Syndicate behind abrupt onion price hike in Magura

MAGURA, Aug 12: Middlemen traders in Magura are exploiting people by abruptly hiking onion price through forming syndicates despite no shortage in the local markets and the staple was sold to them at a fair price months ago after a bumper yield this year, growers say."We have sold onions to...

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Indiscriminate stone looting continues in Sylhet's Sadapathar

SYLHET, Aug 12: After indiscriminate stone looting from sites like Sharpin Tila, Ropeway and Bunker sites in Bholaganj, organised stone looters targeted the renowned tourist site Sadapathar in Companiganj.Hundreds of thousands of tourists visit Sadapathar every year with some preferring to take a bath in its serene waters. But, various...

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Body of missing van driver found buried in Madaripur

MADARIPUR, Aug 12 (bdnews24.com): Police have recovered the body of a rickshaw van driver buried in the ground in Madaripur's Shibchar Upazila, 12 days after he went missing. A man has been arrested in connection with the incident.The body was recovered from the upazila's Bakharerkandi area on Tuesday morning, according...

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