Revenue earning in customs duty for ‘Satkora’ import increases
SYLHET, Nov 11: Revenue income in Customs duty for importing a citrus fruit, locally called 'Hatkora' (or Satkora) from the Indian states of Assam, Mizoram and Meghalaya to Sylhet region marked a rise during the last four months amid the Covid 19 outbreak situation. It is largely consumed in the...
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Paddy sheaves drenched in morning dews
Paddy sheaves drenched in morning dews, an ever-familiar scene in the rural Bangla that indicates the herald of winter. The picture was snapped from Mathpara village in Dhunat upazila of Bogura district on Wednesday — Focus Bangla
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Tk 20 million contraband Indian sarees seized at Benapole
BENAPOLE, Nov 11: BGB members seized a truckload of high quality Indian sarees worth Tk 20 million from a consignment of chocolates imported from India with false declaration.Customs authorities yesterday suspended the licence of M/s. Mukti Enterprise involved in the incident.BGB 49 Commanding Officer Lt. Colonel Selim Reza said M/s....
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Tangail lemon growers fear huge losses
TANGAIL, Nov 11: Lemon growers in the district are facing huge losses after their lemon orchards were hit by repeated floods and heavy rainfalls during the current monsoon.Farmers in six upazilas of the diistrict - namely Delduar, Nagarpur, Mirzapur, Shakhipur, Ghataill and Modhupur- cultivate lemon commercially.Among them, relatively higher quantity...
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Abducted schoolboy found murdered in Joypurhat
JOYPURHAT, Nov 11 (UNB): A ninth-grader was found dead at Belar Gumti in Akkelpur upazila of Joypurhat on Wednesday, four days after he had gone missing. Nazmul, 14, son of Al Amin of Badalgachhi upazila in Naogaon, was a class IX student of Khadail High School.
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