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Work on Jadukata Bridge lies stalled for one year

SYLHET JUNE 11. The construction work of the bridge over the Jadukata River in Tahirpur upazila of Sunamganj district has remained stalled for one year for reasons unknown, necessitating a robust demonstration by local residents seeking its immediate resumption. As part of the agitation, the demonstrators staged a human chain...

Joy of Eid elusive for several hundred river erosion victims

RANGPUR, June 11: Several hundred people at Shankardaho village in Lakkhitari union of Gangachara upazila under Rangpur district could not celebrate Eid-ul-Azha this year as river erosion caused massive damage to their crops, houses and other assets during past few months, making them paupers.It is learnt, a good number of...

Jute harvest in Khulna region completed

KHULNA, June 11 (BSS): Jute harvesting has been completed in the Khulna region in the last week of May achieving 96 per cent target.Farmers harvested 1.76 tonnes of Jute from 38,218 hectares of land in the region, against the target of Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) to produce 0.2 million...

Villagers besiege Kumarkhali Police Station over women's arrest

KUSHTIA, June 11 (UNB): Over 100 villagers besieged Kumarkhali Police Station in Kushtia for nearly an hour on Wednesday, protesting the arrest of three women in connection with an attack on another woman accused of theft.A chase and counter-chase ensued between police and locals as the latter tried to snatch...

Tourist surge raises fresh Covid-19 concern in Rangamati

RANGAMATI, June 11 (UNB): With the emergence of a new sub-variant of Covid-19 in neighbouring countries, Bangladesh's health authorities have issued a fresh nationwide alert, prompting the Rangamati district health department to swing into action.The picturesque hill district of Rangamati, a magnet for tourists year-round, is currently teeming with holidaymakers...

Hides of sacrificial animals rotting in Feni

FENI, June 11 (UNB): Seasonal hide traders in Feni have suffered significant financial losses as thousands of sacrificial animal hides went unsold following Eid-ul-Azha, with many now decomposing in local markets due to a lack of buyers and inadequate preservation.Traders spent the Eid day night in makeshift markets for buyers.As...

NEWS IN BRIEF 2025-06-12

Men’s bullet-hit body recovered KUSHTIA, June 11: Police on Tuesday night said they recovered the bullet-riddled body of a 40-year-old man by the side of Kushtia-Jhenidah Highway in Sadar upazila. The deceased was identified as Tutul Hossain, son of late freedom fighter Turab Hossain of Madhupur village. After returning from...