RANGAMATI, June 13 (UNB): At least 14 villages in Baghaichhari upazila of the district were submerged due to rains and onrush of hill water for the last three days, rendering 60,000 people marooned.Onrush of hill water along with torrential rain submerged different villages including Karengatoli, Baghaihat, Bangaltoli, Rupkari, Kadamtoli, Tulaban,...
Read moreSYLHET, June 13: Farmers in different areas of Sylhet division are passing busy for Aus cultivation. The seedbed target of 8,828 hectares had already been surpassed with 9,545 hectares, an official informed on Wednesday.The official at the DAE said so far 150,428 hectares of land have been come under cultivation...
Read moreJOYPURHAT, June 13: Fish cultivation is gaining popularity in the district.A good number of unemployment youth of across Kalai, Akkelpur, Pachbibi, Khetlal and Sadar upazilas are now engaged with the farming.Most of them are now self-reliant.Local offices of the Fisheries Department provided all sorts of support to the farmers. They...
Read moreJHENIDAH, June 13: Construction of houses for those who have land but no house under the Ashrayan-2 project was inaugurated in the district on Wednesday. Deputy Commissioner of the district Saroj Kumar Nath inaugurated the construction in Purba Krishnapur village of Surat union under Jhenidah Sadar.A total of 218 ultra-poor...
Read moreTANGAIL, June 13: Local kitchen markets in the district are witnessing a trend on onion price drop.Market sources said available stock is the main reason of the price fall.Traders of a large vegetable wholesale market at the Park Moydan Bazar in the district said stock of onion available here which...
Read moreJAMALPUR, June 13 (BSS): Two passengers of a three wheeler were killed and two others injured in a road accident on Jamalpur-Mymensingh road in the district on Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Mosharraf Hossain, 42, son of Mofazzal Hossain at village Munsipara in the town and an unidentified eight-year-old girl.Fire...
Read moreFARIDPUR, June 12 (BSS): Recalling the plights once her seven-member family faced, Monowara Begum burst into tears as her day-labour husband could not bear family expenses after he fell sick and lost work."We had to undergo untold sufferings to manage food for five children and bear the treatment cost of...
Read moreRAJSHAHI, June 13 (BSS): Falling behind the schedule for at least six years, the work on modernisation of the 800-seat Rajshahi district council auditorium is now at the final stage.The Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) started the renovation of the auditorium on November 4, 2011 with an estimated cost of Tk...
Read moreNARSINGDI, June 12 (UNB): Three people including two women were killed and 10 others injured as a thunderbolt struck the boat carrying them.The mishap happend in the Meghna river near Sreenagar village under Narsingdi Sadar on Tuesday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Rehana Begum, 50, wife of Chan Mia, Farida...
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