers have been expecting a bumper yield from Boro paddy cultivation this season as the DAE estimates production to reach 122,450 tonnes of rice, worth approximately Tk 5.0 billion.Sources at the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said a total of 39,535 hectares was brought under Boro...
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Nabaganga erosion threatens Tk 250m embankment
NARAIL, Mar 11 (UNB): Severe erosion by the Nabaganga River is threatening a riverbank protection embankment built at a cost of Tk 250 million (25 crore) in Kalia upazila of Narail district, sparking panic among more than 500 families living along the riverbank.Large sections of the embankment are gradually being...
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Falling brick kills van driver in Habiganj
HABIGANJ, Mar 11 (BSS): A van driver was killed after a brick fell on him from the roof of a house in Baniachong upazila of the district on Wednesday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Maksud Mia, 30, a resident of Sheikher Mohalla village under Baniachong upazila of the district.The incident...
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